DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/30 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 59.9 - - 59.9 - - 51.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 196 - - 16 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 704 - - 1604 - - 1215 - - 112 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4933 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4871 - - 5771 - - 5382 - - 4279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 991 - - 954 - - 1191 - - 1336 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 284 - - 117 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 069 - - 089 - - 079 - - 046 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 15 - - 8 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5403 - - -6034 - - -6244 - - -6155 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10275 - - 11806 - - 11626 - - 10435 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13721 - - -13241 - - -13083 - - -14915 ODpotential blCL - - - 18592 - - 19012 - - 18465 - - 19194 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 83 - - 74 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 59.9 - - 59.9 - - 51.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.8 - - 23.3 - - 24.2 - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 59.3 - - 60.7 - - 58.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.6 - - 22.2 - - 23.3 - - 21.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 196 - - 16 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 704 - - 1604 - - 1215 - - 112 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 31 - - 0 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95656 52 286 52 297 60 294 34 286 95656 88695 34 293 35 301 39 291 26 297 88695 83328 23 301 27 304 28 293 29 313 83328 78861 19 300 23 310 17 304 25 317 78861 75019 20 299 21 318 14 320 18 307 75019 71600 19 301 21 313 21 324 20 310 71600 68484 15 294 19 301 21 318 24 315 68484 65626 12 294 22 291 19 311 32 313 65626 62997 17 298 32 283 25 296 41 298 62997 60462 21 294 38 275 28 282 40 283 60462 57790 20 316 28 297 22 296 34 271 57790 54975 37 314 39 311 35 312 30 297 54975 52271 48 291 50 296 45 298 45 303 52271 49840 46 283 56 285 46 287 48 295 49840 47662 36 290 46 285 42 288 42 291 47662 45683 32 312 35 295 38 289 37 285 45683 43873 37 328 32 311 28 289 33 281 43873 42220 40 326 36 304 30 293 32 284 42220 40705 32 308 34 291 33 286 36 290 40705 39290 12 310 24 287 26 273 31 279 39290 37954 12 014 16 280 24 277 25 272 37954 36666 16 017 10 299 21 282 24 272 36666 35363 18 010 9 324 17 297 21 267 35363 34016 21 360 11 333 14 307 18 264 34016 32629 22 350 15 338 10 326 16 264 32629 31191 25 342 19 341 10 359 10 303 31191 29697 28 339 23 349 16 007 8 354 29697 28150 31 339 28 345 25 000 13 004 28150 26545 31 338 31 345 28 356 22 357 26545 24886 32 346 26 348 29 358 25 354 24886 23173 31 350 23 344 30 357 22 350 23173 21403 29 351 22 340 26 348 20 004 21403 19571 27 354 20 345 22 340 17 021 19571 17709 23 359 17 355 18 345 14 012 17709 15919 19 006 15 004 14 352 14 003 15919 14288 16 014 13 013 12 359 14 003 14288 12832 14 021 11 019 11 004 13 007 12832 11530 11 022 10 025 10 010 12 014 11530 10364 9 022 9 033 8 020 10 025 10364 9319 7 021 9 043 7 036 8 043 9319 8385 7 027 10 055 8 058 9 064 8385 7555 8 042 11 066 10 072 11 079 7555 6817 9 059 13 076 12 079 13 088 6817 6152 10 072 13*081 12 080 14 093 6152 5561 11 078 10*084 10*079 14 094 5561 5065 10*077 9 088 8*078 12 091 5065 4681 8*070 9 090 7 079 11 083 4681 4417 6 066 9 092 7 080 9*072 4417 4255 5 069 8 093 6 081 6*059 4255 4163 4 073 7 094 5 082 2 028 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