DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/16 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 - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.6 - - 55.3 - - 60.8 - - 59.7 - - 53.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -12 - - 4 - - 149 - - -9 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 559 - - 1983 - - 1126 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 5094 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4726 - - 6150 - - 5293 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1148 - - 1767 - - 1276 - - 1886 - - 1947 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 74 - - 280 - - 50 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 14 - - 15 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 069 - - 060 - - 079 - - 090 - - 024 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 14 - - 13 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 6 - - 16 - - 13 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9529 - - -8103 - - -7566 - - -8646 - - -8849 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 13693 - - 12829 - - 13717 - - 13940 - - 13014 sfcLCL ODpotential -19343 - - -17449 - - -15056 - - -16400 - - -17375 ODpotential blCL 23507 - - 22175 - - 21206 - - 21693 - - 21539 blCL maxRH 47 - - 35 - - 19 - - 21 - - 24 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.6 - - 55.3 - - 60.8 - - 59.7 - - 53.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 4.5 - - 14.3 - - 15.6 - - 13.7 - - 12.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 57.0 - - 56.5 - - 60.6 - - 61.5 - - 60.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 3.5 - - 13.3 - - 14.4 - - 12.5 - - 11.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -12 - - 4 - - 149 - - -9 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 559 - - 1983 - - 1126 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96718 40 095 29 096 31 081 40 076 40 090 96718 89621 42 081 32 102 26 092 34 081 44 091 89621 84133 34 080 31 094 24 106 29 092 30 080 84133 79543 27 068 22 085 20 099 23 090 27 071 79543 75552 18 052 17 069 14 082 17 091 25 067 75552 72004 14 041 15 048 19 068 12 091 21 050 72004 68777 11 016 12 039 17 050 12 072 17 040 68777 65790 7 358 11 343 15 014 11 036 10 040 65790 63042 13 349 22 344 21 347 21 007 9 034 63042 60439 17 338 26 350 22 355 20 015 16 356 60439 57753 19 328 29 350 25 001 25 349 24 344 57753 54951 24 323 31 338 31 351 31 342 31 342 54951 52268 33 323 35 324 38 328 41 336 45 347 52268 49851 34 311 37 320 40 313 45 324 50 337 49851 47680 32 319 39 333 37 321 43 319 50 328 47680 45697 36 336 41 344 40 333 44 323 51 323 45697 43863 35 344 40 343 41 333 45 324 51 321 43863 42157 35 340 36 337 39 328 44 323 51 321 42157 40574 31 316 34 325 36 324 42 320 44 320 40574 39108 15 304 31 310 35 322 38 315 37 314 39108 37746 14 339 26 318 34 325 35 314 35 310 37746 36441 18 345 22 323 33 325 34 316 33 310 36441 35130 13 321 21 309 29 313 32 310 32 314 35130 33784 12 339 19 309 27 304 31 302 30 314 33784 32407 13 005 17 339 21 322 23 311 27 322 32407 30983 16 011 17 351 17 334 20 330 18 343 30983 29504 13 005 14 338 15 335 17 343 9 018 29504 27970 10 358 13 326 15 334 14 355 18 067 27970 26380 8 352 12 334 16 347 13 024 24 064 26380 24735 10 002 9 358 15 000 19 045 20 061 24735 23038 11 016 9 022 13 019 21 051 16 052 23038 21282 7 027 7 035 12 035 19 051 18 041 21282 19464 3 047 4 037 10 035 14 054 19 035 19464 17616 3 055 2 051 7 025 9 053 17 033 17616 15838 6 037 2 050 6 018 9 040 15 034 15838 14221 11 045 6 048 9 014 10 034 14 035 14221 12778 15 060 11 069 9 024 10 036 13 037 12778 11488 19 070 17 081 11 051 10 043 14 042 11488 10332 23 073 22 079 15 066 12 051 17 049 10332 9295 26 072 27 074 21 070 16 057 21 056 9295 8370 30 070 31 072 25 072 21 061 24 062 8370 7547 32 069 33 072 27 072 23 066 25 065 7547 6814 32 068 31 071 26*072 22 071 24 067 6814 6153 31 066 29 069 22*072 20 075 21 069 6153 5563 30 063 28 065 17 075 16*079 18 071 5563 5067 27 061 25*062 14 080 13*085 15 071 5067 4683 21 062 20*060 13 084 11 090 13 067 4683 4417 15 063 15 060 12 086 9 092 10 059 4417 4256 10*064 12 060 11 087 7 094 7*050 4256 4163 4*069 7 061 9 088 5 094 3*024 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