DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 38.0 - - 47.7 - - 53.0 - - 51.7 - - 43.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -12 - - 102 - - 235 - - 34 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1072 - - 1852 - - 1519 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 4145 - - 5170 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 5239 - - 6019 - - 5686 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1103 - - 946 - - 950 - - 1310 - - 1330 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 200 - - 316 - - 157 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 6 - - 8 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 036 - - 098 - - 116 - - 162 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 7 - - 18 - - 9 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8972 - - -8569 - - -8393 - - -8355 - - -8015 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 13136 - - 13809 - - 14413 - - 14041 - - 12179 sfcLCL ODpotential -21802 - - -19190 - - -17960 - - -18217 - - -17939 ODpotential blCL 25965 - - 24429 - - 23979 - - 23903 - - 22102 blCL maxRH 83 - - 70 - - 54 - - 48 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 38.0 - - 47.7 - - 53.0 - - 51.7 - - 43.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -3.5 - - 2.6 - - 5.0 - - 5.3 - - 6.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.1 - - 47.8 - - 52.4 - - 52.3 - - 50.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -3.9 - - 1.8 - - 4.0 - - 4.3 - - 5.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -12 - - 102 - - 235 - - 34 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1072 - - 1852 - - 1519 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 31 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96063 49 308 45 298 47 294 47 319 50 293 96063 88991 41 335 32 323 37 319 38 322 42 321 88991 83499 35 332 28 322 31 319 33 313 38 327 83499 78934 35 330 25 324 28 312 28 319 33 323 78934 75001 32 320 28 330 27 313 30 325 26 326 75001 71526 31 312 27 324 30 311 29 320 24 326 71526 68391 31 311 30 316 24 316 29 315 28 313 68391 65533 32 311 29 309 23 325 27 307 25 304 65533 62890 30 314 31 311 27 318 22 309 23 300 62890 60323 34 318 36 310 27 313 27 309 28 290 60323 57646 41 315 39 310 36 307 35 298 33 283 57646 54857 44 313 48 304 44 299 41 291 39 269 54857 52165 45 308 50 296 46 295 46 278 46 264 52165 49710 44 305 50 295 51 296 50 272 52 264 49710 47493 41 308 52 298 58 289 56 272 56 268 47493 45480 44 310 47 297 55 287 54 272 53 265 45480 43640 39 306 38 291 46 281 47 269 47 262 43640 41947 31 315 34 285 31 261 49 258 49 255 41947 40378 38 346 25 286 25 256 46 250 44 252 40378 38920 37 351 17 296 21 243 34 232 39 240 38920 37561 29 347 13 304 16 225 36 200 42 233 37561 36268 22 343 8 298 15 207 40 196 46 225 36268 34970 18 327 9 286 18 208 46 203 46 219 34970 33631 17 304 13 273 26 223 44 218 45 221 33631 32251 22 292 24 257 32 229 46 232 39 226 32251 30823 28 282 34 261 36 228 43 239 37 234 30823 29338 34 283 32 266 32 231 44 230 38 225 29338 27797 37 284 27 263 32 234 37 231 36 218 27797 26200 32 283 28 258 37 240 37 237 28 221 26200 24552 25 276 29 256 40 242 37 236 29 222 24552 22854 19 278 26 253 37 238 36 234 30 225 22854 21103 11 293 20 248 32 234 33 238 26 234 21103 19293 6 290 16 242 29 231 28 247 23 246 19293 17459 6 260 13 238 24 235 24 258 20 254 17459 15697 10 245 13 234 18 242 19 266 17 259 15697 14093 12 245 12 232 14 246 15 263 16 261 14093 12663 13 246 9 229 12 248 12 253 17 260 12663 11385 13 246 7 230 10 247 11 246 17 258 11385 10241 12 244 7 231 8 239 10 241 16 255 10241 9217 9 238 7 215 7 226 10 239 14 251 9217 8304 6 211 7 188 6 212 9 241 11 247 8304 7493 5 160 8 167 6 186 8 241 9 250 7493 6770 7 132 8 147 6 157 6 223 8 257 6770 6118 10 115 8 129 7*132 4*192 6 273 6118 5537 11 101 9*115 8*118 4*168 6 290 5537 5049 12 088 8*104 8 116 4 163 6 299 5049 4672 11 075 6 096 8 116 5 162 6 303 4672 4412 10 061 6 096 8 116 5 160 5 303 4412 4253 9*052 5 097 8 116 4 159 5*305 4253 4162 5*036 4 097 7 116 4 159 4*308 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