DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/09 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 - - 1553z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.9 - - 63.0 - - 67.6 - - 66.2 - - 54.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 134 - - 211 - - 2 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1209 - - 2408 - - 1513 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4406 - - 5530 - - 4147 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 5376 - - 6575 - - 5680 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 921 - - 1221 - - 1482 - - 2170 - - 336 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 227 - - 332 - - 60 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 10 - - 30 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 006 - - 100 - - 141 - - 262 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - 7 - - 10 - - 4 - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5260 - - -7445 - - -7131 - - -7347 - - -4974 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9424 - - 12821 - - 13706 - - 13027 - - 9138 sfcLCL ODpotential -14816 - - -14703 - - -12964 - - -13194 - - -12808 ODpotential blCL 18980 - - 20079 - - 19539 - - 18874 - - 16972 blCL maxRH 75 - - 75 - - 66 - - 63 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.9 - - 63.0 - - 67.6 - - 66.2 - - 54.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.0 - - 21.9 - - 22.3 - - 24.1 - - 29.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.5 - - 62.8 - - 66.9 - - 67.4 - - 59.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.0 - - 21.8 - - 22.2 - - 23.9 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 134 - - 211 - - 2 - - -59 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1209 - - 2408 - - 1513 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96621 59 284 54 287 53 281 50 285 63 288 96621 89540 37 277 37 280 38 289 35 291 40 295 89540 84081 26 282 27 274 34 285 32 296 32 298 84081 79526 22 301 21 287 26 288 28 291 29 295 79526 75600 26 297 23 286 24 283 27 298 27 298 75600 72117 25 299 21 279 22 272 29 287 25 298 72117 68934 28 298 21 296 19 278 25 277 24 292 68934 65990 32 287 22 295 23 287 26 275 27 289 65990 63263 30 273 24 280 27 283 29 280 28 295 63263 60639 28 270 24 270 30 280 31 286 30 300 60639 57920 29 272 22 276 28 275 31 288 35 302 57920 55100 31 274 25 280 26 273 32 287 38 293 55100 52401 30 275 31 274 29 275 32 280 32 285 52401 49966 32 276 35 269 36 270 32 274 27 288 49966 47779 36 274 38 264 41 263 35 268 27 292 47779 45789 38 269 39 258 44 264 42 261 33 282 45789 43973 39 262 39 254 44 259 44 260 41 272 43973 42310 33 254 34 244 42 250 46 257 47 264 42310 40770 23 251 29 236 39 238 45 246 45 256 40770 39332 23 257 25 238 34 237 42 238 45 248 39332 37984 24 257 24 241 32 242 37 237 44 244 37984 36687 23 252 25 252 30 244 34 240 40 243 36687 35376 23 252 27 261 28 245 32 240 35 240 35376 34025 21 247 28 265 24 245 29 237 32 235 34025 32639 19 246 25 261 21 240 26 230 30 233 32639 31204 18 237 22 250 20 232 24 222 28 234 31204 29709 15 222 21 238 21 229 25 222 27 235 29709 28156 16 227 23 231 23 231 26 226 26 233 28156 26545 18 230 24 224 26 229 26 231 26 231 26545 24879 16 216 21 219 25 223 26 235 26 237 24879 23164 14 200 19 212 22 222 26 236 24 248 23164 21398 10 180 16 209 15 234 18 245 17 257 21398 19572 6 173 9 225 13 261 13 277 13 282 19572 17719 2 149 5 259 10 276 11 287 11 296 17719 15935 1 260 4 299 6 286 9 287 8 299 15935 14308 2 279 4 310 5 291 7 288 6 307 14308 12854 2 316 4 309 5 292 6 293 5 325 12854 11553 2 026 3 317 4 294 6 304 5 347 11553 10387 2 077 2 315 3 290 6 320 5 357 10387 9343 3 106 1 264 4 290 8 324 4 356 9343 8411 4 126 2 236 5 298 8 318 4 355 8411 7581 5 142 2 220 5 301 8 311 4 348 7581 6841 5 146 2 187 3*298 7 305 4 342 6841 6172 7 145 3 152 1*263 6*298 6 339 6172 5575 6 138 4*127 1 149 5*286 9 336 5575 5074 5 124 4*101 2 142 4 268 11 332 5074 4686 4 105 4 098 3 139 3 253 13 324 4686 4419 3 080 4 101 3 136 3 242 14 316 4419 4256 3*035 4 101 4 135 3 235 13*313 4256 4163 3*006 4 102 3 134 2 229 8*312 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