DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/02 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 - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 44.1 - - 51.9 - - 55.6 - - 52.3 - - 45.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -21 - - 272 - - 404 - - 175 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 253 - - 1006 - - 1556 - - 1081 - - 188 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4612 - - 5099 - - 4501 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4420 - - 5173 - - 5723 - - 5248 - - 4355 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 461 - - 457 - - 512 - - 479 - - 449 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 271 - - 358 - - 239 - - 17 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 20 - - 27 - - 28 - - 28 - - 22 BL Wind Direction 303 - - 302 - - 307 - - 312 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear 14 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg -78 - - -102 - - -93 - - -102 - - -82 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 258 - - -1382 - - -1868 - - -1406 - - -862 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4162 - - 6556 - - 7591 - - 6654 - - 5217 sfcLCL ODpotential -7424 - - -9133 - - -9502 - - -7974 - - -8326 ODpotential blCL 11844 - - 14306 - - 15225 - - 13222 - - 12681 blCL maxRH 86 - - 66 - - 63 - - 65 - - 68 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 44.1 - - 51.9 - - 55.6 - - 52.3 - - 45.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.2 - - 37.7 - - 36.8 - - 37.6 - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.9 - - 51.3 - - 54.4 - - 52.0 - - 47.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.1 - - 37.2 - - 36.4 - - 37.4 - - 37.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -21 - - 272 - - 404 - - 175 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 253 - - 1006 - - 1556 - - 1081 - - 188 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 43 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96272 12 347 12 297 11 314 6 328 11 309 96272 89130 6 271 7 287 9 304 9 328 11 340 89130 83653 10 275 9 010 7 314 6 327 14 347 83653 79145 9 263 7 033 6 007 8 300 19 331 79145 75311 4 324 9 045 8 354 10 016 15 000 75311 71930 12 333 7 051 10 357 7 351 10 006 71930 68870 15 343 7 006 6 359 9 110 6 085 68870 66037 21 310 13 310 20 279 12 300 2 051 66037 63379 19 294 13 299 19 268 23 285 19 284 63379 60798 21 290 14 288 16 272 25 272 33 279 60798 58091 33 284 34 285 24 277 29 272 37 279 58091 55252 44 279 51 280 43 283 39 278 40 279 55252 52510 54 276 56 277 49 276 46 277 42 273 52510 50013 57 273 56 280 53 281 47 278 39 275 50013 47756 58 275 59 281 63 280 53 281 49 280 47756 45695 61 274 61 272 66 270 58 272 49 284 45695 43794 63 270 58 271 64 268 57 271 52 281 43794 42028 62 268 58 272 62 274 59 277 55 280 42028 40385 65 268 60 268 62 271 59 279 54 283 40385 38861 69 268 62 269 62 268 59 276 54 284 38861 37451 70 265 62 271 57 272 55 276 53 280 37451 36119 77 262 66 268 57 273 52 279 52 280 36119 34795 85 257 74 264 61 269 50 281 50 285 34795 33443 83 254 79 261 62 263 51 278 48 288 33443 32065 80 257 75 262 61 262 54 273 47 283 32065 30647 74 260 68 266 59 266 56 270 49 276 30647 29178 69 260 65 268 57 271 54 271 52 274 29178 27658 67 261 63 267 56 273 52 275 52 276 27658 26085 64 261 61 263 57 271 51 278 49 281 26085 24460 61 263 58 263 57 270 51 281 46 286 24460 22787 57 266 54 266 53 270 51 283 43 290 22787 21060 54 269 50 269 48 269 49 282 41 294 21060 19274 50 271 47 271 43 270 45 281 39 296 19274 17458 47 273 46 273 41 275 43 283 37 298 17458 15711 45 273 46 276 39 280 39 286 32 300 15711 14118 42 272 44 276 36 281 34 286 27 303 14118 12697 40 269 42 274 33 281 29 287 21 308 12697 11425 39 267 39 273 30 282 25 289 18 316 11425 10283 36 265 36 271 28 283 23 294 16 325 10283 9258 34 264 34 272 27 287 22 301 15 333 9258 8339 33 265 33 275 28 292 23 308 16 337 8339 7520 32 267 32 280 29 297 24 315 19 336 7520 6789 30 272 32 286 30 304 27 320 23 334 6789 6129 30 282 33 294 31*307 31 320 28 330 6129 5542 31 292 33*299 31*308 32*317 35 327 5542 5050 32 299 32*302 30 307 32*314 39 322 5050 4672 30*302 30 302 29 307 31 313 38 317 4672 4412 26*303 28 302 27 306 28 311 34*313 4412 4253 22 303 25 302 24 306 25 311 29*312 4253 4162 13 302 16 301 16 305 16 309 18 309 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