DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/10 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 0949z - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1553z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.5 - - 63.8 - - 68.2 - - 65.2 - - 58.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 139 - - 218 - - -1 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1230 - - 2265 - - 1144 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4458 - - 5436 - - 4147 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 5397 - - 6432 - - 5311 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 865 - - 1188 - - 1442 - - 1901 - - 2081 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 230 - - 328 - - 16 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 8 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 8 - - 8 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 356 - - 078 - - 089 - - 093 - - 344 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 8 - - 13 - - 5 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6386 - - -7462 - - -7591 - - -8141 - - -7814 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10550 - - 12860 - - 14024 - - 13453 - - 11978 sfcLCL ODpotential -14988 - - -13265 - - -12746 - - -13760 - - -14522 ODpotential blCL 19152 - - 18662 - - 19178 - - 19071 - - 18686 blCL maxRH 77 - - 52 - - 34 - - 30 - - 21 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.5 - - 63.8 - - 68.2 - - 65.2 - - 58.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.0 - - 22.5 - - 21.5 - - 21.3 - - 21.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.5 - - 63.5 - - 67.5 - - 66.7 - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.1 - - 22.4 - - 21.3 - - 21.1 - - 21.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 139 - - 218 - - -1 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1230 - - 2265 - - 1144 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 96665 48 291 46 276 55 279 56 297 47 290 96665 89519 35 303 30 295 31 290 33 292 33 297 89519 84020 32 296 26 313 24 309 21 301 26 297 84020 79480 18 288 21 303 22 308 25 298 26 307 79480 75574 16 310 18 298 16 307 24 295 23 311 75574 72103 24 309 22 308 16 316 22 293 22 308 72103 68948 26 306 22 306 20 308 21 303 21 308 68948 66057 24 300 20 304 22 300 21 305 17 311 66057 63392 25 303 20 300 23 292 25 312 17 328 63392 60826 25 304 19 298 28 302 29 309 22 306 60826 58145 23 316 26 312 29 306 22 303 23 284 58145 55360 31 320 25 304 24 328 29 322 32 312 55360 52716 32 326 28 343 38 337 41 329 32 325 52716 50325 40 326 43 334 42 330 44 330 30 343 50325 48151 43 322 42 322 38 322 41 340 35 347 48151 46151 39 325 34 335 39 335 46 352 44 344 46151 44298 35 333 41 346 45 341 52 348 51 340 44298 42576 30 329 42 342 42 341 53 341 57 336 42576 40973 28 321 34 329 35 338 44 342 55 333 40973 39474 25 316 28 305 35 324 35 344 45 337 39474 38071 24 295 22 295 40 314 29 340 36 353 38071 36726 31 263 24 268 37 311 33 338 30 358 36726 35374 35 254 31 271 22 305 37 333 33 348 35374 33992 37 251 34 262 24 285 24 325 39 350 33992 32582 33 253 38 257 22 269 16 299 32 347 32582 31130 29 254 36 257 27 261 22 271 24 325 31130 29630 25 255 31 260 30 264 25 268 19 310 29630 28083 21 259 27 264 28 267 25 270 17 304 28083 26485 18 272 22 269 24 271 22 269 17 286 26485 24837 15 287 19 278 20 278 19 275 20 275 24837 23139 13 303 16 290 18 289 16 291 17 277 23139 21385 10 320 12 297 14 294 11 304 12 279 21385 19567 9 334 9 302 10 290 8 295 9 288 19567 17718 8 338 8 309 8 286 9 294 9 310 17718 15936 9 344 8 320 8 301 9 309 8 330 15936 14312 10 354 8 336 8 322 9 330 6 348 14312 12860 11 004 7 357 7 340 9 345 5 021 12860 11562 11 015 7 023 7 003 9 359 6 052 11562 10397 9 033 8 052 5 033 8 020 9 062 10397 9352 9 053 10 067 8 061 9 040 13 064 9352 8417 10 067 13 075 11 069 11 049 15 066 8417 7586 11 075 15 080 13 072 12 054 16 069 7586 6845 11 081 15 084 13*073 11 058 15 075 6845 6175 10 084 15 086 10*078 10 059 13 082 6175 5579 9 083 13*084 8 085 6*058 10 086 5579 5077 8 077 10*077 8 090 4*071 7 088 5077 4689 6 070 8 077 7 093 3 091 5 082 4689 4421 5 054 7 079 7 096 3 103 4 054 4421 4257 4*031 6 082 7 097 3 108 3*007 4257 4163 3*356 5 082 6 099 2 112 3*344 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