DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 46.8 - - 46.2 - - 41.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 123 - - 0 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1282 - - 2306 - - 2206 - - 218 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4145 - - 5245 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5449 - - 6473 - - 6373 - - 4385 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1380 - - 1432 - - 1771 - - 2751 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 182 - - 280 - - 79 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 8 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 117 - - 122 - - 089 - - 005 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 15 - - 9 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 815 - - 1028 - - 1009 - - 74 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4634 - - 5445 - - 5365 - - 4312 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1522 - - -1104 - - -1086 - - -2923 ODpotential blCL - - - 6971 - - 7577 - - 7459 - - 7308 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 83 - - 78 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.4 - - 46.8 - - 46.2 - - 41.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.7 - - 37.5 - - 37.2 - - 36.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.8 - - 46.7 - - 47.1 - - 46.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 36.4 - - 36.2 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 123 - - 0 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1282 - - 2306 - - 2206 - - 218 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 33 - - 13 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96589 21 288 27 285 24 297 31 286 96589 89371 10 309 21 298 15 302 21 291 89371 83861 10 289 14 277 16 312 13 294 83861 79306 6 316 8 274 13 302 9 287 79306 75385 7 301 9 315 11 291 13 296 75385 71902 8 245 12 273 13 271 14 280 71902 68715 10 240 12 237 18 280 16 255 68715 65767 17 246 18 253 23 281 19 256 65767 63026 27 255 24 248 28 251 25 256 63026 60353 33 252 31 251 32 236 31 249 60353 57552 34 242 40 253 35 248 34 254 57552 54633 34 240 45 243 35 247 36 253 54633 51840 36 244 41 232 31 243 32 242 51840 49322 35 243 33 237 29 248 25 242 49322 47061 33 241 31 246 30 241 22 237 47061 45018 32 244 32 245 28 230 21 251 45018 43155 35 243 35 242 32 228 26 242 43155 41439 42 239 39 238 42 232 31 233 41439 39851 55 235 46 236 55 226 33 224 39851 38374 68 230 62 226 54 225 24 221 38374 36998 90 234 66 226 54 228 23 239 36998 35686 108 231 66 229 57 227 31 238 35686 34371 103 230 66 229 54 221 33 233 34371 33027 95 232 70 231 51 221 36 230 33027 31658 88 232 79 231 61 227 42 225 31658 30249 83 226 79 226 71 225 44 219 30249 28788 75 218 74 221 67 218 37 214 28788 27275 67 222 65 216 59 214 29 208 27275 25712 45 228 56 221 50 212 27 197 25712 24100 35 233 32 223 42 214 28 195 24100 22449 30 229 17 220 29 216 21 197 22449 20749 30 224 13 227 13 178 7 161 20749 18986 29 216 17 219 11 154 14 119 18986 17194 25 209 22 207 13 179 11 153 17194 15475 20 201 23 203 15 193 13 175 15475 13911 15 190 21 199 17 194 16 176 13911 12516 12 182 18 189 16 191 14 174 12516 11270 12 183 15 177 15 184 10 170 11270 10153 12 186 14 172 13 175 7 161 10153 9152 13 190 13 174 11 170 6 150 9152 8256 13 192 11 177 8 158 5 138 8256 7459 11 191 9 177 6 133 6 121 7459 6747 9 184 7*166 6*106 7 108 6747 6103 7 166 6*136 7*092 7 096 6103 5529 5*135 6 122 7 088 7 084 5529 5044 4*115 6 121 6 088 6 066 5044 4670 3 117 7 119 6 089 7 044 4670 4411 2 117 7 119 6 090 7*025 4411 4253 2 118 6 119 5 090 6*012 4253 4162 2 119 6 120 4 091 5 360 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