DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/17 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 41.8 - - 45.9 - - 45.6 - - 44.6 - - 43.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 76 - - 45 - - 8 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 369 - - 1536 - - 882 - - 1104 - - 939 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4536 - - 5703 - - 5049 - - 5271 - - 5106 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1432 - - 1342 - - 2130 - - 2024 - - 1877 Hgt.Variab. W* 23 - - 210 - - 145 - - 93 - - 89 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 20 - - 16 - - 14 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 228 - - 219 - - 205 - - 224 - - 215 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 13 - - 10 - - 11 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - -17 - - 9 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 374 - - 1541 - - 887 - - 1109 - - 944 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4162 - - 4162 - - 4162 - - 4162 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential -5 - - 565 - - 430 - - 605 - - 495 ODpotential blCL 4541 - - 5138 - - 4619 - - 4666 - - 4611 blCL maxRH 99 - - 98 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 20 - - 10 - - 20 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m 41.8 - - 45.9 - - 45.6 - - 44.6 - - 43.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.4 - - 43.9 - - 44.5 - - 43.4 - - 42.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 43.1 - - 46.3 - - 46.0 - - 45.6 - - 44.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.6 - - 43.1 - - 44.1 - - 43.1 - - 42.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 76 - - 45 - - 8 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 369 - - 1536 - - 882 - - 1104 - - 939 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 96 - - 93 - - 100 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96522 4 109 5 045 11 073 9 052 6 082 96522 89402 8 081 15 096 5 117 10 039 13 068 89402 83902 6 075 14 098 5 091 12 059 16 066 83902 79327 10 034 10 085 7 096 10 069 8 040 79327 75371 9 035 5 024 6 066 9 074 7 004 75371 71861 8 009 2 345 5 341 6 022 7 016 71861 68676 8 349 4 299 8 352 5 003 6 007 68676 65736 4 349 9 283 10 297 8 332 4 353 65736 62995 5 293 6 296 11 255 12 303 11 308 62995 60331 14 290 10 300 7 285 6 276 13 285 60331 57541 19 271 14 278 14 290 12 316 7 273 57541 54610 18 266 17 277 18 276 13 300 13 297 54610 51784 24 262 22 276 21 275 28 268 23 272 51784 49249 29 260 29 267 25 268 33 243 27 265 49249 46992 32 261 32 255 27 262 27 235 26 264 46992 44948 37 263 33 255 28 259 26 241 25 259 44948 43070 42 262 35 256 30 251 31 246 29 252 43070 41332 46 263 40 253 37 254 40 248 34 247 41332 39718 50 258 50 250 49 251 47 246 39 240 39718 38216 49 251 53 243 57 248 51 245 43 233 38216 36822 51 245 53 238 58 245 54 245 43 227 36822 35498 57 244 55 239 56 244 56 240 41 225 35498 34178 62 243 58 240 57 247 53 237 40 229 34178 32829 62 245 59 239 58 248 50 239 45 233 32829 31456 57 248 58 237 55 245 50 241 51 231 31456 30047 54 246 55 237 50 243 49 238 54 228 30047 28593 58 237 50 238 48 241 48 235 55 227 28593 27093 56 232 47 237 48 237 47 233 55 224 27093 25546 52 232 48 230 48 234 46 230 55 221 25546 23953 49 235 47 225 47 235 47 227 54 220 23953 22312 46 237 44 226 47 235 48 225 50 220 22312 20623 43 238 43 227 46 231 47 226 45 215 20623 18881 41 238 41 228 42 229 40 228 42 207 18881 17117 38 238 39 228 37 230 36 227 39 210 17117 15416 35 238 34 227 32 232 37 222 37 210 15416 13861 30 238 30 224 28 228 38 220 34 202 13861 12472 26 237 27 222 26 226 36 216 32 198 12472 11230 21 239 24 224 25 225 33 210 32 198 11230 10117 18 248 20 228 23 223 31 208 31 199 10117 9120 16 257 19 232 23 222 28 210 30 198 9120 8229 16 263 19 234 24 221 27 212 28 195 8229 7437 16 262 21 230 25 215 26 214 25 192 7437 6730 18 253 23 226 24 212 25 216 21 192 6730 6091 21 241 25*221 23 210 23 218 18 196 6091 5520 23 234 24*220 22*208 21*221 16*202 5520 5039 22 230 22 219 20*206 18*223 14*210 5039 4667 19*229 20 219 17 205 16 224 13 215 4667 4410 15*227 18 218 15 205 14 224 10 217 4410 4253 12 228 17 218 14 204 12 225 9 218 4253 4162 7 229 11 217 9 203 8 225 6 220 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