DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/11 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 - - - 46.9 - - 54.0 - - 52.6 - - 44.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 157 - - -6 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 605 - - 1614 - - 983 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4852 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4772 - - 5781 - - 5150 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 932 - - 1008 - - 1435 - - 1351 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 113 - - 265 - - 47 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 15 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 073 - - 076 - - 071 - - 052 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 15 - - 9 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4614 - - -5715 - - -6416 - - -5837 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9387 - - 11497 - - 11566 - - 10000 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14418 - - -13686 - - -13978 - - -15142 ODpotential blCL - - - 19190 - - 19467 - - 19128 - - 19305 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 59 - - 73 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.9 - - 54.0 - - 52.6 - - 44.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.1 - - 18.8 - - 17.2 - - 16.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.6 - - 53.8 - - 54.1 - - 51.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.9 - - 17.7 - - 16.2 - - 15.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 157 - - -6 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 605 - - 1614 - - 983 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 21 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] 96181 28 314 21 292 24 305 26 333 96181 89248 18 345 19 010 6 063 11 004 89248 83812 11 344 16 002 18 039 8 055 83812 79256 4 009 9 327 23 021 13 036 79256 75335 7 041 5 344 20 021 15 046 75335 71855 9 033 10 018 14 025 15 040 71855 68699 9 008 10 007 13 012 20 013 68699 65807 10 353 14 347 12 327 20 004 65807 63123 8 345 13 334 19 314 28 339 63123 60521 13 331 19 321 21 303 29 316 60521 57794 23 323 16 319 16 312 22 316 57794 54943 25 326 27 335 26 341 22 341 54943 52199 30 324 35 326 35 337 29 350 52199 49708 33 320 36 319 38 329 37 348 49708 47468 34 323 32 316 37 323 41 343 47468 45444 30 324 24 321 37 321 40 337 45444 43608 16 315 22 312 32 320 35 335 43608 41937 18 341 20 323 28 324 31 333 41937 40404 31 338 29 334 30 327 30 334 40404 38986 33 336 31 332 33 323 39 323 38986 37658 32 336 30 334 31 317 39 315 37658 36378 34 337 31 334 29 317 40 314 36378 35085 35 336 31 332 28 324 41 315 35085 33750 32 333 33 331 31 329 41 316 33750 32377 27 333 34 329 38 330 43 321 32377 30952 19 342 31 327 42 331 46 327 30952 29465 14 352 24 318 33 326 33 334 29465 27920 13 353 16 312 24 308 25 325 27920 26322 17 347 14 326 18 309 20 329 26322 24672 19 334 17 342 16 338 19 347 24672 22971 20 329 18 355 15 008 12 356 22971 21213 20 327 15 354 13 023 6 008 21213 19396 18 324 14 339 11 017 5 009 19396 17551 15 324 13 336 11 012 7 022 17551 15776 12 337 11 345 10 018 8 035 15776 14158 10 360 8 006 8 027 9 040 14158 12715 8 017 6 026 6 037 9 041 12715 11426 6 043 5 047 6 038 11 042 11426 10272 7 077 6 069 8 045 13 048 10272 9240 11 092 9 085 11 058 16 060 9240 8320 16 094 14 090 15 070 19 070 8320 7503 21 094 18 089 19 077 21 076 7503 6778 23 093 21 088 20 079 22 080 6778 6123 23 093 20*084 20 078 22 082 6123 5540 22 090 18*079 18*075 20 083 5540 5051 19*085 16 076 16*071 17 080 5051 4674 15*077 15 075 13 070 14 074 4674 4413 12 072 14 075 12 070 11 065 4413 4253 11 071 13 076 10 070 9*058 4253 4162 8 072 10 077 7 072 5*052 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