DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/04 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.3 - - 45.5 - - 50.1 - - 48.8 - - 41.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - 57 - - 174 - - -3 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1136 - - 1891 - - 961 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 4146 - - 5088 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 5303 - - 6058 - - 5128 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1795 - - 1148 - - 1192 - - 1975 - - 1501 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 175 - - 288 - - 27 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 061 - - 077 - - 078 - - 032 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 7 - - 10 - - -10 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4649 - - -4216 - - -4731 - - -5524 - - -3264 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8813 - - 9519 - - 10789 - - 10652 - - 7427 sfcLCL ODpotential -16069 - - -15108 - - -14598 - - -15252 - - -13822 ODpotential blCL 20232 - - 20411 - - 20656 - - 20380 - - 17985 blCL maxRH 40 - - 43 - - 71 - - 83 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.3 - - 45.5 - - 50.1 - - 48.8 - - 41.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 13.1 - - 18.9 - - 17.8 - - 17.1 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.9 - - 45.8 - - 49.6 - - 50.4 - - 47.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 12.0 - - 17.8 - - 17.0 - - 16.2 - - 23.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - 57 - - 174 - - -3 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1136 - - 1891 - - 961 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 32 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96163 13 128 7 186 4 005 12 115 13 152 96163 89166 13 110 8 116 12 117 14 115 10 131 89166 83746 11 097 13 094 16 127 9 127 2 085 83746 79224 8 110 12 045 13 072 8 121 6 094 79224 75319 17 048 7 100 5 107 8 040 10 030 75319 71888 17 026 13 078 10 055 7 142 8 073 71888 68762 5 033 14 085 17 030 19 052 18 059 68762 65881 9 063 17 101 7 044 16 037 19 037 65881 63217 20 048 22 064 7 117 10 081 8 052 63217 60627 23 049 30 040 26 062 22 075 20 069 60627 57918 24 040 31 040 36 051 29 039 26 051 57918 55112 30 042 34 050 33 054 29 044 30 050 55112 52422 41 046 37 053 35 054 40 047 38 042 52422 49984 47 040 44 051 47 037 41 040 42 038 49984 47787 51 033 52 034 44 037 43 045 55 039 47787 45780 53 027 53 028 52 042 60 031 60 032 45780 43932 49 022 51 030 63 032 56 019 53 030 43932 42219 45 026 52 032 60 023 49 020 49 039 42219 40618 49 034 55 033 52 025 51 030 60 041 40618 39111 57 036 57 034 51 035 59 037 69 031 39111 37698 66 035 63 036 60 038 66 032 69 024 37698 36352 75 034 74 033 72 032 65 027 62 023 36352 35014 83 033 81 029 72 025 57 023 52 018 35014 33659 90 031 82 026 66 022 49 020 45 012 33659 32283 94 030 80 026 61 023 49 018 44 012 32283 30863 93 035 76 029 59 024 49 017 43 013 30863 29384 95 041 75 031 58 024 45 019 43 014 29384 27845 99 044 74 033 55 023 42 022 43 015 27845 26248 87 044 73 034 51 025 39 027 40 016 26248 24595 62 040 67 038 50 031 37 028 38 017 24595 22890 46 034 54 041 49 036 35 029 36 017 22890 21129 37 025 41 034 44 037 34 030 34 016 21129 19308 35 020 37 026 37 033 34 030 31 014 19308 17460 30 020 34 026 33 028 35 029 29 015 17460 15682 23 018 27 024 30 027 34 031 27 017 15682 14067 20 016 19 019 25 026 31 033 26 017 14067 12629 18 016 15 012 22 023 27 036 24 018 12629 11349 16 020 11 012 18 022 23 036 22 020 11349 10206 16 030 9 026 15 026 20 035 20 021 10206 9187 17 044 10 050 13 038 17 033 17 023 9187 8279 19 059 12 071 13 052 15 030 14 024 8279 7473 20 070 14 082 14 063 13 026 11 025 7473 6755 20 078 16 088 14 071 11 025 9 025 6755 6108 19 083 16 090 12*073 9 025 7 027 6108 5531 17 084 15*089 9*075 7*024 5 024 5531 5045 16 081 13*082 9 077 5*024 4 015 5045 4670 14 073 11 076 8 079 4 029 4 357 4670 4411 12 066 9 074 8 081 4 037 5 336 4411 4253 9*062 9 074 7 081 3 042 5*321 4253 4162 4*061 7 074 6 082 2 043 5*317 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