DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/05 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0955z - - 1326z - - 1554z - - 1854z - - 2151z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.7 - - 43.4 - - 45.0 - - 40.3 - - 36.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -28 - - 190 - - 277 - - 43 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 206 - - 1352 - - 1693 - - 967 - - 276 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 4741 - - 5103 - - 4145 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top 4373 - - 5519 - - 5860 - - 5134 - - 4443 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 855 - - 741 - - 688 - - 756 - - 746 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 265 - - 323 - - 144 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 24 - - 24 - - 27 - - 23 BL Wind Direction 298 - - 303 - - 302 - - 307 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 13 - - 13 - - 18 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg -41 - - -79 - - -79 - - -102 - - -89 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 212 - - 242 - - -12 - - 334 - - 282 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4162 - - 5277 - - 5872 - - 4800 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential -6329 - - -6966 - - -5381 - - -4471 - - -5455 ODpotential blCL 10702 - - 12485 - - 11241 - - 9605 - - 9898 blCL maxRH 89 - - 84 - - 84 - - 84 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 37.7 - - 43.4 - - 45.0 - - 40.3 - - 36.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.2 - - 34.8 - - 33.7 - - 33.8 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.0 - - 43.0 - - 44.3 - - 40.9 - - 38.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.3 - - 34.6 - - 33.6 - - 33.8 - - 34.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -28 - - 190 - - 277 - - 43 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 206 - - 1352 - - 1693 - - 967 - - 276 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 56 - - 34 - - 35 - - 38 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96339 51 293 51 289 47 290 50 292 55 283 96339 89108 42 297 38 303 35 292 38 291 38 298 89108 83547 37 294 30 306 28 294 25 296 30 302 83547 78944 25 286 22 296 24 300 20 303 21 305 78944 74972 17 297 19 289 25 295 22 294 21 305 74972 71436 21 291 16 284 23 288 21 295 22 286 71436 68238 25 270 18 287 19 278 22 290 22 290 68238 65311 22 264 24 274 24 288 25 290 21 314 65311 62582 24 269 32 266 34 275 38 283 29 298 62582 59931 36 271 40 267 42 270 45 270 38 282 59931 57177 43 275 43 269 47 269 48 268 40 267 57177 54324 54 280 52 274 51 267 50 268 45 267 54324 51591 64 274 59 269 57 264 56 266 56 266 51591 49121 70 268 66 266 64 261 66 263 63 262 49121 46901 75 263 75 265 74 261 74 264 71 263 46901 44888 80 259 85 262 85 263 82 264 81 263 44888 43045 86 258 92 259 95 263 87 262 86 262 43045 41342 94 259 97 256 101 260 93 259 92 260 41342 39761 99 258 100 255 102 256 99 256 100 256 39761 38290 102 254 100 252 101 253 103 253 104 254 38290 36917 104 250 99 251 101 253 106 251 105 254 36917 35606 102 248 100 251 103 253 108 252 106 256 35606 34292 100 249 102 253 105 254 109 253 107 255 34292 32948 98 250 103 254 106 255 108 255 107 253 32948 31579 98 250 101 254 104 256 104 256 102 252 31579 30173 97 251 98 254 101 257 99 257 95 252 30173 28719 94 253 94 254 95 256 93 258 90 254 28719 27215 87 256 85 257 87 257 88 260 88 257 27215 25655 76 256 75 260 82 262 85 262 86 258 25655 24043 66 256 69 262 80 265 82 260 83 258 24043 22384 60 257 65 262 74 264 77 259 77 259 22384 20676 56 257 60 260 67 263 68 260 68 261 20676 18913 51 258 56 258 60 260 60 260 56 262 18913 17129 46 258 49 256 53 257 53 260 43 263 17129 15417 41 256 43 253 48 253 46 260 35 263 15417 13862 37 253 39 249 42 252 40 260 30 263 13862 12475 34 250 36 247 35 252 32 259 27 265 12475 11234 31 250 32 245 29 254 25 258 23 269 11234 10121 27 250 27 245 25 254 20 261 21 275 10121 9122 24 249 23 245 22 258 17 274 20 286 9122 8228 23 251 20 248 20 269 17 292 21 299 8228 7430 22 259 19 264 21 285 21 305 24 309 7430 6720 22 275 20 284 23 297 27 310 29 315 6720 6078 25 290 25*298 26*302 32 310 34 315 6078 5508 27 300 26*302 27*303 33*310 37 314 5508 5030 27 304 26 303 26 302 33*309 37 312 5030 4661 25 304 24 303 25 302 30 308 35*310 4661 4406 21*302 22 302 23 301 27 307 30*309 4406 4251 16*300 20 302 21 301 24 306 25 308 4251 4162 9 295 13 301 14 299 15 305 14 305 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