DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/25 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.5 - - 44.4 - - 44.3 - - 43.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 22 - - 4 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1964 - - 1751 - - 870 - - 383 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6131 - - 5918 - - 5037 - - 4550 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1022 - - 2353 - - 2271 - - 1713 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 205 - - 152 - - 72 - - 64 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 32 - - 25 - - 18 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 213 - - 217 - - 217 - - 207 Direction Wind Shear - - - 24 - - 19 - - 12 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - 4 - - 5 - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1969 - - 1756 - - 875 - - 388 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4162 - - 4162 - - 4162 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 871 - - 650 - - 346 - - 244 ODpotential blCL - - - 5260 - - 5268 - - 4691 - - 4306 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.5 - - 44.4 - - 44.3 - - 43.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 41.8 - - 43.2 - - 43.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 45.2 - - 45.2 - - 44.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 41.1 - - 42.9 - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 22 - - 4 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1964 - - 1751 - - 870 - - 383 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 98 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96254 19 306 26 295 29 326 22 308 96254 89158 19 305 23 314 19 316 16 325 89158 83681 15 311 24 312 22 312 28 305 83681 79176 16 303 19 293 14 294 23 305 79176 75271 26 296 13 301 14 281 20 286 75271 71791 30 296 30 285 27 275 20 279 71791 68623 15 268 24 261 21 261 22 270 68623 65689 17 245 15 214 8 218 9 238 65689 62919 25 242 13 240 19 253 12 249 62919 60202 42 235 46 238 52 240 41 249 60202 57394 64 236 64 234 66 241 61 251 57394 54513 73 241 70 243 69 247 71 247 54513 51773 80 243 80 249 75 251 78 247 51773 49306 87 243 91 245 88 251 89 250 49306 47092 95 242 97 241 100 248 98 249 47092 45088 100 242 98 241 101 244 98 246 45088 43266 105 242 100 245 99 244 97 248 43266 41601 108 241 106 248 101 247 106 251 41601 40065 109 242 109 249 105 249 120 252 40065 38633 110 248 110 251 107 250 123 250 38633 37288 116 253 115 254 109 251 119 248 37288 35995 120 255 117 253 112 250 118 247 35995 34689 121 255 116 250 112 250 116 247 34689 33343 122 254 115 248 110 250 113 247 33343 31959 123 253 114 248 109 249 108 246 31959 30528 122 251 113 247 110 248 105 244 30528 29044 119 249 112 245 108 247 103 244 29044 27511 113 248 111 244 105 247 101 245 27511 25925 105 247 110 245 102 248 99 245 25925 24288 95 246 107 247 100 250 95 244 24288 22599 84 245 102 247 96 249 92 243 22599 20855 78 243 96 246 92 248 89 243 20855 19050 76 241 85 246 86 250 86 245 19050 17225 73 241 68 248 73 252 80 248 17225 15481 68 243 55 249 60 251 68 251 15481 13906 60 246 49 249 51 248 57 252 13906 12509 54 248 46 246 48 243 48 249 12509 11264 49 246 44 240 46 236 42 243 11264 10150 44 238 44 234 43 230 39 238 10150 9150 42 228 42 228 40 226 38 231 9150 8254 42 219 39 224 39 223 37 225 8254 7457 42 215 37 221 37 223 35 221 7457 6745 41*213 36 220 35 222 33 218 6745 6100 39*213 34*219 33 222 31 215 6100 5526 36 213 31*218 31 221 28 213 5526 5042 34 213 28 217 27*220 24 210 5042 4669 30 212 25 217 22*218 20*208 4669 4410 27 212 22 216 19 217 17*207 4410 4253 23 212 19 216 16 217 14 206 4253 4162 15 212 12 217 10 216 9 206 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