DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/10 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 51.4 - - 58.8 - - 64.7 - - 60.3 - - 56.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - -6 - - 97 - - -1 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 271 - - 1120 - - 280 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4147 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4438 - - 5287 - - 4447 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 755 - - 980 - - 996 - - 1219 - - 935 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 43 - - 201 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 7 - - 9 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 037 - - 059 - - 071 - - 117 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - -3 - - 8 - - 2 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8293 - - -7682 - - -7913 - - -7451 - - -7947 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12457 - - 12120 - - 13201 - - 11898 - - 12112 sfcLCL ODpotential -18947 - - -16851 - - -15621 - - -15981 - - -17124 ODpotential blCL 23111 - - 21289 - - 20908 - - 20428 - - 21288 blCL maxRH 30 - - 32 - - 26 - - 28 - - 22 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 51.4 - - 58.8 - - 64.7 - - 60.3 - - 56.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 13.0 - - 21.2 - - 22.0 - - 23.6 - - 19.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 60.6 - - 60.6 - - 64.8 - - 64.1 - - 64.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 11.9 - - 20.2 - - 20.9 - - 22.4 - - 18.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - -6 - - 97 - - -1 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 271 - - 1120 - - 280 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96499 17 111 16 059 10 065 29 046 18 043 96499 89437 22 097 20 081 20 096 17 062 21 052 89437 83873 8 073 13 079 13 072 3 020 11 031 83873 79256 8 052 11 067 13 044 5 008 14 022 79256 75309 17 062 9 060 12 040 7 018 14 022 75309 71821 19 047 10 053 12 045 13 040 12 052 71821 68653 10 035 9 022 11 024 15 032 11 068 68653 65754 8 006 9 352 10 355 17 006 11 035 65754 63097 14 006 11 352 13 349 14 333 16 355 63097 60535 19 351 13 345 15 332 12 311 16 325 60535 57852 19 330 13 330 16 309 14 309 16 315 57852 55052 22 316 14 328 14 307 13 306 17 303 55052 52368 23 312 17 328 14 331 9 305 14 285 52368 49945 19 301 13 318 11 317 8 288 8 288 49945 47777 3 312 2 359 3 269 3 304 5 311 47777 45820 16 036 10 072 5 165 9 252 7 277 45820 44033 22 017 23 048 13 096 10 144 14 191 44033 42392 15 238 3 274 17 058 16 096 18 134 42392 40876 26 193 13 191 1 266 5 103 18 099 40876 39454 15 180 10 152 9 191 13 170 10 100 39454 38112 9 154 10 150 12 157 15 167 11 148 38112 36819 10 132 11 160 13 153 15 165 13 156 36819 35512 11 148 11 153 13 154 16 174 13 163 35512 34164 10 154 12 151 13 163 17 181 13 169 34164 32778 8 149 12 155 15 177 17 185 14 180 32778 31343 6 142 12 156 16 177 18 187 18 197 31343 29846 7 155 11 157 16 174 16 185 18 205 29846 28291 4 178 8 158 10 171 10 167 16 204 28291 26679 2 036 6 146 6 162 9 153 10 192 26679 25013 6 042 7 141 5 184 5 146 7 185 25013 23295 5 039 5 172 5 222 2 098 4 190 23295 21518 5 034 7 203 6 254 3 339 3 234 21518 19675 7 021 5 228 6 265 4 330 2 304 19675 17801 7 357 5 279 5 294 5 349 5 354 17801 15995 9 342 7 325 6 340 5 356 6 006 15995 14352 11 343 10 347 7 357 4 355 4 015 14352 12889 12 348 10 358 6 005 4 008 3 026 12889 11583 10 347 8 011 5 017 5 018 3 022 11583 10415 7 341 6 033 4 038 5 023 4 023 10415 9367 5 013 7 061 5 061 6 035 5 042 9367 8430 7 060 10 074 9 071 8 053 8 059 8430 7595 12 072 14 075 12 072 10 062 10 066 7595 6851 16 073 17 075 15 071 12 069 12 069 6851 6178 19 072 19 075 17 070 13 074 13 070 6178 5580 18 071 18 075 15*069 11 076 13 071 5580 5076 17 068 15 074 12*066 9 075 10 068 5076 4688 14 062 12*069 9 070 5*073 8 064 4688 4420 12 055 9*062 8 073 3*081 6 045 4420 4257 9*048 7 057 8 074 1 130 5*027 4257 4163 5*037 4 055 6 076 1 180 3*341 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