DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/05 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.1 - - 58.7 - - 64.4 - - 59.7 - - 50.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 167 - - 256 - - 30 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1888 - - 3610 - - 1060 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 5064 - - 6494 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 6055 - - 7777 - - 5227 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1731 - - 1081 - - 977 - - 1711 - - 386 Hgt.Variab. W* 1 - - 283 - - 405 - - 132 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 21 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 8 - - 4 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 038 - - 104 - - 319 - - 317 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - 13 - - 10 - - -40 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3238 - - -4023 - - -3346 - - -3295 - - -1741 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7402 - - 10079 - - 11123 - - 8523 - - 5906 sfcLCL ODpotential -12183 - - -10354 - - -8203 - - -7478 - - -7631 ODpotential blCL 16347 - - 16409 - - 15980 - - 12705 - - 11795 blCL maxRH 65 - - 79 - - 62 - - 46 - - 54 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.1 - - 58.7 - - 64.4 - - 59.7 - - 50.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.6 - - 29.3 - - 30.2 - - 36.9 - - 39.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.5 - - 58.3 - - 63.6 - - 60.2 - - 53.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.6 - - 29.2 - - 30.2 - - 36.9 - - 39.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 167 - - 256 - - 30 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1888 - - 3610 - - 1060 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96644 56 273 66 285 51 297 43 277 51 280 96644 89533 32 283 38 278 35 279 38 293 34 304 89533 84048 30 303 24 283 24 270 27 284 34 306 84048 79509 26 297 19 293 22 275 23 282 32 294 79509 75599 24 304 17 295 17 275 21 281 23 291 75599 72123 29 306 18 297 15 297 17 291 14 303 72123 68943 25 299 19 291 19 296 19 304 16 313 68943 66002 22 286 19 292 16 294 19 304 17 302 66002 63282 19 288 15 288 15 293 19 299 18 294 63282 60658 19 297 15 292 17 279 20 294 16 294 60658 57909 22 304 20 295 18 277 21 281 18 292 57909 55046 28 291 28 284 26 271 27 269 23 289 55046 52311 35 281 34 277 35 272 32 272 24 296 52311 49849 39 278 38 271 42 269 39 275 28 298 49849 47639 42 279 39 275 44 273 39 273 33 292 47639 45629 51 285 47 284 45 282 38 275 36 288 45629 43782 54 281 48 280 45 282 39 279 36 288 43782 42072 48 278 44 271 47 281 42 285 35 287 42072 40476 45 279 43 269 50 282 44 289 32 289 40476 38980 46 280 42 273 52 280 46 289 32 293 38980 37579 44 276 42 277 51 277 49 287 35 296 37579 36241 37 271 47 282 49 276 50 283 40 301 36241 34904 32 276 54 281 54 277 52 280 36 302 34904 33542 33 288 53 280 62 276 55 279 30 313 33542 32158 32 285 51 280 62 276 53 279 37 322 32158 30742 33 275 47 278 57 280 45 280 39 320 30742 29278 33 265 42 276 55 282 35 290 33 326 29278 27763 32 270 38 277 49 277 31 301 30 346 27763 26192 31 277 36 276 40 278 31 305 33 354 26192 24567 31 283 33 280 33 288 31 306 36 351 24567 22889 31 285 29 288 30 293 29 312 38 348 22889 21153 29 288 27 299 29 302 27 332 38 348 21153 19353 26 288 23 317 31 314 28 341 39 352 19353 17522 22 288 23 339 28 327 28 338 40 359 17522 15760 18 301 25 351 24 339 25 339 42 008 15760 14154 17 320 24 358 21 350 20 342 39 014 14154 12723 16 333 22 003 19 357 18 347 29 017 12723 11446 13 341 19 003 17 359 17 350 20 023 11446 10300 9 351 14 000 13 358 15 351 17 032 10300 9273 6 017 7 000 9 347 14 355 16 041 9273 8355 7 060 4 043 6*332 13 357 15 051 8355 7538 10 081 6 089 5*327 13 355 13 063 7538 6808 13 088 9 101 5 325 13 350 11 075 6808 6149 14 090 10*103 4 321 14 342 9 083 6149 5560 13 087 9*103 4 315 15*334 7 084 5560 5064 12 080 8 104 3 313 14*321 5 073 5064 4681 11 072 7 104 3 311 14 318 5 358 4681 4416 9 060 7 105 2 307 13 316 9 326 4416 4255 8*052 7 105 2 308 12 315 10*319 4255 4163 4*038 6 105 2 305 8 314 7*318 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