DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/26 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.4 - - 43.0 - - 41.0 - - 37.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 33 - - 24 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1426 - - 1584 - - 1400 - - 944 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4145 - - 4146 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5593 - - 5751 - - 5567 - - 5111 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2729 - - 1594 - - 1354 - - 1188 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 186 - - 168 - - 143 - - 82 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 15 - - 16 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 283 - - 293 - - 302 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - 11 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -37 - - -51 - - -51 - - -80 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1431 - - 1092 - - 1405 - - 950 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4162 - - 4659 - - 4162 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -370 - - -1506 - - 93 - - -389 ODpotential blCL - - - 5963 - - 7257 - - 5474 - - 5500 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 100 - - 98 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 10 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.4 - - 43.0 - - 41.0 - - 37.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.8 - - 37.1 - - 38.5 - - 35.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.9 - - 43.6 - - 41.8 - - 38.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.8 - - 35.8 - - 37.7 - - 34.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 33 - - 24 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1426 - - 1584 - - 1400 - - 944 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 102 - - 93 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 96058 27 304 29 315 17 314 24 295 96058 89041 17 297 28 322 15 333 20 321 89041 83627 10 325 20 307 15 324 17 313 83627 79115 16 324 18 296 14 314 21 323 79115 75185 8 353 10 307 16 271 21 268 75185 71702 25 278 21 275 13 272 15 268 71702 68522 21 257 26 279 24 283 20 291 68522 65556 26 258 36 259 33 267 33 270 65556 62789 39 246 41 241 40 252 45 258 62789 60112 41 240 41 246 43 238 46 247 60112 57324 41 239 43 246 41 233 36 249 57324 54407 46 244 47 241 36 249 32 259 54407 51594 58 252 59 251 56 257 47 265 51594 49071 72 247 72 253 68 249 60 257 49071 46837 84 238 82 238 76 246 67 249 46837 44828 91 233 84 232 86 243 76 243 44828 42995 93 233 87 238 89 240 82 239 42995 41305 101 237 98 240 95 241 86 240 41305 39734 118 239 104 239 106 243 93 241 39734 38272 129 237 115 237 115 240 105 243 38272 36909 127 236 122 234 122 236 116 243 36909 35610 125 236 119 231 130 233 125 241 35610 34307 122 235 120 232 131 234 133 239 34307 32968 121 236 120 235 123 235 130 238 32968 31596 115 236 114 235 117 236 125 238 31596 30176 106 235 108 233 117 239 124 240 30176 28701 101 234 103 234 116 241 122 241 28701 27173 98 235 101 236 112 242 116 241 27173 25595 95 235 98 237 105 241 111 241 25595 23969 93 236 96 239 100 241 103 242 23969 22296 91 239 96 239 99 241 97 242 22296 20570 86 242 95 240 90 237 90 242 20570 18795 78 244 85 241 70 231 72 236 18795 17018 66 243 71 236 62 223 50 225 17018 15320 54 236 59 225 58 221 49 219 15320 13771 49 231 54 224 55 222 43 214 13771 12390 47 230 48 227 49 230 36 222 12390 11159 47 231 41 232 38 237 37 233 11159 10058 46 235 34 235 28 247 36 244 10058 9071 42 239 30 236 22 262 35 256 9071 8188 35 244 27 240 20 275 35 269 8188 7401 28 250 24 247 20 286 35 280 7401 6699 25 257 21 257 20 294 34 287 6699 6066 21*268 19*273 20*300 33 293 6066 5501 19*277 17*288 20*302 31*299 5501 5027 18 283 16 294 18 302 29*303 5027 4660 17 285 15 295 17 302 26 304 4660 4406 16 287 14 295 15 301 22 304 4406 4250 14 287 13 295 13 301 19 304 4250 4162 10 287 9 295 9 301 11 302 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