DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/04 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 - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.8 - - 68.2 - - 71.7 - - 67.1 - - 56.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -57 - - 177 - - 251 - - 20 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2439 - - 3595 - - 1842 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 5479 - - 6475 - - 4147 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 6606 - - 7762 - - 6009 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 266 - - 1209 - - 1243 - - 2155 - - 1209 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 314 - - 402 - - 140 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 10 - - 9 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 6 - - 8 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 301 - - 249 - - 222 - - 238 - - 273 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -28 - - 3 - - 7 - - -12 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5977 - - -6740 - - -6731 - - -5735 - - -6822 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10141 - - 13346 - - 14494 - - 11745 - - 10986 sfcLCL ODpotential -14478 - - -12530 - - -12167 - - -11862 - - -15023 ODpotential blCL 18642 - - 19136 - - 19929 - - 17871 - - 19187 blCL maxRH 40 - - 36 - - 34 - - 38 - - 46 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 54.8 - - 68.2 - - 71.7 - - 67.1 - - 56.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.8 - - 24.5 - - 22.7 - - 30.4 - - 23.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.5 - - 67.7 - - 70.7 - - 67.8 - - 62.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.6 - - 24.3 - - 22.4 - - 30.3 - - 23.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -57 - - 177 - - 251 - - 20 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2439 - - 3595 - - 1842 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96825 37 279 30 292 27 281 21 283 25 293 96825 89663 24 283 14 296 20 269 19 280 22 295 89663 84132 20 284 13 297 16 256 18 272 23 296 84132 79550 14 274 16 283 14 280 14 282 15 293 79550 75598 16 291 13 269 13 283 14 290 11 300 75598 72093 15 293 11 258 16 274 19 293 16 300 72093 68928 14 293 11 257 17 272 17 289 16 290 68928 66039 21 288 15 271 18 267 14 267 15 275 66039 63371 24 277 21 273 20 257 17 245 14 253 63371 60782 28 272 29 271 26 265 22 251 21 237 60782 58076 31 267 37 264 33 262 31 252 28 242 58076 55259 37 262 39 255 40 256 40 249 39 248 55259 52567 43 262 41 250 45 253 47 247 49 248 52567 50139 48 261 44 250 50 252 51 247 49 248 50139 47958 49 259 46 247 50 251 51 248 49 253 47958 45976 48 260 48 242 50 249 49 249 50 252 45976 44162 50 259 49 246 48 250 47 250 49 247 44162 42490 52 258 48 251 47 251 47 255 47 248 42490 40933 52 257 47 254 47 249 49 256 47 253 40933 39477 49 260 47 257 45 249 47 254 45 254 39477 38113 47 265 44 258 42 252 43 253 42 256 38113 36806 46 265 42 260 41 251 42 253 40 259 36806 35488 45 265 40 261 40 251 40 254 39 259 35488 34129 43 267 40 266 38 253 39 257 37 258 34129 32733 37 267 38 268 36 255 39 259 37 260 32733 31286 30 266 32 263 34 255 38 259 36 261 31286 29779 26 267 26 258 31 256 37 257 34 258 29779 28215 23 269 26 258 30 260 34 255 31 257 28215 26592 21 269 26 256 28 259 31 252 28 254 26592 24917 19 270 24 255 25 255 28 247 24 244 24917 23195 21 266 22 253 24 251 26 246 24 238 23195 21426 26 257 23 250 26 247 27 244 27 240 21426 19599 30 252 27 246 28 244 29 242 28 240 19599 17743 28 253 27 247 27 242 27 240 27 233 17743 15950 24 257 23 249 23 241 22 236 24 226 15950 14312 18 257 18 245 19 231 18 227 21 222 14312 12850 13 247 15 234 18 221 17 218 18 217 12850 11544 11 235 14 223 16 216 16 210 16 209 11544 10375 10 231 13 220 14 213 14 203 16 199 10375 9330 10 234 11 223 12 212 13 198 16 191 9330 8398 9 240 9 234 8*222 12 199 16 183 8398 7570 9 246 8 250 8*231 10 209 16 181 7570 6832 9 253 8*260 8 230 9 228 17 185 6832 6166 9 262 7*263 8 226 10*242 18 198 6166 5571 10 279 6 258 9 221 11*243 18 212 5571 5071 12 295 6 248 9 218 12 240 16 225 5071 4686 14 302 6 241 9 214 11 237 15 239 4686 4419 15 305 5 237 9 212 11 235 12 252 4419 4256 13*303 5 233 9 211 10 234 9*262 4256 4163 8*301 4 232 8 210 7 234 6*273 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