DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/11 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 52.8 - - 63.9 - - 68.1 - - 65.4 - - 58.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -15 - - 143 - - 220 - - -4 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1543 - - 2776 - - 1896 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 4741 - - 5811 - - 4147 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 5710 - - 6943 - - 6063 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1483 - - 1407 - - 1617 - - 2335 - - 2469 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 251 - - 352 - - 26 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 12 - - 10 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 039 - - 086 - - 103 - - 109 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 11 - - 18 - - 13 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7301 - - -8160 - - -7911 - - -7938 - - -9007 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11465 - - 13871 - - 14855 - - 14002 - - 13172 sfcLCL ODpotential -16025 - - -14713 - - -13636 - - -14473 - - -20190 ODpotential blCL 20189 - - 20423 - - 20579 - - 20536 - - 24354 blCL maxRH 21 - - 25 - - 33 - - 31 - - 32 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 52.8 - - 63.9 - - 68.1 - - 65.4 - - 58.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 18.2 - - 18.1 - - 17.6 - - 18.9 - - 16.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.1 - - 63.6 - - 67.4 - - 66.9 - - 65.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 18.1 - - 17.9 - - 17.6 - - 18.7 - - 16.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -15 - - 143 - - 220 - - -4 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1543 - - 2776 - - 1896 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 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] 96821 39 290 47 290 48 289 44 286 56 289 96821 89642 26 299 29 296 37 289 31 291 39 298 89642 84147 20 302 22 297 25 291 33 299 31 317 84147 79590 23 298 20 296 22 303 26 299 30 318 79590 75640 21 302 22 289 25 307 24 303 33 304 75640 72137 20 313 20 287 27 294 28 300 31 301 72137 68967 21 305 23 288 28 288 25 295 26 302 68967 66064 21 287 21 275 28 280 25 293 23 298 66064 63397 20 281 16 259 22 266 26 285 23 284 63397 60838 20 269 16 260 20 247 26 262 26 256 60838 58175 18 299 17 264 20 246 26 253 26 254 58175 55416 36 296 25 277 25 267 34 267 36 274 55416 52792 42 273 42 263 41 257 45 261 48 263 52792 50422 28 258 38 248 37 241 45 247 46 248 50422 48269 13 283 23 250 28 259 36 263 41 254 48269 46288 32 321 34 302 39 294 42 280 43 274 46288 44461 56 316 54 307 53 296 48 290 53 284 44461 42766 63 315 60 307 54 298 54 294 56 283 42766 41187 52 322 48 313 46 302 49 293 56 283 41187 39706 41 324 34 316 35 305 32 292 49 285 39706 38313 29 337 22 334 25 308 27 287 36 281 38313 36977 21 002 13 354 16 312 25 286 26 277 36977 35633 26 025 14 013 12 326 24 290 20 281 35633 34250 36 013 19 017 13 342 20 300 19 288 34250 32830 42 007 25 007 15 356 12 321 18 294 32830 31360 41 018 31 008 20 356 13 340 18 292 31360 29828 33 035 29 024 21 008 15 357 12 284 29828 28238 22 022 21 037 18 038 17 036 3 015 28238 26592 19 002 16 022 14 042 14 038 3 044 26592 24889 13 017 15 012 12 026 13 006 5 013 24889 23139 12 054 9 037 12 033 14 022 10 057 23139 21350 10 052 10 072 7 091 8 066 5 098 21350 19516 6 021 6 069 6 127 6 124 7 193 19516 17663 3 355 1 002 3 169 5 135 7 205 17663 15883 3 018 2 286 2 208 5 129 6 189 15883 14265 5 030 1 342 1 172 4 108 5 162 14265 12821 6 031 2 026 1 117 4 095 4 124 12821 11530 6 047 3 087 1 130 4 097 4 102 11530 10372 9 072 6 113 4 138 4 122 4 099 10372 9335 14 084 10 114 7 131 6 126 5 112 9335 8406 19 088 14 111 10 121 8 116 7 113 8406 7579 21 089 15 107 11*111 9 105 8 106 7579 6840 22 089 17 102 11*104 10 098 10 102 6840 6173 22 088 17*097 11 102 10*098 10 100 6173 5577 20 086 16*093 10 102 8*101 9 100 5577 5076 17 082 12 086 10 103 7 108 7 099 5076 4688 14 075 11 083 10 104 7 112 5 095 4688 4420 11 064 10 082 9 105 6 115 3 070 4420 4257 9*055 9 083 9 105 6 116 2*003 4257 4163 4*039 8 082 8 106 4 116 3*331 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