DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/12 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 65.8 - - 61.2 - - 56.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 90 - - -1 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 415 - - 1210 - - 405 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4147 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4582 - - 5377 - - 4572 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1062 - - 1075 - - 1329 - - 1011 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 45 - - 202 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 068 - - 092 - - 095 - - 332 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 8 - - 1 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7097 - - -7257 - - -7654 - - -9156 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11680 - - 12635 - - 12227 - - 13321 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14875 - - -13884 - - -14860 - - -17305 ODpotential blCL - - - 19457 - - 19261 - - 19432 - - 21469 blCL maxRH - - - 24 - - 40 - - 61 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 65.8 - - 61.2 - - 56.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.6 - - 25.4 - - 22.9 - - 13.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.6 - - 65.8 - - 65.1 - - 63.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.5 - - 24.2 - - 21.7 - - 13.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 90 - - -1 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 415 - - 1210 - - 405 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96196 21 339 18 322 24 303 24 319 96196 89208 10 355 14 312 18 319 17 335 89208 83789 9 045 9 334 15 341 17 349 83789 79263 11 041 12 010 16 001 18 012 79263 75346 13 037 14 014 14 012 20 018 75346 71872 15 033 11 012 15 020 17 019 71872 68725 18 028 12 013 17 020 17 020 68725 65835 14 020 14 009 15 008 19 015 65835 63162 14 008 15 351 17 353 19 357 63162 60579 15 357 14 339 15 339 17 347 60579 57878 15 348 14 341 11 330 13 324 57878 55065 13 342 13 338 11 334 10 315 55065 52369 10 325 9 335 8 316 10 290 52369 49932 4 304 4 323 6 299 7 271 49932 47744 6 260 6 278 8 306 6 279 47744 45756 6 255 11 250 13 269 12 278 45756 43933 8 249 11 237 13 248 14 258 43933 42254 9 275 7 232 14 233 18 250 42254 40699 11 267 12 226 17 250 22 257 40699 39248 17 254 25 242 28 258 29 257 39248 37889 26 248 33 250 35 259 36 261 37889 36586 31 252 36 257 37 257 44 261 36586 35275 34 257 38 261 34 255 46 261 35275 33925 34 260 39 263 33 256 38 259 33925 32540 30 257 36 264 34 258 32 259 32540 31109 25 243 30 260 34 259 30 259 31109 29617 24 231 23 249 30 259 31 261 29617 28066 25 226 20 237 20 252 28 261 28066 26463 19 217 18 238 15 239 18 252 26463 24812 14 218 15 225 12 228 10 234 24812 23116 11 213 13 217 14 219 7 220 23116 21361 10 202 13 216 14 213 10 207 21361 19542 9 195 11 216 10 219 7 224 19542 17692 8 195 9 220 7 199 3 218 17692 15910 7 169 8 213 5 208 1 237 15910 14288 7 146 6 182 4 191 1 183 14288 12839 6 134 5 164 3 159 3 137 12839 11544 6 135 5 163 2 136 3 137 11544 10383 7 145 5 169 1 159 3 155 10383 9343 8 148 6 167 2 168 2 157 9343 8412 9 139 7 158 3 154 2 150 8412 7582 11 125 7 141 4 139 3 149 7582 6841 12 113 8 123 6 128 4 150 6841 6172 13 104 10 108 7 121 6 146 6172 5575 13 098 10*096 7 113 6 146 5575 5074 11 093 8*089 6 101 5 143 5074 4687 8*086 6 091 4*088 4 139 4687 4419 5*077 6 093 3*086 2 133 4419 4256 3 067 6 095 1 099 1*357 4256 4163 1 355 5 097 0 130 3*332 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