DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.6 - - 49.5 - - 52.4 - - 52.5 - - 47.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 4 - - 115 - - 11 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 122 - - 751 - - 1534 - - 1143 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4621 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4289 - - 4918 - - 5701 - - 5310 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 854 - - 1527 - - 2859 - - 3664 - - 3992 Hgt.Variab. W* 13 - - 79 - - 237 - - 102 - - 2 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 10 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 002 - - 161 - - 101 - - 129 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -11 - - 9 - - 19 - - 14 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5797 - - -3696 - - -3577 - - -4075 - - -3205 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10087 - - 8615 - - 9278 - - 9385 - - 7368 sfcLCL ODpotential -13668 - - -10239 - - -9065 - - -8314 - - -8146 ODpotential blCL 17957 - - 15157 - - 14766 - - 13624 - - 12309 blCL maxRH 93 - - 94 - - 90 - - 91 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.6 - - 49.5 - - 52.4 - - 52.5 - - 47.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 14.7 - - 26.6 - - 26.3 - - 26.0 - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.1 - - 50.4 - - 52.3 - - 53.3 - - 52.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 13.6 - - 25.5 - - 25.3 - - 25.4 - - 29.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 4 - - 115 - - 11 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 122 - - 751 - - 1534 - - 1143 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 71 - - 78 - - 61 - - 62 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 95574 9 312 24 267 36 291 27 306 19 268 95574 88695 11 032 6 283 18 293 17 323 9 335 88695 83375 6 006 13 360 10 351 7 354 8 356 83375 78918 9 342 12 006 15 003 13 014 12 013 78918 75054 10 017 9 026 8 352 18 005 17 014 75054 71643 17 018 13 033 7 002 13 353 16 008 71643 68554 20 005 15 013 12 008 8 339 13 352 68554 65708 18 349 17 360 16 360 8 356 11 350 65708 63062 20 337 19 344 19 348 14 355 12 353 63062 60487 22 333 20 331 22 336 20 340 12 346 60487 57788 21 333 21 332 22 321 25 331 17 332 57788 54968 21 326 18 323 19 324 21 313 19 330 54968 52241 23 305 16 308 19 314 16 294 17 314 52241 49757 21 298 17 290 18 287 19 292 19 309 49757 47509 22 299 17 284 16 286 18 296 19 302 47509 45447 21 288 19 270 17 276 15 304 16 297 45447 43536 20 294 18 282 13 259 15 304 12 302 43536 41756 24 289 18 291 11 265 16 265 11 295 41756 40094 26 264 21 249 16 248 13 245 11 267 40094 38545 26 250 23 231 15 245 14 250 13 254 38545 37109 30 248 23 225 21 238 20 233 18 232 37109 35754 37 246 26 240 25 230 23 227 21 225 35754 34413 50 242 40 241 33 225 31 230 23 227 34413 33050 63 233 51 231 40 220 34 226 25 224 33050 31668 62 227 53 222 39 219 34 222 22 223 31668 30253 57 225 43 213 36 216 30 220 14 215 30253 28795 48 221 32 203 31 209 25 216 13 198 28795 27291 41 214 30 202 26 198 23 202 18 193 27291 25741 36 205 27 200 26 191 21 185 18 190 25741 24144 35 194 26 201 31 189 21 183 14 181 24144 22500 34 191 28 203 33 186 19 183 13 183 22500 20799 33 196 33 196 29 185 17 185 12 186 20799 19037 28 201 32 183 28 184 15 188 11 189 19037 17248 21 205 26 165 28 190 14 195 13 202 17248 15528 15 195 24 152 26 200 15 205 14 220 15528 13962 15 157 24 140 21 220 15 221 10 237 13962 12562 16 133 21 130 15 225 11 229 5 244 12562 11309 13 125 14 123 12 178 6 217 1 185 11309 10186 10 131 10 107 15 130 5 141 8 132 10186 9182 8 144 8 092 16 108 12 112 16 120 9182 8284 7 155 7 091 16 107 16 102 17 112 8284 7484 6 160 6 099 16 110 16 097 15 108 7484 6770 5 159 7 114 15 111 14 096 14 105 6770 6121 4 147 7 125 13*108 12 099 12 099 6121 5542 3 125 6 136 11*101 10*107 10 091 5542 5053 3 096 6*145 10 100 9*123 9 080 5053 4675 3 060 5*146 10 102 8 130 8 064 4675 4414 3*035 4 158 10 102 7 132 7 047 4414 4254 4*013 3 179 9 103 7 133 6*033 4254 4162 4 357 2 188 8 103 5 132 2*343 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