DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/18 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 - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.5 - - 54.3 - - 59.9 - - 58.9 - - 51.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 1 - - 81 - - -2 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 285 - - 997 - - 531 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 4452 - - 5164 - - 4698 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 920 - - 750 - - 814 - - 960 - - 458 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 48 - - 183 - - 25 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 15 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 003 - - 057 - - 166 - - 280 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - -5 - - 6 - - -11 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8654 - - -7789 - - -7243 - - -6667 - - -4978 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12817 - - 12241 - - 12407 - - 11366 - - 9143 sfcLCL ODpotential -18589 - - -16489 - - -14258 - - -13394 - - -12989 ODpotential blCL 22752 - - 20941 - - 19422 - - 18092 - - 17153 blCL maxRH 84 - - 79 - - 92 - - 90 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 47.5 - - 54.3 - - 59.9 - - 58.9 - - 51.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 7.5 - - 16.2 - - 20.7 - - 24.3 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.8 - - 55.6 - - 60.0 - - 60.3 - - 57.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 6.5 - - 15.4 - - 19.6 - - 23.2 - - 26.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 1 - - 81 - - -2 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 285 - - 997 - - 531 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 37 - - 17 - - 69 - - 62 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 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] 96596 47 092 29 072 34 037 29 047 26 068 96596 89518 40 095 33 083 28 074 30 063 22 075 89518 83999 30 077 30 081 26 081 30 077 25 072 83999 79392 30 074 25 079 20 075 22 073 20 062 79392 75421 27 070 20 072 16 064 17 062 19 057 75421 71895 23 068 17 067 15 045 16 042 21 049 71895 68699 17 059 16 064 13 028 16 015 24 035 68699 65775 17 035 15 054 14 031 16 005 23 021 65775 63082 21 017 16 033 13 027 17 006 19 018 63082 60486 20 003 18 022 14 029 14 012 19 011 60486 57780 22 349 21 359 19 352 19 351 18 350 57780 54981 25 352 24 347 25 341 27 344 28 349 54981 52320 28 345 29 341 28 337 31 330 33 339 52320 49920 30 336 31 339 27 336 29 326 33 327 49920 47753 31 332 30 329 27 328 26 322 30 317 47753 45772 32 330 27 322 26 315 27 313 27 305 45772 43940 30 326 26 319 24 311 25 306 24 304 43940 42232 26 314 26 308 23 306 24 300 24 297 42232 40637 22 305 25 297 23 302 23 290 25 291 40637 39154 24 305 27 287 25 290 24 286 25 288 39154 37781 33 288 33 274 30 279 27 289 26 285 37781 36479 34 280 33 270 32 276 30 284 25 280 36479 35176 33 282 29 272 33 277 34 276 24 287 35176 33839 34 276 27 274 33 281 36 275 22 284 33839 32467 32 267 26 273 30 281 29 283 20 278 32467 31043 28 269 25 275 27 279 27 290 19 278 31043 29561 23 275 23 278 25 275 28 281 22 284 29561 28021 19 294 23 276 25 273 27 274 25 283 28021 26426 18 298 22 271 26 276 26 282 27 277 26426 24777 18 249 22 262 28 280 24 286 26 278 24777 23076 18 234 23 262 28 280 25 287 24 286 23076 21319 14 242 22 256 27 275 27 282 25 294 21319 19500 13 256 21 250 25 269 26 280 25 299 19500 17655 13 261 17 257 21 269 24 287 22 303 17655 15879 13 259 15 263 18 279 23 293 20 310 15879 14259 13 258 13 267 16 291 21 298 18 317 14259 12813 12 256 11 271 13 295 17 307 16 323 12813 11518 9 249 8 280 9 298 14 321 14 329 11518 10358 5 245 5 306 7 307 12 329 14 332 10358 9318 3 251 5 333 7 319 10 331 13 333 9318 8388 1 275 5 348 7 328 9 329 14 333 8388 7561 0 135 3 352 6 322 9 324 14 333 7561 6824 2 122 1 067 4 293 8 314 15 332 6824 6158 5 122 3 131 4 263 9 309 15 330 6158 5565 7 118 4 132 2*237 9 307 15 328 5565 5067 7 109 5 121 2*192 8*305 14 323 5067 4683 7 095 4*108 2 166 5*296 12 315 4683 4417 5 075 3*086 2 160 4 279 9 302 4417 4255 4*056 2 051 3 157 2 263 7*293 4255 4163 2*003 1 005 3 156 2 242 4*288 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