DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.1 - - 55.9 - - 62.3 - - 61.6 - - 52.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 31 - - 181 - - 17 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 746 - - 1631 - - 1403 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4925 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4913 - - 5798 - - 5570 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1288 - - 1058 - - 968 - - 1165 - - 1298 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 128 - - 279 - - 125 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 004 - - 073 - - 088 - - 091 - - 349 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - 3 - - 13 - - 13 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4956 - - -4789 - - -5822 - - -5831 - - -5642 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9120 - - 9702 - - 11621 - - 11402 - - 9807 sfcLCL ODpotential -14542 - - -13306 - - -12536 - - -12437 - - -13650 ODpotential blCL 18706 - - 18219 - - 18334 - - 18007 - - 17814 blCL maxRH 43 - - 57 - - 36 - - 43 - - 45 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.1 - - 55.9 - - 62.3 - - 61.6 - - 52.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.7 - - 28.5 - - 26.4 - - 26.6 - - 25.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.0 - - 56.4 - - 61.9 - - 62.3 - - 59.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.8 - - 27.3 - - 25.4 - - 25.8 - - 24.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 31 - - 181 - - 17 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 746 - - 1631 - - 1403 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95830 45 279 47 290 56 282 47 285 44 286 95830 88770 21 301 25 291 42 274 39 289 30 305 88770 83342 17 306 19 304 25 278 27 292 26 302 83342 78806 16 321 16 321 11 310 15 296 22 286 78806 74908 22 331 14 313 11 329 11 307 20 287 74908 71513 26 304 12 308 9 323 9 297 15 291 71513 68458 25 271 16 315 14 330 12 298 7 349 68458 65633 15 243 18 296 20 320 18 309 12 344 65633 63008 22 345 14 255 21 287 20 296 12 305 63008 60463 39 327 9 306 16 269 22 283 13 282 60463 57789 44 308 19 323 18 299 24 289 18 285 57789 54989 42 290 32 304 29 298 30 288 27 285 54989 52303 37 282 30 295 28 288 30 279 29 278 52303 49875 33 289 27 300 26 284 29 277 29 274 49875 47683 33 290 31 297 30 283 30 280 32 276 47683 45680 34 287 37 291 32 289 32 279 33 276 45680 43835 32 284 35 282 30 290 30 278 30 274 43835 42136 33 293 29 277 26 282 24 270 26 272 42136 40576 38 287 28 273 25 281 19 262 24 259 40576 39137 33 279 32 261 26 268 21 250 26 245 39137 37793 28 276 27 271 22 263 18 244 27 238 37793 36503 27 289 23 274 16 270 15 243 17 236 36503 35201 24 299 21 272 15 266 13 247 12 248 35201 33861 20 311 16 286 14 257 9 254 12 252 33861 32482 19 323 12 315 8 241 8 250 12 246 32482 31053 21 323 13 319 1 288 6 210 10 227 31053 29566 16 330 6 312 1 022 6 163 10 191 29566 28026 11 354 2 130 6 166 9 144 14 178 28026 26430 11 006 3 097 10 153 13 160 23 163 26430 24778 11 000 3 050 10 132 16 153 24 160 24778 23075 10 360 4 053 10 134 17 155 22 165 23075 21317 7 013 4 087 10 152 17 171 19 174 21317 19497 4 033 5 090 9 161 16 187 16 185 19497 17649 3 042 4 076 7 167 14 198 14 190 17649 15869 3 053 3 068 4 168 12 205 10 191 15869 14249 3 073 3 071 3 155 9 211 7 193 14249 12802 3 077 4 074 3 134 6 217 5 204 12802 11510 3 075 5 080 4 127 5 227 3 234 11510 10351 3 078 7 094 5 133 3 239 2 277 10351 9313 5 095 9 107 6 139 2 242 0 030 9313 8385 8 109 11 116 7 137 1 190 2 124 8385 7559 10 116 12 119 8 129 3 125 5 125 7559 6822 12 120 13 119 9 118 6 110 7 119 6822 6157 12 119 13 115 9*105 8*099 9 111 6157 5565 11 114 12 106 8*090 9*091 10 102 5565 5067 9 103 10*094 8 087 9 089 9 092 5067 4683 7 090 9*079 8 087 9 090 7 081 4683 4417 5 073 8 071 8 089 8 091 6 059 4417 4256 4*055 6 071 8 089 8 092 5*034 4256 4163 2*004 5 071 7 090 6 093 3*349 4163 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