DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/28 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 - - - 44.6 - - 46.3 - - 43.7 - - 40.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 51 - - -17 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 833 - - 1407 - - 348 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4145 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5000 - - 5574 - - 4515 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1542 - - 1323 - - 2070 - - 1940 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 99 - - 189 - - 44 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 065 - - 072 - - 055 - - 066 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 11 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3194 - - -1579 - - -909 - - -3174 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8194 - - 7153 - - 5424 - - 7337 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12554 - - -10177 - - -5799 - - -10442 ODpotential blCL - - - 17554 - - 15751 - - 10314 - - 14605 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 51 - - 68 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.6 - - 46.3 - - 43.7 - - 40.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.7 - - 29.8 - - 34.7 - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.6 - - 46.7 - - 45.9 - - 45.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.7 - - 28.6 - - 33.6 - - 21.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 51 - - -17 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 833 - - 1407 - - 348 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 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] 96295 16 359 14 360 23 026 20 038 96295 89262 12 079 10 031 13 034 11 040 89262 83832 9 071 7 007 7 356 12 004 83832 79286 8 341 12 352 9 358 11 331 79286 75326 11 291 10 331 9 321 11 319 75326 71806 16 297 11 302 14 301 11 314 71806 68607 21 295 18 290 18 298 11 306 68607 65650 25 280 26 283 25 299 14 292 65650 62902 23 260 29 272 27 292 18 290 62902 60248 20 248 27 261 24 273 19 294 60248 57483 18 275 22 259 19 261 19 293 57483 54606 23 286 18 271 16 263 19 285 54606 51847 28 278 24 281 18 281 19 278 51847 49363 29 267 32 279 23 283 19 270 49363 47143 26 265 32 268 27 280 20 271 47143 45133 24 275 29 260 31 277 22 277 45133 43293 28 284 27 257 31 273 21 276 43293 41592 33 278 24 266 27 269 19 276 41592 40009 37 268 26 287 21 275 17 271 40009 38529 40 262 30 285 18 279 15 252 38529 37149 34 258 27 277 19 276 16 247 37149 35836 25 251 25 272 26 269 23 255 35836 34525 7 262 18 264 29 270 24 264 34525 33184 5 031 12 278 29 266 23 266 33184 31816 10 062 13 307 24 267 27 259 31816 30407 10 069 12 306 20 270 29 250 30407 28945 11 062 13 309 19 279 26 245 28945 27431 13 053 11 311 20 285 23 245 27431 25864 14 043 10 316 19 281 18 244 25864 24247 15 033 10 326 16 281 15 238 24247 22582 17 027 11 339 11 288 12 222 22582 20863 17 028 12 348 7 304 9 234 20863 19085 17 026 12 354 6 333 7 251 19085 17279 18 025 11 360 6 358 3 279 17279 15542 19 027 11 003 6 008 3 023 15542 13961 17 032 9 005 6 013 4 053 13961 12552 15 040 7 009 6 022 6 064 12552 11293 14 053 6 024 5 037 8 072 11293 10166 16 064 6 058 6 065 10 080 10166 9158 19 071 9 076 10 077 14 079 9158 8257 23 074 14 078 15 074 20 075 8257 7456 24 075 18 076 21 069 24 074 7456 6743 23 076 21 075 23 066 26 073 6743 6099 21 076 21*074 24 062 26 069 6099 5525 18 074 18*071 22 059 27 063 5525 5041 15*070 14 070 19 056 26 059 5041 4668 12*066 12 072 16*055 21 058 4668 4409 10 064 11 073 12*054 16 058 4409 4252 8 065 10 074 9 054 11*058 4252 4162 6 065 8 075 5 055 5*066 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