DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 - - - 54.9 - - 59.5 - - 57.9 - - 50.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 150 - - 7 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 535 - - 1606 - - 1124 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4832 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4702 - - 5773 - - 5291 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1026 - - 909 - - 1241 - - 1813 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 79 - - 262 - - 87 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 065 - - 085 - - 097 - - 354 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 11 - - 9 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6196 - - -7230 - - -6904 - - -7158 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10899 - - 13003 - - 12196 - - 11322 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14580 - - -14372 - - -13670 - - -15179 ODpotential blCL - - - 19282 - - 20145 - - 18961 - - 19343 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 72 - - 68 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.9 - - 59.5 - - 57.9 - - 50.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.3 - - 17.5 - - 19.5 - - 16.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 59.1 - - 58.9 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.3 - - 16.3 - - 18.5 - - 16.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 150 - - 7 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 535 - - 1606 - - 1124 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96308 16 053 16 058 29 078 19 080 96308 89244 19 077 17 068 20 078 20 065 89244 83783 23 072 21 068 21 074 23 055 83783 79233 24 078 17 069 21 062 24 053 79233 75296 20 080 15 050 23 044 21 041 75296 71816 17 090 8 061 23 041 19 054 71816 68663 18 057 13 046 22 036 22 045 68663 65766 21 033 19 037 16 020 21 029 65766 63088 19 036 20 025 14 017 18 019 63088 60491 19 012 20 023 18 006 20 008 60491 57779 24 002 23 007 24 355 25 359 57779 54961 24 349 23 343 26 337 27 347 54961 52259 25 335 24 319 28 320 32 335 52259 49811 27 325 25 311 27 317 34 324 49811 47604 26 310 26 308 27 324 31 317 47604 45589 25 306 25 306 27 317 31 314 45589 43733 27 304 23 306 28 308 33 314 43733 42016 28 303 27 308 29 306 35 313 42016 40431 27 309 29 312 32 309 35 312 40431 38967 27 325 32 324 32 316 30 311 38967 37609 31 319 36 318 37 322 28 323 37609 36320 30 306 34 312 39 312 29 324 36320 35027 26 337 31 331 36 312 30 313 35027 33694 29 344 33 337 33 321 29 303 33694 32323 29 333 33 332 33 323 27 309 32323 30902 29 325 32 323 34 321 30 307 30902 29421 28 321 32 321 35 320 31 311 29421 27883 26 321 32 321 34 324 30 326 27883 26290 24 335 29 321 32 325 29 332 26290 24644 25 336 27 322 30 322 27 331 24644 22951 25 325 26 321 30 324 27 329 22951 21206 26 318 26 321 30 325 28 327 21206 19400 25 317 26 324 30 326 31 325 19400 17564 23 318 24 324 29 326 31 324 17564 15795 22 321 23 321 27 325 29 325 15795 14181 22 326 22 322 25 325 25 328 14181 12740 21 330 21 325 22 328 20 331 12740 11454 18 333 18 325 18 330 15 331 11454 10302 12 333 14 320 14 333 10 335 10302 9271 4 321 8 310 10 340 7 001 9271 8349 1 129 4 317 6 003 8 046 8349 7529 5 098 3 062 7 045 11 067 7529 6800 10 092 8 077 9 065 13 079 6800 6141 13 090 11*079 10 074 14 089 6141 5554 13 087 9*079 9*079 13 094 5554 5061 12*082 8 083 7*087 11 095 5061 4680 10*072 7 086 6 096 8 090 4680 4416 7 063 7 089 5 101 6 077 4416 4255 5 060 7 090 5 102 4*054 4255 4163 2 060 6 092 4 105 2*354 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