DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/20 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 - - - 53.4 - - 58.4 - - 57.1 - - 49.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 166 - - 8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 794 - - 1471 - - 923 - - 96 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4776 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4961 - - 5638 - - 5090 - - 4263 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 863 - - 882 - - 943 - - 915 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 139 - - 262 - - 83 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 080 - - 115 - - 132 - - 272 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 13 - - 5 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6406 - - -7258 - - -7434 - - -7942 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11368 - - 12897 - - 12525 - - 12206 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14503 - - -14571 - - -14116 - - -16579 ODpotential blCL - - - 19464 - - 20209 - - 19206 - - 20842 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 82 - - 84 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.4 - - 58.4 - - 57.1 - - 49.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.8 - - 16.9 - - 17.4 - - 11.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.8 - - 58.0 - - 58.1 - - 56.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.7 - - 15.9 - - 16.5 - - 11.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 166 - - 8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 794 - - 1471 - - 923 - - 96 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 27 - - 37 - - 7 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] 95997 20 038 2 158 3 004 14 031 95997 89024 16 031 12 060 12 051 15 033 89024 83664 13 043 14 036 20 043 15 022 83664 79168 8 055 16 028 21 025 16 012 79168 75262 10 057 15 020 18 018 18 018 75262 71803 14 051 14 018 15 034 16 029 71803 68671 18 039 14 019 16 033 20 034 68671 65787 18 018 18 013 17 017 21 026 65787 63115 16 350 22 355 21 350 22 006 63115 60539 18 336 24 338 23 334 31 348 60539 57850 21 344 25 340 26 329 31 335 57850 55039 26 338 26 340 26 328 28 329 55039 52337 30 332 30 325 31 322 33 315 52337 49901 37 323 37 314 39 317 40 313 49901 47709 40 316 41 309 42 311 44 305 47709 45699 40 319 40 310 42 304 43 301 45699 43835 43 320 42 312 45 297 44 298 43835 42098 45 314 45 306 42 298 42 296 42098 40486 41 309 40 306 42 304 41 301 40486 39001 37 312 40 310 46 305 43 305 39001 37636 44 307 44 311 47 307 44 305 37636 36345 40 300 46 312 48 308 40 308 36345 35050 36 307 41 310 47 310 41 304 35050 33714 34 314 38 308 45 310 43 297 33714 32340 35 317 37 304 41 313 38 303 32340 30915 34 317 35 298 35 304 33 306 30915 29433 31 319 30 306 30 299 30 297 29433 27895 29 321 27 311 28 306 30 291 27895 26302 28 320 25 317 26 314 25 293 26302 24656 27 322 25 320 24 323 18 306 24656 22965 27 328 24 322 25 329 18 326 22965 21220 27 336 23 328 25 333 22 335 21220 19414 25 337 23 332 26 334 22 340 19414 17579 23 331 25 330 26 332 22 340 17579 15811 24 326 25 327 26 327 22 337 15811 14197 24 325 23 326 26 326 23 338 14197 12755 20 327 20 327 24 328 22 342 12755 11465 14 327 16 326 21 332 19 347 11465 10310 8 316 11 318 16 333 15 348 10310 9276 3 282 8 303 11 330 11 345 9276 8353 3 186 5 276 8 322 8 339 8353 7532 5 143 3 230 5 306 6 327 7532 6801 8 124 4 170 2 290 4 305 6801 6141 11 112 5*138 1 241 3 281 6141 5554 13 103 6*117 1*149 2 249 5554 5060 12*096 6 115 2*132 3 210 5060 4678 9*085 6 115 2 130 4 201 4678 4415 7 078 6 115 2 133 3*213 4415 4254 6 078 6 116 2 133 2*252 4254 4162 4 076 5 115 2 133 2 282 4162 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