DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/12 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 - - - 50.7 - - 55.2 - - 52.3 - - 41.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 282 - - 112 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1681 - - 4983 - - 2593 - - 111 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4799 - - 7592 - - 5359 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5848 - - 9150 - - 6760 - - 4278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3746 - - 1834 - - 3829 - - 421 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 252 - - 468 - - 277 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 96 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 1 - - 8 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 304 - - 312 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -19 - - 21 - - -27 - - -44 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5163 - - -3262 - - -2257 - - -1870 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11011 - - 12413 - - 9017 - - 6148 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9866 - - -6160 - - -5210 - - -6277 ODpotential blCL - - - 15714 - - 15310 - - 11970 - - 10555 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 47 - - 63 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.7 - - 55.2 - - 52.3 - - 41.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.1 - - 15.2 - - 27.4 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.6 - - 54.4 - - 52.2 - - 44.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.0 - - 14.3 - - 27.1 - - 29.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 282 - - 112 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1681 - - 4983 - - 2593 - - 111 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96408 24 074 21 085 27 080 26 074 96408 89371 25 089 24 087 27 094 23 082 89371 83908 24 092 19 088 25 100 21 091 83908 79334 20 104 18 081 25 101 18 102 79334 75372 16 100 13 117 15 085 17 083 75372 71860 17 073 16 121 8 171 7 021 71860 68680 5 173 4 119 8 171 1 277 68680 65760 6 167 6 222 6 240 3 260 65760 63038 6 238 9 265 9 245 7 214 63038 60370 17 237 18 271 16 268 11 260 60370 57564 20 237 21 241 24 248 23 250 57564 54636 20 243 21 218 27 230 25 251 54636 51835 25 243 20 238 26 237 27 259 51835 49313 29 235 24 254 25 240 25 257 49313 47050 31 239 30 255 25 245 25 260 47050 44998 43 240 38 250 30 254 29 259 44998 43118 47 237 44 242 34 254 28 253 43118 41380 45 240 42 235 36 249 26 253 41380 39763 46 240 41 234 38 245 26 262 39763 38257 50 240 44 237 39 244 31 264 38257 36852 61 240 50 241 43 241 36 257 36852 35516 74 237 61 240 48 238 36 247 35516 34183 91 235 74 239 54 238 37 241 34183 32822 104 233 88 235 66 240 41 241 32822 31442 109 232 101 233 84 236 53 242 31442 30033 101 234 108 231 99 229 73 232 30033 28583 84 238 80 231 76 229 66 233 28583 27091 56 237 58 238 72 236 67 232 27091 25552 42 241 48 247 67 239 56 232 25552 23968 42 238 40 249 49 239 39 231 23968 22340 33 240 32 243 35 237 34 233 22340 20660 23 242 25 239 26 236 23 242 20660 18920 19 236 19 241 20 243 15 256 18920 17154 20 234 18 241 16 248 10 259 17154 15453 21 240 19 239 14 249 9 246 15453 13901 21 248 19 237 14 251 10 234 13901 12514 20 256 19 240 13 256 9 229 12514 11273 17 261 17 246 10 263 7 231 11273 10158 13 265 13 253 5 272 3 232 10158 9159 9 268 6*267 2 298 1 128 9159 8263 7 268 3*295 1 349 3 088 8263 7465 5 267 2 297 2*345 4 093 7465 6751 4 276 2 303 3*334 3 099 6751 6105 4*295 1 315 6 319 2 080 6105 5528 6*312 0 334 10 312 3 346 5528 5042 7 315 0 085 10 309 9 327 5042 4668 7 313 1 106 11 309 16 316 4668 4409 7 313 1 113 11 309 17*312 4409 4252 6 313 1 114 10 309 15*311 4252 4162 5 312 1 113 8 309 9 311 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