DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/15 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 - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.9 - - 44.3 - - 48.5 - - 47.6 - - 41.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -22 - - 149 - - 323 - - 102 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1623 - - 2814 - - 2420 - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 4834 - - 5978 - - 5169 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 5790 - - 6981 - - 6587 - - 4342 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 707 - - 965 - - 1082 - - 1227 - - 1694 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 261 - - 404 - - 262 - - 10 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 12 - - 17 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 247 - - 220 - - 215 - - 238 - - 238 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg -12 - - -7 - - -10 - - -14 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 2 - - 668 - - 477 - - 487 - - 49 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4162 - - 5122 - - 6505 - - 6100 - - 4293 sfcLCL ODpotential -8510 - - -4709 - - -5805 - - -2160 - - -3519 ODpotential blCL 12673 - - 10499 - - 12786 - - 8747 - - 7861 blCL maxRH 89 - - 88 - - 81 - - 81 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.9 - - 44.3 - - 48.5 - - 47.6 - - 41.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.2 - - 36.4 - - 34.4 - - 35.3 - - 36.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.9 - - 44.1 - - 47.4 - - 47.7 - - 43.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.1 - - 36.0 - - 34.1 - - 35.2 - - 36.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -22 - - 149 - - 323 - - 102 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1623 - - 2814 - - 2420 - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 55 - - 51 - - 22 - - 24 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96664 36 097 23 102 22 095 29 098 19 115 96664 89512 25 103 18 106 14 091 22 097 13 110 89512 83975 11 110 12 113 9 077 16 102 11 118 83975 79355 10 126 10 120 4 104 8 134 4 096 79355 75354 5 119 8 152 3 130 4 178 3 138 75354 71811 8 161 8 222 4 262 6 256 6 226 71811 68603 5 190 12 215 12 222 11 235 6 260 68603 65637 5 259 6 226 12 237 22 231 17 234 65637 62882 24 225 20 236 18 237 22 243 22 241 62882 60204 26 227 27 231 30 232 31 243 28 242 60204 57395 29 245 36 233 40 228 39 226 40 241 57395 54473 48 249 43 242 51 238 51 236 54 242 54473 51688 64 248 59 245 69 244 65 246 68 249 51688 49195 78 245 73 241 81 242 84 246 83 251 49195 46973 83 244 81 240 86 240 90 242 92 247 46973 44964 90 245 85 242 86 242 90 243 96 245 44964 43130 94 244 88 245 89 246 92 245 96 245 43130 41445 97 244 96 245 100 245 100 246 101 245 41445 39898 102 244 101 243 107 241 111 245 110 243 39898 38474 99 243 101 243 109 243 120 245 120 242 38474 37140 97 246 104 246 114 247 120 245 120 241 37140 35855 97 245 105 244 109 246 120 245 118 241 35855 34556 95 243 101 244 107 245 117 245 116 241 34556 33218 93 242 96 245 102 246 109 245 115 241 33218 31844 90 240 93 244 94 246 99 244 111 242 31844 30423 87 237 90 243 90 244 92 243 103 242 30423 28946 85 237 89 240 88 240 87 242 93 241 28946 27418 81 237 88 239 87 238 85 240 84 242 27418 25842 74 235 83 239 82 239 82 240 77 242 25842 24216 68 231 75 237 74 238 78 239 72 241 24216 22541 63 229 68 233 65 236 70 238 68 240 22541 20811 60 228 63 231 61 235 61 237 61 239 20811 19023 57 230 59 229 56 234 56 238 55 235 19023 17209 55 229 55 227 51 231 52 235 51 233 17209 15468 52 225 51 226 51 229 47 234 43 230 15468 13890 48 220 45 223 46 228 37 235 33 230 13890 12490 43 216 40 219 39 225 26 235 24 225 12490 11245 37 212 34 215 30 223 16 227 20 216 11245 10129 31 208 27 213 23 220 11 216 19 213 10129 9131 28 205 23 210 20 213 8 215 16 214 9131 8237 25 202 21 207 19 213 6 243 13 215 8237 7442 23 201 20 208 18*214 8 263 9 219 7442 6733 22 201 19 212 18*215 10*257 8 234 6733 6092 21 203 16*218 18 216 13*244 9 249 6092 5521 20 208 14*221 18 216 14 240 11 249 5521 5039 19 215 13 221 18 215 14 237 12 245 5039 4666 18 222 12 220 17 215 14 235 12 242 4666 4409 15 229 12 218 16 214 13 234 11*241 4409 4252 12*233 11 218 15 214 12 233 9*238 4252 4162 6*247 8 217 12 213 9 232 5 238 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