DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/08 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 - - 0954z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.2 - - 57.1 - - 63.5 - - 63.1 - - 51.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 53 - - 207 - - 47 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1025 - - 3286 - - 3305 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 6172 - - 4819 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 5192 - - 7453 - - 7472 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1581 - - 1345 - - 1355 - - 1499 - - 324 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 165 - - 368 - - 227 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 11 - - 53 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 6 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 011 - - 075 - - 241 - - 304 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - -4 - - 7 - - -8 - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4879 - - -4547 - - -3913 - - -3175 - - -2721 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9044 - - 9739 - - 11367 - - 10647 - - 6884 sfcLCL ODpotential -14485 - - -12492 - - -10580 - - -9909 - - -10634 ODpotential blCL 18649 - - 17684 - - 18033 - - 17381 - - 14797 blCL maxRH 42 - - 50 - - 46 - - 52 - - 54 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.2 - - 57.1 - - 63.5 - - 63.1 - - 51.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.9 - - 29.4 - - 28.4 - - 31.2 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.0 - - 57.5 - - 62.9 - - 63.4 - - 54.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.2 - - 28.3 - - 27.6 - - 30.6 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 53 - - 207 - - 47 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1025 - - 3286 - - 3305 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96666 26 134 7 077 7 088 19 115 9 127 96666 89558 24 102 22 093 18 105 17 112 11 108 89558 84054 20 072 19 101 14 095 8 104 10 088 84054 79458 17 061 13 109 7 085 10 098 10 049 79458 75510 9 038 11 117 3 094 9 103 11 049 75510 72022 4 055 6 106 2 015 7 088 10 072 72022 68850 1 035 2 055 5 335 5 031 10 054 68850 65938 2 221 3 231 5 287 5 311 8 345 65938 63259 5 262 5 229 8 257 8 262 12 258 63259 60672 9 256 8 240 11 253 12 266 14 241 60672 57949 10 272 14 248 16 265 15 276 14 260 57949 55098 17 267 17 268 21 267 23 281 26 299 55098 52381 19 292 16 280 24 265 27 281 31 286 52381 49943 21 286 17 288 18 272 24 271 24 271 49943 47747 9 312 9 310 16 311 20 304 27 296 47747 45741 34 346 27 345 22 330 25 313 25 293 45741 43896 46 346 51 341 34 344 25 330 27 337 43896 42215 53 348 50 335 47 342 39 342 59 338 42215 40681 42 340 35 328 34 332 37 339 55 330 40681 39255 30 348 23 349 26 325 38 323 29 322 39255 37917 36 030 19 353 18 334 36 309 23 318 37917 36630 49 029 17 011 15 032 20 317 16 338 36630 35331 55 025 21 020 20 048 9 324 13 335 35331 33993 43 033 25 011 17 044 4 355 17 314 33993 32617 26 048 21 352 10 015 10 323 20 311 32617 31189 16 029 16 351 13 340 19 314 26 315 31189 29701 21 351 19 341 21 332 24 316 26 309 29701 28155 24 344 22 338 23 330 25 318 21 305 28155 26550 25 344 20 343 19 332 22 319 22 309 26550 24888 19 345 20 345 15 335 19 320 23 315 24888 23172 11 347 13 339 10 327 17 320 22 317 23172 21398 15 348 7 315 10 299 14 321 18 318 21398 19561 21 347 8 328 12 299 12 313 13 312 19561 17695 17 352 10 335 12 308 9 310 13 316 17695 15901 14 005 9 336 10 315 7 331 12 324 15901 14268 12 012 8 337 9 319 5 354 11 331 14268 12814 11 013 6 340 7 315 3 358 9 333 12814 11515 9 019 4 339 5 304 2 353 7 325 11515 10354 7 037 3 323 5 298 2 337 6 309 10354 9316 6 070 2 292 5 301 5 327 4 289 9316 8387 7 095 2 235 5 303 8 324 4 280 8387 7560 9 104 3 183 4*300 9*319 6 287 7560 6824 10 107 4 155 3*293 8*314 8 289 6824 6158 10 105 5 139 2 285 8 308 10 290 6158 5565 9 097 4*119 1 254 6 302 12 297 5565 5066 8 085 3*095 1 204 6 300 15 304 5066 4682 7 074 3 070 2 176 6 298 18 307 4682 4416 5 057 2 069 2 169 5 297 18 306 4416 4255 4*046 2 068 2 164 5 297 15*306 4255 4162 2*011 2 067 2 162 4 295 8*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