DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/30 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 - - 0954z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.1 - - 59.0 - - 60.9 - - 55.6 - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -15 - - 255 - - 331 - - 55 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3999 - - 4490 - - 2624 - - 89 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 6788 - - 7270 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 8166 - - 8657 - - 6791 - - 4256 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1715 - - 1308 - - 1266 - - 1380 - - 1527 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 419 - - 475 - - 219 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 10 - - 15 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 285 - - 244 - - 240 - - 257 - - 261 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg -16 - - -6 - - -14 - - -18 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -392 - - 827 - - 926 - - 725 - - 94 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4557 - - 7339 - - 7731 - - 6067 - - 4163 sfcLCL ODpotential -3795 - - -831 - - -1393 - - -1797 - - -3404 ODpotential blCL 7959 - - 8997 - - 10050 - - 8588 - - 7660 blCL maxRH 87 - - 84 - - 80 - - 94 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.1 - - 59.0 - - 60.9 - - 55.6 - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 43.4 - - 41.1 - - 41.2 - - 43.2 - - 45.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 51.2 - - 58.2 - - 59.7 - - 56.0 - - 51.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 43.4 - - 41.1 - - 41.1 - - 43.2 - - 45.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -15 - - 255 - - 331 - - 55 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3999 - - 4490 - - 2624 - - 89 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 50 - - 37 - - 20 - - 76 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 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] 96998 54 268 59 279 53 276 57 271 49 279 96998 89768 41 277 43 270 45 268 45 274 42 280 89768 84230 33 286 33 268 33 260 31 274 38 279 84230 79633 29 284 22 265 21 255 22 266 23 273 79633 75639 26 278 24 255 21 273 19 264 17 277 75639 72081 24 264 29 246 31 263 21 257 27 254 72081 68863 24 245 27 229 31 242 23 246 28 246 68863 65899 24 239 24 231 23 238 20 251 20 247 65899 63118 25 248 25 239 31 251 29 256 27 258 63118 60401 29 257 30 238 36 240 40 247 37 248 60401 57570 38 255 30 241 33 235 42 244 39 245 57570 54648 41 254 34 255 37 250 44 250 41 250 54648 51872 46 255 45 258 48 254 51 251 46 256 51872 49386 50 254 50 256 50 251 58 252 55 260 49386 47171 51 253 52 254 52 252 61 252 62 261 47171 45171 50 252 52 251 56 255 59 251 65 260 45171 43343 49 254 50 250 57 253 56 252 67 260 43343 41656 45 253 48 252 53 249 55 253 66 260 41656 40092 41 251 44 251 46 246 52 251 62 261 40092 38639 38 254 39 251 40 244 48 248 59 262 38639 37284 37 258 35 254 36 241 44 246 56 263 37284 35991 36 257 34 256 35 235 40 242 57 266 35991 34688 34 253 31 256 33 230 35 238 58 268 34688 33349 32 251 28 260 32 228 34 234 56 269 33349 31977 32 250 26 262 33 228 35 231 49 265 31977 30564 31 247 26 264 33 228 35 230 43 259 30564 29096 30 242 27 265 31 230 33 229 43 258 29096 27573 29 231 31 264 30 232 32 229 44 258 27573 25992 29 229 35 261 30 237 31 230 42 257 25992 24358 30 235 37 256 31 246 31 232 37 254 24358 22677 28 245 35 250 32 250 29 236 34 250 22677 20942 17 244 31 240 28 247 28 239 32 249 20942 19149 13 218 26 231 25 241 25 241 29 247 19149 17336 8 206 24 226 22 240 23 240 23 242 17336 15599 6 224 24 220 21 239 22 240 19 233 15599 14024 9 214 22 219 21 237 19 236 17 233 14024 12620 13 194 20 224 20 234 16 233 16 235 12620 11363 15 192 18 229 18 230 13 223 14 235 11363 10234 16 201 16 232 16 230 12 212 11 231 10234 9220 15 210 14 232 14*243 10 212 9 222 9220 8313 13 217 12*237 14*246 8 236 8 214 8313 7503 11 227 11*244 14 246 10*268 7 221 7503 6781 12 240 11 246 15 244 13*269 7 239 6781 6128 11 250 11 246 15 240 14 262 9 259 6128 5546 12 259 11 245 15 238 14 257 11 268 5546 5056 12 270 10 243 15 235 14 253 12 271 5056 4676 13 280 10 241 15 234 14 251 12 268 4676 4414 12 284 9 241 14 233 13 249 11*266 4414 4254 10*285 9 240 13 232 12 248 9*263 4254 4163 6*285 8 239 11 232 9 247 4 259 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