DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/18 BarrenRidge_CA 4167ft pt28354@35.178,-118.205,3881ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.9 degF IN MEMORY OF: Team Oscar Delta (Mark Navarre) RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.4 - - 41.3 - - 43.5 - - 42.6 - - 38.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -16 - - 75 - - 71 - - 3 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 88 - - 2799 - - 3933 - - 2694 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 5286 - - 6063 - - 4145 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top 4255 - - 6966 - - 8100 - - 6861 - - 4361 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2486 - - 1921 - - 2211 - - 2561 - - 1034 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 258 - - 286 - - 104 - - 22 W* B/S 0 - - 12 - - 63 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 313 - - 269 - - 122 - - 344 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - -10 - - 16 - - -12 - - -39 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 94 - - 2276 - - 2921 - - 2148 - - 199 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4162 - - 4690 - - 5179 - - 4713 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential -1828 - - 648 - - 1431 - - 205 - - -2015 ODpotential blCL 6083 - - 6318 - - 6669 - - 6656 - - 6376 blCL maxRH 81 - - 93 - - 92 - - 87 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 50 - - 90 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.4 - - 41.3 - - 43.5 - - 42.6 - - 38.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.2 - - 35.2 - - 35.3 - - 36.3 - - 36.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 37.2 - - 41.4 - - 43.8 - - 43.6 - - 40.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.8 - - 34.0 - - 34.1 - - 35.2 - - 36.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -16 - - 75 - - 71 - - 3 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 88 - - 2799 - - 3933 - - 2694 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 24 - - 74 - - 69 - - 49 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96793 10 107 7 098 5 101 6 177 7 297 96793 89646 14 117 13 093 8 086 11 092 10 115 89646 84128 16 112 13 098 8 099 12 076 13 079 84128 79530 15 085 12 094 8 114 11 067 10 057 79530 75557 10 062 7 073 8 129 5 045 10 029 75557 72051 7 356 4 057 6 096 2 001 9 003 72051 68887 9 305 1 358 5 016 4 358 5 343 68887 65970 10 310 3 354 7 328 6 349 5 320 65970 63248 8 303 6 329 11 311 8 345 5 311 63248 60586 6 315 7 301 10 299 10 318 10 334 60586 57788 11 318 8 312 8 314 12 302 19 322 57788 54864 13 319 9 341 10 327 10 318 19 318 54864 52053 16 336 16 340 13 341 18 334 24 338 52053 49522 21 328 19 354 17 340 18 334 29 346 49522 47255 14 332 23 351 17 351 19 349 26 350 47255 45190 17 337 19 353 25 008 19 357 30 014 45190 43292 17 324 16 000 26 010 23 012 36 016 43292 41535 10 302 14 006 23 011 23 008 38 015 41535 39896 2 089 6 359 18 012 20 008 40 009 39896 38360 6 049 5 115 15 004 23 019 29 017 38360 36924 5 336 7 102 8 001 21 014 33 028 36924 35554 7 216 7 140 5 010 13 019 28 022 35554 34183 11 211 11 135 3 126 13 049 24 033 34183 32789 18 206 8 141 6 098 16 044 20 039 32789 31374 27 192 15 169 10 147 9 070 18 055 31374 29930 33 183 24 157 21 144 16 113 21 063 29930 28448 41 182 29 150 23 136 21 114 23 071 28448 26932 50 180 29 149 24 141 28 118 26 086 26932 25382 56 174 32 149 28 149 38 112 33 093 25382 23795 56 166 40 149 33 151 42 113 35 094 23795 22169 52 163 48 148 37 151 40 114 32 094 22169 20497 48 162 52 148 39 151 34 109 25 088 20497 18772 47 158 47 151 38 154 27 107 20 076 18772 17022 46 156 37 153 34 159 18 117 16 064 17022 15336 43 159 27 154 31 164 14 134 15 058 15336 13798 35 163 21 154 25 173 11 151 16 059 13798 12424 28 170 18 158 18 178 8 166 17 065 12424 11195 23 176 15 166 12 179 7 166 16 069 11195 10092 19 182 11 178 6 182 6 153 16 068 10092 9104 16 186 7 187 2 183 5 116 16 062 9104 8218 12 187 4 224 1*353 4 070 16 054 8218 7429 9 195 4*281 1*355 4*031 14 046 7429 6723 6 218 5*284 1 005 4*014 13 038 6723 6085 4 240 5 281 1 070 3 005 10 030 6085 5515 2 251 4 272 1 139 2 338 10 007 5515 5035 1 254 4 262 2 144 1 283 12 340 5035 4664 2 318 3 254 2 148 1 259 16 321 4664 4407 5*318 3 248 2 147 1 254 16*314 4407 4251 6*315 3 246 2 146 1 251 14*312 4251 4162 5 312 3 244 2 144 1 244 8 311 4162 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 21Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography