DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 39.2 - - 46.2 - - 50.6 - - 48.7 - - 45.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -57 - - -17 - - -16 - - -23 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 111 - - 503 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 4278 - - 4670 - - 4163 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 355 - - 1024 - - 1526 - - 1572 - - 1006 Hgt.Variab. W* 11 - - 33 - - 66 - - 15 - - 12 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 6 - - 10 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 055 - - 063 - - 062 - - 055 - - 047 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 4 - - 5 - - -1 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4715 - - -5389 - - -5042 - - -4871 - - -5279 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8878 - - 9667 - - 9712 - - 9035 - - 9443 sfcLCL ODpotential -17499 - - -16582 - - -14995 - - -14575 - - -16502 ODpotential blCL 21662 - - 20860 - - 19665 - - 18738 - - 20665 blCL maxRH 86 - - 100 - - 100 - - 95 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 39.2 - - 46.2 - - 50.6 - - 48.7 - - 45.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 15.9 - - 19.3 - - 23.2 - - 24.3 - - 19.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.6 - - 48.7 - - 52.5 - - 51.9 - - 50.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 14.7 - - 18.2 - - 22.2 - - 23.2 - - 18.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -57 - - -17 - - -16 - - -23 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 111 - - 503 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 45 - - 102 - - 102 - - 81 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96324 46 044 32 027 34 016 35 041 29 043 96324 89262 39 050 33 038 29 023 35 042 34 056 89262 83790 36 059 35 054 30 030 35 033 36 050 83790 79219 29 062 30 070 30 039 30 026 32 040 79219 75267 20 050 23 066 26 053 20 021 26 032 75267 71770 15 018 16 040 18 050 15 017 19 019 71770 68613 14 348 14 017 12 025 8 350 14 360 68613 65711 9 329 14 002 10 357 6 315 10 334 65711 63008 6 337 12 001 5 343 6 284 7 316 63008 60389 8 343 11 001 2 004 2 272 4 261 60389 57660 6 310 9 325 7 265 5 281 3 276 57660 54832 4 296 10 242 13 244 12 238 9 240 54832 52144 12 270 12 239 16 227 19 223 17 239 52144 49735 28 234 27 244 27 238 29 228 27 235 49735 47604 29 223 39 231 35 235 40 236 40 231 47604 45701 32 233 42 242 48 245 69 240 57 241 45701 43970 49 235 52 245 91 243 92 235 92 232 43970 42361 68 231 89 242 107 237 90 229 84 227 42361 40844 65 233 105 240 91 235 86 232 76 225 40844 39409 61 237 98 240 81 234 86 238 73 226 39409 38049 63 240 82 240 77 235 80 240 67 225 38049 36737 66 242 70 237 70 234 71 239 59 223 36737 35410 68 243 62 233 60 232 63 234 54 223 35410 34040 70 244 55 231 56 229 62 229 53 222 34040 32632 69 244 53 231 59 230 59 227 48 222 32632 31175 64 244 59 232 64 235 51 228 44 233 31175 29659 56 246 63 234 62 240 53 238 38 238 29659 28085 53 250 38 229 47 234 49 248 27 234 28085 26460 45 250 20 214 39 216 37 240 24 252 26460 24787 31 250 18 190 25 195 32 206 19 194 24787 23064 20 218 14 171 22 185 28 198 23 190 23064 21286 15 175 12 169 25 170 28 189 22 182 21286 19449 12 155 15 169 27 166 28 187 24 182 19449 17587 11 169 18 169 25 175 24 191 23 187 17587 15799 13 176 20 170 24 188 19 198 17 189 15799 14174 15 166 22 172 22 190 17 205 12 185 14174 12727 19 149 24 172 20 180 15 203 7 186 12727 11436 23 139 24 165 18 169 13 191 4 210 11436 10281 27 128 24 151 17 157 11 166 1 177 10281 9247 28 114 24 133 17 143 11 136 5 122 9247 8325 30 102 25 116 18 128 14 113 9 109 8325 7506 32 095 27 105 19 115 17 103 11 098 7506 6777 33 093 29 099 20 104 19 097 14 091 6777 6121 33 089 28 094 20 094 20 091 15 087 6121 5539 31 083 26 088 19 083 19 084 16 083 5539 5050 28 075 22 081 18 074 18 076 17 075 5050 4673 24 068 18 073 16*066 16 067 16 065 4673 4412 20 061 14*067 13*062 13 060 14 057 4412 4253 15*058 11*066 11 062 10*056 12*051 4253 4162 7*055 4 059 6 063 5*055 5*047 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