DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/12 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 0653z - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 58.1 - - 69.1 - - 71.9 - - 70.8 - - 62.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 50 - - 406 - - 503 - - 213 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 383 - - 2585 - - 3251 - - 2382 - - 397 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 5869 - - 6440 - - 5515 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4550 - - 6752 - - 7418 - - 6549 - - 4564 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 557 - - 2771 - - 2737 - - 2694 - - 968 Hgt.Variab. W* 111 - - 423 - - 490 - - 332 - - 8 W* B/S 1 - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 19 - - 15 - - 17 - - 20 - - 19 BL Wind Direction 312 - - 314 - - 308 - - 307 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear 10 - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg -77 - - -46 - - -65 - - -71 - - -74 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1435 - - -1795 - - -1806 - - -2698 - - -2317 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5986 - - 8547 - - 9225 - - 9248 - - 6882 sfcLCL ODpotential -5997 - - -5289 - - -4786 - - -5886 - - -6700 ODpotential blCL 10547 - - 12041 - - 12204 - - 12435 - - 11264 blCL maxRH 66 - - 57 - - 56 - - 49 - - 55 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 70 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 58.1 - - 69.1 - - 71.9 - - 70.8 - - 62.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 46.2 - - 45.8 - - 45.7 - - 44.5 - - 46.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.7 - - 67.6 - - 70.0 - - 70.1 - - 64.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 46.2 - - 45.8 - - 45.7 - - 44.5 - - 46.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 50 - - 406 - - 503 - - 213 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 383 - - 2585 - - 3251 - - 2382 - - 397 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 98207 23 089 20 081 21 108 12 101 15 102 98207 90882 19 103 15 087 17 100 14 103 16 092 90882 85248 21 095 15 093 13 103 14 091 16 081 85248 80570 22 073 19 096 19 112 12 103 14 078 80570 76529 17 054 20 092 15 104 20 103 12 082 76529 72949 14 081 13 091 13 079 15 091 13 093 72949 69702 10 046 10 106 7 075 10 074 8 062 69702 66722 2 309 6 070 6 108 2 067 8 031 66722 63970 2 243 2 090 3 116 2 135 3 025 63970 61312 3 185 2 198 4 301 2 010 3 103 61312 58536 7 259 6 269 9 291 12 321 7 348 58536 55658 11 228 13 257 16 255 19 274 18 295 55658 52919 19 288 18 296 18 281 20 276 26 297 52919 50461 33 294 32 294 33 286 37 289 39 286 50461 48259 43 279 40 280 40 284 48 281 42 285 48259 46248 46 273 41 279 45 281 46 284 45 287 46248 44389 47 278 43 284 46 284 47 288 45 292 44389 42661 50 280 43 288 49 293 48 292 51 298 42661 41046 48 282 45 295 53 295 51 296 53 303 41046 39533 50 287 50 297 54 296 54 302 54 305 39533 38116 54 285 52 294 54 297 56 306 53 307 38116 36759 53 281 53 290 54 296 59 307 50 309 36759 35397 48 279 52 285 53 294 59 307 49 312 35397 34000 45 279 47 285 52 288 57 303 51 312 34000 32573 37 280 42 287 48 285 52 300 48 314 32573 31110 34 286 39 284 40 289 45 308 47 321 31110 29607 34 285 34 272 36 288 45 323 46 327 29607 28057 33 284 32 268 34 288 49 333 46 336 28057 26457 35 288 31 263 28 287 47 335 46 340 26457 24802 33 290 31 260 25 282 38 326 44 341 24802 23094 26 291 27 262 23 277 30 322 40 337 23094 21332 22 296 23 270 20 282 24 323 37 334 21332 19509 20 302 18 282 14 288 20 313 31 334 19509 17664 17 297 13 286 10 284 16 299 21 331 17664 15891 14 293 10 285 8 293 13 295 15 328 15891 14278 12 298 9 288 7 311 9 308 9 346 14278 12839 8 312 7 295 6 322 7 335 8 031 12839 11551 5 333 3 295 4 344 5 005 9 042 11551 10395 5 015 5 068 4 027 4 039 7 044 10395 9357 6 030 8 066 4 039 3 051 5 046 9357 8426 8 039 7 053 4 021 2 358 3 030 8426 7596 9 038 7 041 5*346 4 324 4 350 7596 6854 10 020 7*013 9*321 10*315 9 333 6854 6182 12 003 9*335 15 311 16*310 14 327 6182 5583 19 342 15 317 19 307 21 308 22 324 5583 5079 25 330 16 312 20 306 22 307 28 317 5079 4691 26*320 17 311 20 305 22 307 28*313 4691 4422 23*314 16 310 19 305 21 307 24*310 4422 4258 21 312 15 309 18 305 19 306 21 309 4258 4164 14 310 12 309 14 304 13 305 12 307 4164 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