DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - 1852z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.0 - - 52.2 - - 57.3 - - 53.6 - - 44.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -22 - - 47 - - 200 - - 48 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1134 - - 3500 - - 1426 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 6317 - - 4146 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 5301 - - 7667 - - 5593 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 718 - - 2334 - - 2137 - - 1685 - - 551 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 163 - - 372 - - 173 - - 8 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 6 - - 10 - - 19 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 308 - - 293 - - 298 - - 305 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -20 - - -13 - - -18 - - -62 - - -33 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2924 - - -1811 - - -1501 - - -2589 - - -2688 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7088 - - 7112 - - 9168 - - 8182 - - 6852 sfcLCL ODpotential -8771 - - -5908 - - -4580 - - -6365 - - -8005 ODpotential blCL 12934 - - 11209 - - 12247 - - 11958 - - 12168 blCL maxRH 84 - - 60 - - 64 - - 55 - - 51 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.0 - - 52.2 - - 57.3 - - 53.6 - - 44.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.8 - - 35.5 - - 31.5 - - 32.3 - - 29.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 49.5 - - 52.7 - - 56.9 - - 54.1 - - 47.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.8 - - 34.4 - - 30.7 - - 31.9 - - 28.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -22 - - 47 - - 200 - - 48 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1134 - - 3500 - - 1426 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 35 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95577 22 295 31 286 43 278 39 279 55 273 95577 88653 6 323 12 318 18 276 25 276 27 289 88653 83327 6 351 10 330 12 298 14 289 13 300 83327 78877 8 349 11 299 12 316 11 311 9 316 78877 75016 8 021 8 285 10 333 8 298 12 308 75016 71591 7 028 4 316 8 341 6 281 11 297 71591 68482 5 025 5 338 8 317 6 302 8 301 68482 65617 5 344 8 352 8 312 8 322 6 275 65617 62949 9 333 8 342 8 301 10 320 8 269 62949 60355 14 332 9 330 9 291 12 293 10 274 60355 57638 18 323 13 315 13 293 19 292 15 295 57638 54799 17 316 15 301 17 301 26 300 25 298 54799 52065 14 310 16 294 19 299 24 293 27 293 52065 49579 12 309 16 293 19 291 23 291 28 288 49579 47326 12 319 14 293 20 293 24 292 28 292 47326 45260 13 328 15 300 20 289 26 296 31 301 45260 43357 14 330 16 298 22 299 28 299 34 317 43357 41603 13 339 14 311 19 305 28 303 35 323 41603 39981 15 347 19 340 19 336 28 321 29 320 39981 38476 17 350 28 357 28 350 27 336 33 344 38476 37079 18 359 28 359 28 003 36 357 43 354 37079 35757 18 002 30 008 43 015 46 006 47 002 35757 34439 15 009 35 013 51 013 58 011 60 010 34439 33092 19 030 37 016 54 011 62 007 73 006 33092 31718 32 033 41 021 51 008 61 002 79 359 31718 30304 34 031 43 023 46 006 64 001 78 359 30304 28839 30 034 35 022 43 005 68 003 72 001 28839 27326 25 028 27 024 38 003 65 006 61 001 27326 25763 16 030 28 020 30 360 56 009 52 001 25763 24153 12 040 24 013 22 350 43 005 46 001 24153 22495 10 065 19 005 25 349 31 355 43 358 22495 20785 10 040 17 002 23 354 25 339 41 353 20785 19020 11 022 13 006 14 354 26 336 36 348 19020 17233 6 044 9 005 11 347 20 339 27 340 17233 15520 8 031 7 360 10 346 15 337 19 335 15520 13963 11 019 7 357 10 348 15 341 14 335 13963 12572 10 006 7 000 10 347 15 346 10 339 12572 11326 5 337 6 001 10 344 14 348 10 343 11326 10206 6 321 5 349 10 337 13 349 9 346 10206 9199 6 316 5 326 10 330 14 345 10 344 9199 8295 5 315 5 303 10*319 15 337 12 341 8295 7489 5 312 5 292 10*310 17 328 14 337 7489 6769 4 314 6 288 10 304 18 320 17 332 6769 6117 4 326 6 290 11 299 20*310 20 325 6117 5535 5 335 6*294 11 296 20*306 24 317 5535 5047 7 332 7*295 10 294 20 305 26 310 5047 4671 9 326 6 294 10 293 19 304 27 306 4671 4411 9 319 5 293 9 292 18 304 23 306 4411 4253 8*311 4 288 9 291 17 304 19*305 4253 4162 6*308 3 286 7 289 10 303 11*304 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