DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/19 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 65.9 - - 56.8 - - 50.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 114 - - -7 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 388 - - 1130 - - 556 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4147 - - 4147 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4555 - - 5297 - - 4723 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 622 - - 904 - - 580 - - 379 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 111 - - 213 - - 39 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 24 - - 20 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 295 - - 300 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 17 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -44 - - -76 - - -69 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8666 - - -7880 - - -4214 - - -3959 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13222 - - 13177 - - 8937 - - 8123 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15837 - - -15201 - - -12796 - - -13881 ODpotential blCL - - - 20392 - - 20498 - - 17519 - - 18044 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 90 - - 74 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 65.9 - - 56.8 - - 50.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.7 - - 23.1 - - 32.6 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.2 - - 66.0 - - 58.3 - - 54.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.5 - - 22.2 - - 32.3 - - 29.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 114 - - -7 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 388 - - 1130 - - 556 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 62 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96309 16 247 22 266 14 282 8 298 96309 89219 7 128 10 288 4 293 2 335 89219 83729 7 305 14 313 3 204 8 289 83729 79174 5 300 12 312 9 337 7 324 79174 75232 10 337 9 329 11 324 19 318 75232 71758 17 315 13 321 18 315 17 324 71758 68626 6 016 4 038 3 044 13 335 68626 65754 24 325 25 315 28 322 34 315 65754 63116 34 320 32 321 32 318 30 317 63116 60572 32 339 26 341 21 343 17 353 60572 57880 33 338 36 327 29 337 31 330 57880 55061 48 313 57 309 58 306 59 299 55061 52370 54 295 63 296 62 292 56 290 52370 49939 52 303 64 307 63 313 70 312 49939 47761 62 312 77 312 83 309 90 309 47761 45787 68 303 71 298 78 299 81 298 45787 43983 66 294 67 290 70 292 69 289 43983 42325 58 290 58 289 60 291 59 288 42325 40789 51 286 49 286 51 289 53 295 40789 39349 45 283 44 285 43 286 47 300 39349 37992 42 284 45 286 37 286 43 297 37992 36684 43 284 45 287 36 287 46 290 36684 35364 43 283 46 287 38 288 44 287 35364 34006 42 285 47 290 41 289 41 280 34006 32612 42 286 48 292 43 290 42 278 32612 31170 43 288 48 292 43 290 45 280 31170 29672 45 288 48 289 43 288 47 283 29672 28117 49 284 47 286 42 286 47 284 28117 26508 51 280 46 285 42 284 46 284 26508 24846 51 278 47 284 43 283 47 283 24846 23134 51 278 48 283 44 281 49 282 23134 21368 50 278 50 282 46 279 50 279 21368 19538 48 277 49 280 46 279 50 278 19538 17680 46 277 46 278 45 279 47 277 17680 15893 42 276 44 276 44 279 44 276 15893 14265 39 275 42 274 44 280 42 276 14265 12815 36 274 41 273 44 281 39 278 12815 11519 35 274 41 274 43 282 37 281 11519 10358 34 275 41 276 42 283 36 284 10358 9317 33 276 40 279 41 284 35 286 9317 8387 32 278 40 282 40 286 34 289 8387 7558 31 279 39 286 38 289 32 293 7558 6820 30 281 38 289 37 292 30 296 6820 6154 28 284 36 291 35 294 28 298 6154 5562 27 288 33*292 33 295 27 298 5562 5064 24 293 29*294 30*298 26 299 5064 4680 21*298 26 295 26*300 24 303 4680 4415 17*299 23 296 22 301 20 304 4415 4254 15 298 20 296 18 301 15*305 4254 4162 10 296 13 295 10 299 6*303 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