DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/15 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 48.5 - - 58.0 - - 63.3 - - 58.2 - - 54.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - 6 - - 106 - - -1 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 444 - - 1391 - - 389 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4147 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4611 - - 5558 - - 4556 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 813 - - 1119 - - 1358 - - 1389 - - 509 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 67 - - 223 - - 11 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 7 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 2 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 010 - - 051 - - 069 - - 299 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - -3 - - 7 - - -6 - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8701 - - -8855 - - -8976 - - -7867 - - -9515 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12865 - - 13467 - - 14535 - - 12424 - - 13680 sfcLCL ODpotential -19185 - - -18410 - - -17659 - - -17102 - - -19822 ODpotential blCL 23349 - - 23021 - - 23217 - - 21658 - - 23986 blCL maxRH 44 - - 40 - - 62 - - 78 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.5 - - 58.0 - - 63.3 - - 58.2 - - 54.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 8.1 - - 14.4 - - 14.7 - - 19.1 - - 10.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 57.6 - - 58.9 - - 63.3 - - 61.6 - - 61.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 7.2 - - 13.4 - - 13.4 - - 18.1 - - 9.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - 6 - - 106 - - -1 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 444 - - 1391 - - 389 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 12 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96490 25 072 25 052 27 063 20 082 12 080 96490 89496 37 099 31 091 36 093 32 097 33 093 89496 84029 41 101 35 099 36 097 30 094 34 095 84029 79469 38 087 35 100 32 103 26 100 26 104 79469 75537 25 087 30 096 26 105 20 102 21 104 75537 72069 17 088 19 104 17 100 16 088 16 088 72069 68945 16 077 13 101 9 080 14 068 13 085 68945 66094 13 057 14 080 6 071 8 049 9 056 66094 63470 9 030 13 049 8 050 5 040 6 016 63470 60929 5 026 10 357 11 006 9 353 11 353 60929 58274 12 017 12 342 13 335 11 342 14 339 58274 55507 16 358 13 353 16 348 11 342 19 325 55507 52840 19 345 19 354 17 341 15 340 23 312 52840 50408 24 334 16 344 22 341 21 328 27 317 50408 48213 24 325 28 341 23 338 18 344 30 342 48213 46211 24 334 33 335 28 000 44 348 48 344 46211 44360 36 349 35 348 51 349 62 339 55 335 44360 42636 40 357 45 351 58 342 60 334 56 333 42636 41025 43 357 49 346 50 337 45 336 52 335 41025 39520 46 359 46 345 34 345 29 347 46 339 39520 38125 51 009 41 005 32 005 39 352 51 341 38125 36811 57 016 49 018 44 352 47 346 56 336 36811 35498 65 014 56 012 50 342 48 339 50 330 35498 34144 73 014 56 002 49 339 49 338 47 332 34144 32750 67 013 53 359 43 341 41 342 46 338 32750 31305 58 015 45 002 39 345 35 338 36 346 31305 29800 53 021 38 003 33 356 30 337 29 353 29800 28237 47 025 39 002 30 359 23 346 24 346 28237 26617 39 019 38 004 31 350 25 343 24 343 26617 24941 36 004 35 009 30 347 28 342 27 345 24941 23215 36 359 32 012 26 355 29 345 30 350 23215 21432 32 358 29 010 25 002 26 349 30 353 21432 19590 29 357 25 004 23 001 23 355 28 351 19590 17723 26 356 22 357 22 000 21 001 23 349 17723 15928 23 358 21 358 20 003 20 006 19 355 15928 14296 18 360 18 005 18 009 20 011 17 005 14296 12842 13 358 14 013 15 017 18 012 16 016 12842 11542 10 358 12 022 14 025 16 013 15 021 11542 10377 7 007 11 030 13 032 15 014 14 023 10377 9334 6 027 10 041 12 039 14 016 13 023 9334 8402 6 050 9 058 11 046 12 017 12 024 8402 7573 7 063 10 071 11 053 12 017 11 025 7573 6834 8 068 11 079 11 058 10 017 10 027 6834 6167 9 072 12 081 11 058 8 013 10 027 6167 5572 9 070 11 079 9*056 6 003 10 024 5572 5072 9 064 9 074 7*059 5 346 10 016 5072 4685 8 058 8*067 6 068 4*321 10 359 4685 4419 7 045 6*056 6 073 3*305 8 338 4419 4256 6*035 5 050 5 077 2 297 7*320 4256 4163 4*010 2 043 5 078 1 291 6*318 4163 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