DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/07 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 48.5 - - 55.7 - - 59.9 - - 56.2 - - 49.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 15 - - 117 - - -1 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 542 - - 1133 - - 539 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4709 - - 5300 - - 4706 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 998 - - 924 - - 876 - - 1057 - - 594 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 92 - - 214 - - 18 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 7 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 005 - - 141 - - 173 - - 242 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - -2 - - 9 - - -6 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4914 - - -4184 - - -4410 - - -4293 - - -3173 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9078 - - 8893 - - 9711 - - 9000 - - 7338 sfcLCL ODpotential -15182 - - -12957 - - -11491 - - -12224 - - -12259 ODpotential blCL 19346 - - 17666 - - 16791 - - 16930 - - 16423 blCL maxRH 62 - - 62 - - 47 - - 55 - - 60 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.5 - - 55.7 - - 59.9 - - 56.2 - - 49.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.2 - - 31.8 - - 32.3 - - 31.9 - - 32.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.4 - - 56.6 - - 59.8 - - 58.7 - - 56.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.1 - - 30.7 - - 31.5 - - 31.0 - - 32.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 15 - - 117 - - -1 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 542 - - 1133 - - 539 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96275 6 093 3 001 10 181 7 236 6 248 96275 89180 3 051 5 196 11 254 11 278 12 357 89180 83667 7 286 4 006 4 310 10 306 18 356 83667 79086 5 253 4 021 10 304 11 352 10 358 79086 75143 12 332 7 336 14 330 15 337 12 340 75143 71653 22 329 14 310 19 332 19 335 13 340 71653 68500 22 327 19 319 20 309 23 310 23 332 68500 65617 23 318 18 322 17 304 21 295 26 312 65617 62962 23 299 27 314 25 307 23 306 25 302 62962 60392 34 300 32 293 32 288 29 292 29 289 60392 57709 37 291 37 278 37 286 37 286 36 285 57709 54916 39 288 42 280 45 279 46 281 41 280 54916 52241 40 282 46 280 49 277 52 280 45 282 52241 49832 46 285 49 281 53 276 57 279 49 286 49832 47670 52 286 52 283 56 278 59 280 53 288 47670 45704 55 289 55 287 54 281 59 281 56 287 45704 43901 58 300 55 294 51 292 55 290 54 289 43901 42239 61 307 56 302 55 305 56 302 51 295 42239 40700 60 311 58 306 60 309 56 306 50 299 40700 39265 58 315 60 307 60 309 57 310 55 306 39265 37918 58 317 61 307 60 309 57 311 58 308 37918 36623 58 316 61 308 60 309 55 310 57 308 36623 35313 57 317 59 309 59 307 54 310 55 307 35313 33963 55 320 55 308 59 303 54 309 53 307 33963 32577 54 321 53 308 57 301 54 307 52 306 32577 31144 53 322 51 309 54 302 52 305 51 303 31144 29653 50 322 48 312 51 305 50 304 49 300 29653 28107 46 324 45 311 46 305 44 303 47 297 28107 26506 40 324 40 309 40 303 40 299 46 296 26506 24851 37 322 38 302 36 300 38 299 44 297 24851 23145 33 318 35 301 34 297 34 303 38 301 23145 21382 29 319 30 304 30 299 30 304 32 303 21382 19557 26 329 24 312 24 303 25 302 28 300 19557 17701 22 338 19 319 19 303 20 299 26 297 17701 15911 18 341 16 322 16 299 17 298 23 296 15911 14279 15 338 14 323 15 297 15 301 21 295 14279 12823 13 334 12 324 14 300 14 306 19 294 12823 11523 13 332 12 326 13 306 14 311 15 294 11523 10358 12 332 12 331 13 314 14 315 13 300 10358 9317 9 324 11 333 12 314 14 315 11 305 9317 8387 4 292 6 320 10 305 13 308 10 304 8387 7560 3 198 3 232 8 275 12 300 9 301 7560 6822 5 155 6 183 7 240 10 288 7 300 6822 6157 7 137 7 164 7 209 7 274 6 296 6157 5564 8 129 8 154 7*184 5 258 4 294 5564 5067 7 123 7*146 6*177 4*264 4 298 5067 4683 6 116 5*142 5 175 3*261 6 311 4683 4417 4 106 3 138 5 172 3 243 7 313 4417 4255 2*077 2 141 5 170 2 227 7*307 4255 4163 2*005 1 153 5 168 2 216 6*304 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