DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/04 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 - - 1553z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 45.8 - - 57.4 - - 62.0 - - 58.6 - - 49.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -44 - - 215 - - 278 - - 50 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2565 - - 3774 - - 1882 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 5650 - - 6649 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 6732 - - 7941 - - 6049 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 389 - - 1015 - - 830 - - 1801 - - 416 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 341 - - 422 - - 189 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 30 - - 33 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 313 - - 087 - - 154 - - 302 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -31 - - 3 - - 14 - - -13 - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1525 - - -2564 - - -2911 - - -2042 - - -1851 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5689 - - 9297 - - 10852 - - 8092 - - 6016 sfcLCL ODpotential -11909 - - -11442 - - -10648 - - -10263 - - -11506 ODpotential blCL 16073 - - 18174 - - 18589 - - 16312 - - 15670 blCL maxRH 58 - - 48 - - 57 - - 58 - - 57 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 45.8 - - 57.4 - - 62.0 - - 58.6 - - 49.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.5 - - 31.2 - - 28.9 - - 37.6 - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.8 - - 56.8 - - 61.0 - - 58.9 - - 52.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.5 - - 31.2 - - 28.9 - - 37.6 - - 37.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -44 - - 215 - - 278 - - 50 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2565 - - 3774 - - 1882 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 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] 96767 51 277 56 287 49 273 48 272 63 281 96767 89672 31 280 38 281 37 282 36 283 39 285 89672 84204 24 279 30 273 30 280 27 296 21 300 84204 79656 9 282 18 270 20 270 19 287 26 297 79656 75711 15 307 17 286 20 292 19 286 30 278 75711 72210 22 297 20 288 21 304 19 301 25 283 72210 69035 13 291 14 274 16 296 21 304 19 298 69035 66100 8 301 13 271 17 284 24 297 20 309 66100 63363 20 297 16 276 19 282 25 293 24 303 63363 60728 29 301 15 305 17 293 20 291 25 290 60728 58004 30 294 23 311 21 308 19 310 20 289 58004 55182 22 288 32 299 32 302 32 297 25 298 55182 52479 30 299 38 295 39 293 39 294 33 300 52479 50025 46 296 42 297 42 290 42 298 39 292 50025 47809 55 296 44 297 45 287 48 289 45 291 47809 45790 58 296 50 296 51 288 53 286 52 291 45790 43939 64 292 60 293 58 290 56 286 54 286 43939 42236 71 288 65 289 60 288 60 284 56 284 42236 40660 74 289 64 287 57 288 55 284 54 285 40660 39192 75 291 62 286 51 290 46 285 48 282 39192 37822 76 293 58 288 45 290 39 288 37 282 37822 36512 75 294 57 290 43 293 35 291 31 284 36512 35197 75 295 56 292 44 292 35 293 29 286 35197 33846 76 294 56 294 45 291 37 293 31 290 33846 32461 76 294 57 295 45 293 37 296 31 295 32461 31028 72 297 55 294 45 294 37 298 30 296 31028 29536 67 297 52 293 45 293 38 296 31 293 29536 27989 64 294 50 293 47 294 39 296 31 297 27989 26387 62 293 52 292 47 295 39 301 29 305 26387 24733 60 295 53 291 46 297 38 306 25 310 24733 23027 58 302 51 295 42 298 35 306 23 312 23027 21266 57 311 48 303 38 302 31 304 21 313 21266 19441 55 318 46 312 35 308 29 307 18 320 19441 17586 51 319 43 319 34 315 26 315 16 324 17586 15801 45 315 37 318 32 316 26 321 15 327 15801 14175 39 313 32 314 29 315 25 327 14 329 14175 12727 34 314 29 315 25 318 22 331 10 332 12727 11436 28 318 24 320 20 324 16 335 5 331 11436 10285 23 325 19 328 14 333 8 331 2 144 10285 9258 19 335 12 339 5 329 2 271 5 114 9258 8341 16 349 3 003 0*254 2 222 7 098 8341 7526 16 003 4 122 1*153 2 204 8 089 7526 6799 17 011 5*114 1 161 2 214 8 085 6799 6141 18 010 4*100 2 157 2*231 7 085 6141 5554 20 001 3 090 3 154 3*293 4 078 5554 5060 21 347 2 078 3 154 5 302 3 023 5060 4678 22 331 1 076 3 152 6 303 8 340 4678 4415 20 318 1 077 4 152 6 304 12 324 4415 4254 17*314 1 077 4 151 6 305 12*320 4254 4163 10*313 1 082 3 150 5 304 8*319 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