DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/29 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.9 - - 49.5 - - 47.0 - - 41.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 38 - - -33 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 543 - - 1327 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4145 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4710 - - 5494 - - 4164 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1366 - - 1334 - - 2437 - - 480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 173 - - 17 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 21 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 063 - - 067 - - 072 - - 053 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 16 - - 6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3460 - - -2251 - - -2887 - - -3289 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8171 - - 7746 - - 7052 - - 7453 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13027 - - -10231 - - -10453 - - -13742 ODpotential blCL - - - 17737 - - 15725 - - 14617 - - 17905 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 42 - - 39 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.9 - - 49.5 - - 47.0 - - 41.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.2 - - 30.5 - - 31.0 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 50.0 - - 50.1 - - 47.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.1 - - 29.3 - - 29.8 - - 22.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 38 - - -33 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 543 - - 1327 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96513 30 062 17 040 30 034 28 042 96513 89367 22 083 16 056 23 022 29 048 89367 83850 9 065 22 048 15 045 23 044 83850 79252 10 015 23 028 15 058 14 029 79252 75264 13 357 21 005 15 040 17 013 75264 71734 14 331 17 346 15 027 15 009 71734 68557 10 311 13 335 13 011 12 004 68557 65649 7 300 11 320 13 353 11 356 65649 62947 8 291 11 314 14 338 10 345 62947 60318 8 287 9 295 13 328 7 326 60318 57564 5 299 5 268 14 314 9 322 57564 54701 2 331 4 268 11 296 10 297 54701 51972 2 334 7 310 8 283 7 265 51972 49532 4 315 8 271 8 293 4 274 49532 47361 3 258 6 207 11 235 10 252 47361 45405 6 225 4 264 11 230 14 241 45405 43624 11 234 10 258 16 236 23 242 43624 41988 13 220 13 218 22 227 41 236 41988 40472 11 233 12 213 30 228 57 246 40472 39050 19 239 15 233 46 239 73 247 39050 37704 33 223 18 243 64 244 74 246 37704 36402 36 218 18 243 76 245 76 246 36402 35084 28 216 19 240 78 245 75 248 35084 33722 18 215 16 235 72 246 70 249 33722 32322 11 214 13 221 51 248 54 249 32322 30876 5 145 13 188 30 243 32 242 30876 29376 13 078 15 146 19 220 28 220 29376 27827 20 082 22 125 17 207 24 212 27827 26231 16 093 20 105 12 179 9 179 26231 24588 13 105 16 086 12 137 12 141 24588 22897 20 101 11 068 13 110 12 137 22897 21149 25 093 14 089 18 094 15 128 21149 19335 27 092 22 103 22 094 20 121 19335 17490 28 098 28 107 25 105 24 122 17490 15713 28 103 31 109 31 117 29 123 15713 14097 28 105 32 110 36 118 34 118 14097 12658 29 102 33 108 38 114 37 110 12658 11376 30 097 33 102 38 107 38 102 11376 10231 32 093 34 096 38 101 38 095 10231 9209 34 090 35 092 37 096 38 092 9209 8299 36 086 36 089 37 090 37 091 8299 7490 37 082 36 084 35 083 36 090 7490 6768 36 078 35 079 33 076 34 085 6768 6117 33 073 33 074 30 071 32 078 6117 5536 31 067 29*068 28 068 30 070 5536 5048 29*063 25*066 25 066 28 064 5048 4672 25*062 22 066 21 067 26 060 4672 4411 20 062 20 067 16 068 20 056 4411 4253 16 064 18 068 13*070 15*054 4253 4162 10 066 12 070 6*072 7*053 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