DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1554z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 46.6 - - 58.9 - - 64.3 - - 62.9 - - 53.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -34 - - 148 - - 284 - - 44 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3464 - - 6434 - - 5982 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 6161 - - 8724 - - 6762 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 7631 - - 10601 - - 10149 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 364 - - 2269 - - 1218 - - 1289 - - 936 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 339 - - 509 - - 268 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 15 - - 10 - - 4 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 325 - - 050 - - 031 - - 360 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -20 - - 8 - - 18 - - 26 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1493 - - -1376 - - -1100 - - 171 - - -2035 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5657 - - 9007 - - 11702 - - 9979 - - 6199 sfcLCL ODpotential -6310 - - -5988 - - -6337 - - -3563 - - -5680 ODpotential blCL 10474 - - 13619 - - 16938 - - 13712 - - 9844 blCL maxRH 66 - - 54 - - 59 - - 72 - - 58 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 46.6 - - 58.9 - - 64.3 - - 62.9 - - 53.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.5 - - 33.9 - - 27.3 - - 33.6 - - 40.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.9 - - 58.7 - - 63.2 - - 63.3 - - 56.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.2 - - 32.9 - - 27.1 - - 33.5 - - 40.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -34 - - 148 - - 284 - - 44 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3464 - - 6434 - - 5982 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97456 12 273 21 296 12 268 18 264 17 276 97456 90119 9 010 4 328 3 248 6 239 12 297 90119 84516 9 009 2 048 4 264 5 358 3 033 84516 79903 4 339 5 326 8 287 11 350 7 070 79903 75933 3 346 8 324 7 319 8 353 4 017 75933 72432 7 011 8 339 7 341 6 356 3 015 72432 69240 9 358 6 349 5 325 2 300 1 333 69240 66280 4 329 3 311 6 264 10 249 11 290 66280 63526 5 202 6 276 10 182 15 199 8 246 63526 60848 5 238 14 253 13 291 15 277 19 288 60848 58065 8 284 16 224 17 249 21 244 20 259 58065 55184 17 312 11 303 8 259 14 229 13 244 55184 52418 32 286 24 279 23 288 21 276 20 272 52418 49925 33 285 26 260 33 271 29 272 29 270 49925 47692 34 293 20 284 28 269 27 269 26 261 47692 45662 36 303 24 308 21 278 21 275 19 243 45662 43792 40 316 29 320 15 300 17 289 12 258 43792 42060 43 324 37 324 18 333 20 313 19 308 42060 40458 47 329 45 330 30 338 30 325 31 319 40458 38976 52 329 51 325 44 334 44 333 40 333 38976 37605 55 330 54 330 52 335 51 333 46 331 37605 36303 51 331 51 333 51 344 46 339 38 339 36303 34998 49 006 47 358 54 006 44 003 35 358 34998 33656 74 023 64 020 63 018 51 019 40 007 33656 32280 80 017 75 022 65 018 53 018 41 009 32280 30857 77 014 80 022 65 017 53 015 41 007 30857 29377 72 017 79 024 66 017 53 013 42 005 29377 27838 58 017 70 027 65 018 54 011 42 002 27838 26242 51 013 57 022 54 019 54 012 42 001 26242 24593 49 010 49 018 42 018 53 014 41 000 24593 22894 45 007 42 020 35 014 52 014 39 002 22894 21142 42 003 34 020 30 011 50 013 38 006 21142 19329 40 002 32 016 25 011 46 015 38 011 19329 17491 38 004 32 014 23 014 39 017 36 018 17491 15726 33 010 32 018 24 021 32 019 31 022 15726 14123 26 018 30 022 25 027 27 018 26 022 14123 12697 18 026 23 025 24 029 21 016 22 019 12697 11425 13 039 16 027 19*027 16 011 15 019 11425 10286 12 046 12 029 13*022 10*005 11 025 10286 9265 13 045 12 034 12 022 9*005 8 038 9265 8352 16 045 15*044 12 024 6 004 6 054 8352 7538 18 045 18*048 11 028 5 003 4 060 7538 6810 21 045 18 048 10 032 4 360 3 038 6810 6151 22 041 17 048 10 036 3 356 3 358 6151 5562 21 036 15 049 9 040 3 351 7 340 5562 5065 17 028 14 051 9 044 2 347 11 335 5065 4682 14 016 12 053 8 048 2 347 14 327 4682 4417 11 354 11 054 8 049 2 343 14 318 4417 4255 9*333 10 055 8 051 2 347 13*314 4255 4163 6*325 9 057 7 053 2 349 7*312 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