DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/28 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 - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.2 - - 57.7 - - 63.5 - - 56.5 - - 49.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -80 - - -21 - - 63 - - -35 - - -103 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1226 - - 281 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4147 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4164 - - 5393 - - 4448 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 67 - - 819 - - 1337 - - 969 - - 303 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 22 - - 185 - - 36 - - 14 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 5 - - 17 - - 16 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 308 - - 303 - - 307 - - 302 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -29 - - -14 - - -55 - - -61 - - -40 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6540 - - -6088 - - -6624 - - -5737 - - -5646 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10705 - - 10253 - - 12018 - - 10185 - - 9811 sfcLCL ODpotential -13615 - - -11052 - - -11273 - - -11541 - - -13312 ODpotential blCL 17779 - - 15216 - - 16666 - - 15989 - - 17476 blCL maxRH 70 - - 70 - - 62 - - 35 - - 38 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.2 - - 57.7 - - 63.5 - - 56.5 - - 49.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.1 - - 27.9 - - 25.6 - - 26.9 - - 21.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.6 - - 60.4 - - 64.1 - - 58.9 - - 53.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.1 - - 27.0 - - 24.5 - - 26.2 - - 20.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -80 - - -21 - - 63 - - -35 - - -103 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1226 - - 281 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 4 - - 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] 96138 20 051 22 062 14 107 8 070 19 062 96138 89111 12 058 13 039 11 058 17 070 23 075 89111 83673 8 039 9 052 5 323 12 038 12 047 83673 79134 10 012 10 048 7 358 7 014 10 004 79134 75204 12 008 9 342 14 347 5 031 6 318 75204 71717 8 359 8 335 14 336 10 004 12 325 71717 68560 9 354 12 316 17 335 15 332 15 328 68560 65646 15 335 17 298 20 302 22 306 21 306 65646 62936 27 316 14 324 19 303 22 310 22 297 62936 60309 35 309 24 312 28 296 28 307 27 305 60309 57562 38 300 30 291 36 287 37 294 36 298 57562 54712 42 296 34 284 39 282 44 289 44 294 54712 51996 50 292 41 287 44 286 56 292 49 293 51996 49545 55 290 48 285 52 288 62 289 57 290 49545 47346 60 286 55 283 52 286 56 285 60 285 47346 45353 56 281 54 278 46 286 47 283 53 276 45353 43537 43 281 37 284 38 290 46 283 47 275 43537 41876 38 294 31 307 37 308 45 292 50 276 41876 40344 41 300 32 312 45 313 43 302 42 284 40344 38918 42 298 34 300 46 307 43 300 38 290 38918 37582 45 291 39 293 44 298 31 294 35 281 37582 36296 47 285 34 293 10 304 24 286 24 264 36296 34997 46 284 30 290 10 023 14 312 12 262 34997 33658 41 281 29 290 20 008 11 333 8 302 33658 32284 37 275 32 286 27 010 13 005 8 314 32284 30859 36 276 40 279 31 008 18 005 9 357 30859 29376 34 282 40 280 39 355 27 349 12 040 29376 27836 27 287 34 275 29 341 33 348 12 055 27836 26239 22 294 30 269 24 316 31 355 12 037 26239 24591 21 297 26 271 24 296 23 351 16 011 24591 22895 25 295 25 281 25 284 15 323 19 004 22895 21147 25 303 27 289 27 279 14 314 15 353 21147 19345 22 314 26 292 28 278 17 300 11 297 19345 17524 19 322 23 292 29 280 24 295 9 320 17524 15772 17 324 21 294 29 283 30 294 11 340 15772 14175 17 324 20 296 28 285 31 296 15 340 14175 12747 18 323 19 299 26 285 30 299 17 337 12747 11469 17 324 19 301 24 286 28 301 19 336 11469 10321 16 325 18 302 23 287 26 303 21 335 10321 9290 16 326 18 304 22 290 25 304 22 333 9290 8368 15 325 17 305 22 292 25 304 24 330 8368 7546 16 324 17 306 22 296 26 304 25 326 7546 6811 17 321 17 307 22 300 27 304 27 322 6811 6148 19 317 18 307 22 303 28 304 29 320 6148 5557 21 314 18 307 22*305 28 303 31 317 5557 5061 22 313 19 309 21*306 27 303 31 314 5061 4679 22 314 18 311 18 307 25*303 30 311 4679 4415 20 314 14 308 16 307 21*302 26 308 4415 4254 16*311 11*307 15 307 17 303 21*306 4254 4163 9*308 5*303 10 306 10 301 11*304 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