DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/29 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.9 - - 55.5 - - 53.6 - - 48.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 44 - - -1 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 623 - - 1001 - - 567 - - 97 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4790 - - 5168 - - 4734 - - 4264 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1061 - - 1148 - - 1332 - - 1252 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 83 - - 155 - - 0 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 113 - - 082 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 7 - - -2 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4216 - - -4622 - - -5176 - - -6728 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9006 - - 9791 - - 9911 - - 10992 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11443 - - -10637 - - -12296 - - -14583 ODpotential blCL - - - 16233 - - 15805 - - 17030 - - 18847 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 87 - - 66 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.9 - - 55.5 - - 53.6 - - 48.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.4 - - 27.4 - - 25.2 - - 15.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.8 - - 55.9 - - 56.6 - - 54.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 26.2 - - 24.0 - - 14.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 44 - - -1 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 623 - - 1001 - - 567 - - 97 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 17 - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96581 29 078 21 092 28 102 22 112 96581 89384 25 090 15 102 22 085 20 089 89384 83814 15 100 11 089 17 078 19 089 83814 79183 9 096 7 065 10 049 18 065 79183 75197 6 106 4 057 6 357 12 033 75197 71677 4 062 6 354 4 358 10 050 71677 68486 9 359 10 327 11 327 12 015 68486 65547 15 323 14 302 18 315 14 336 65547 62819 17 321 15 300 19 303 16 303 62819 60173 24 302 24 301 24 291 24 289 60173 57416 29 286 29 284 29 289 34 289 57416 54549 34 277 31 267 35 283 37 276 54549 51806 38 275 37 270 37 275 35 271 51806 49333 46 268 43 265 38 267 35 278 49333 47116 52 262 47 265 38 272 36 276 47116 45108 53 259 52 264 45 266 31 277 45108 43273 57 257 56 259 48 260 36 284 43273 41587 60 256 60 255 55 257 47 275 41587 40033 60 255 57 257 54 256 47 269 40033 38589 58 252 54 259 44 261 43 276 38589 37243 56 248 58 256 48 268 42 281 37243 35956 56 248 55 254 48 269 40 288 35956 34665 54 247 52 255 42 269 39 293 34665 33341 52 247 50 257 34 272 37 292 33341 31987 45 249 46 258 32 279 33 289 31987 30588 38 250 37 258 31 280 30 288 30588 29136 29 256 29 255 30 279 28 293 29136 27628 21 263 24 263 28 279 28 294 27628 26065 17 271 24 280 26 282 26 297 26065 24449 16 284 23 300 24 289 24 302 24449 22784 19 298 24 314 21 300 23 309 22784 21064 24 312 25 317 22 306 23 314 21064 19280 26 321 26 319 25 305 24 311 19280 17468 27 324 26 315 26 305 24 305 17468 15720 27 323 23 310 23 306 22 303 15720 14125 25 321 21 310 20 307 20 305 14125 12699 23 318 20 313 17 313 17 305 12699 11422 19 313 18 315 15 321 15 304 11422 10276 14 301 15 310 14 327 13 304 10276 9249 8 274 11 298 12 325 11 304 9249 8331 5 223 6 271 9 317 9 297 8331 7515 6 169 4 206 5 301 7 281 7515 6788 8 145 6 160 2 245 5 247 6788 6133 9 130 7 141 3 156 5 212 6133 5548 10 121 8*126 4 132 6 196 5548 5057 9*118 6*117 3*116 6 194 5057 4677 7*115 5 112 1*085 6 203 4677 4414 4 111 4 111 1 070 5*225 4414 4254 2 114 4 111 1 095 4*271 4254 4163 1 114 3 112 0 104 4 302 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