DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/08 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 - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 46.0 - - 54.8 - - 59.7 - - 55.7 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -17 - - 18 - - 122 - - -3 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 591 - - 1325 - - 327 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4465 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 4758 - - 5492 - - 4494 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1026 - - 1019 - - 1081 - - 1341 - - 1268 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 100 - - 229 - - 15 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 7 - - 8 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 041 - - 068 - - 084 - - 053 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 1 - - 11 - - -2 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4124 - - -3941 - - -5196 - - -5593 - - -6671 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8287 - - 8700 - - 10689 - - 10087 - - 10836 sfcLCL ODpotential -14424 - - -12618 - - -12412 - - -14060 - - -15616 ODpotential blCL 18587 - - 17376 - - 17904 - - 18554 - - 19780 blCL maxRH 31 - - 38 - - 31 - - 39 - - 28 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 46.0 - - 54.8 - - 59.7 - - 55.7 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.1 - - 31.7 - - 28.0 - - 26.7 - - 21.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.6 - - 55.6 - - 59.6 - - 58.7 - - 59.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.5 - - 30.6 - - 27.1 - - 25.5 - - 20.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -17 - - 18 - - 122 - - -3 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 591 - - 1325 - - 327 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96331 2 313 13 008 5 047 6 014 6 298 96331 89187 12 034 11 056 3 089 8 062 8 057 89187 83646 12 029 8 065 9 065 12 076 16 066 83646 79049 12 001 10 072 13 043 12 080 18 055 79049 75097 13 342 8 030 12 016 13 065 19 055 75097 71613 19 337 14 308 24 348 22 014 19 045 71613 68479 18 346 13 310 18 327 23 335 14 015 68479 65603 21 321 18 334 16 331 21 329 18 342 65603 62932 22 312 26 328 22 326 21 321 18 326 62932 60347 20 307 26 322 20 321 21 310 21 313 60347 57646 19 303 24 319 19 320 21 302 22 304 57646 54834 25 313 25 321 25 318 27 311 27 312 54834 52152 35 305 31 311 34 308 36 310 34 311 52152 49745 43 300 36 300 41 299 40 307 39 313 49745 47594 46 299 40 300 44 300 40 311 39 314 47594 45650 48 301 45 305 44 304 35 323 29 310 45650 43871 49 306 46 312 44 313 35 337 17 328 43871 42230 51 309 45 313 44 313 33 348 38 018 42230 40713 53 309 41 315 39 311 36 357 44 015 40713 39292 55 309 40 320 35 325 34 349 39 029 39292 37955 57 309 40 325 35 335 25 341 29 034 37955 36667 59 308 41 329 33 334 20 038 24 058 36667 35363 55 308 40 332 27 335 42 068 30 054 35363 34017 47 311 35 333 25 354 46 063 37 058 34017 32631 39 317 26 339 30 012 38 046 38 063 32631 31197 32 326 25 005 32 016 34 026 32 062 31197 29705 27 341 29 014 30 014 34 021 24 062 29705 28154 27 353 27 008 26 009 31 018 23 060 28154 26546 29 355 25 001 24 003 28 008 24 052 26546 24886 29 350 25 359 24 358 26 004 23 029 24886 23179 27 345 24 003 23 358 24 004 25 006 23179 21415 26 343 24 005 21 359 23 358 24 354 21415 19585 27 344 23 003 20 001 25 354 23 349 19585 17721 27 348 22 360 20 005 24 358 23 355 17721 15925 25 352 21 003 19 012 19 007 20 008 15925 14290 22 356 18 009 17 020 16 019 16 019 14290 12833 18 002 14 019 15 027 14 027 13 024 12833 11531 13 007 13 031 14 033 13 032 11 026 11531 10366 9 018 13 045 13 045 13 034 11 029 10366 9323 9 046 14 063 14 059 13 038 12 032 9323 8391 12 066 16 078 15 070 14 046 12 040 8391 7562 16 073 18 086 16 076 15 054 12 050 7562 6824 19 075 19 088 17 079 16 063 12 060 6824 6158 20 075 18 088 16 079 16 070 12 069 6158 5565 19 074 16 086 14*078 14 073 11 073 5565 5068 16 071 13*082 10*080 11 069 10 073 5068 4683 13 066 10*074 8 084 8*059 8 070 4683 4417 11 056 7 066 8 086 6*054 7 062 4417 4256 9*049 6 064 7 087 4 054 5*049 4256 4163 5*041 4 065 6 088 3 049 3*031 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