DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/12 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 - - - 50.1 - - 56.2 - - 55.0 - - 47.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 148 - - -17 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 544 - - 1805 - - 1306 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4966 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4711 - - 5972 - - 5473 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1165 - - 1428 - - 2014 - - 1270 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 91 - - 271 - - 60 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 16 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 069 - - 077 - - 076 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 18 - - 14 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4959 - - -5470 - - -5954 - - -6164 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9670 - - 11443 - - 11427 - - 10328 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13757 - - -12208 - - -12694 - - -14662 ODpotential blCL - - - 18468 - - 18180 - - 18167 - - 18826 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 54 - - 43 - - 26 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.1 - - 56.2 - - 55.0 - - 47.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.9 - - 21.0 - - 20.0 - - 17.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.9 - - 56.0 - - 56.7 - - 54.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.7 - - 19.9 - - 18.9 - - 16.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 148 - - -17 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 544 - - 1805 - - 1306 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 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] 96069 23 010 15 073 27 051 28 072 96069 89168 29 063 27 067 38 080 34 082 89168 83761 34 069 25 070 34 075 31 085 83761 79243 28 062 25 065 29 067 34 077 79243 75328 17 060 22 054 25 055 31 071 75328 71859 16 072 16 065 19 055 25 061 71859 68716 15 042 19 058 17 049 25 058 68716 65821 12 007 18 024 14 040 18 042 65821 63137 11 352 21 007 17 026 21 032 63137 60538 18 011 26 010 25 007 28 011 60538 57834 27 016 28 002 28 346 28 356 57834 55023 28 011 24 350 23 334 21 350 55023 52314 38 021 33 021 27 012 20 020 52314 49850 49 015 48 016 49 016 41 028 49850 47641 55 010 53 013 54 011 56 022 47641 45645 53 012 52 015 54 011 53 018 45645 43807 52 014 51 018 54 016 50 021 43807 42098 51 013 50 017 52 021 49 027 42098 40501 41 009 46 015 46 025 46 030 40501 39007 27 015 39 009 38 026 42 035 39007 37614 21 020 28 016 29 029 37 040 37614 36286 21 017 23 014 23 047 29 048 36286 34959 24 008 22 013 28 064 29 067 34959 33608 21 352 20 028 33 067 38 086 33608 32237 21 337 20 030 30 068 47 090 32237 30822 22 336 17 019 25 066 49 090 30822 29353 20 334 14 007 21 065 45 089 29353 27830 18 335 13 016 19 068 40 089 27830 26253 14 350 13 028 19 074 35 092 26253 24623 10 011 12 031 19 072 32 095 24623 22939 11 034 13 053 17 073 27 095 22939 21197 13 050 15 071 15 081 21 094 21197 19389 14 056 14 077 15 085 17 092 19389 17549 13 058 12 075 14 087 17 091 17549 15775 11 059 11 076 15 092 19 092 15775 14157 11 064 13 082 20 096 23 096 14157 12715 12 069 17 090 25 095 29 095 12715 11429 16 075 22 091 30 090 34 091 11429 10280 22 079 27 087 32 084 36 087 10280 9253 26 081 30 082 33 079 36 084 9253 8335 28 083 31 079 32 076 35 081 8335 7519 28 085 31 077 30 074 33 077 7519 6792 27 086 28 075 27 074 31 073 6792 6135 25 084 24*074 23 073 28 070 6135 5549 23 081 20*074 20*074 26 068 5549 5057 19*078 17 076 17*075 23 068 5057 4677 15*072 16 078 15 076 18 068 4677 4414 12 068 15 078 13 077 13 065 4414 4254 10 066 13 079 11 077 10*062 4254 4163 7 068 10 080 7 078 5*058 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