DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/20 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 - - - 45.2 - - 44.9 - - 41.8 - - 39.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 58 - - 20 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1217 - - 1702 - - 724 - - 565 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4145 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5384 - - 5869 - - 4891 - - 4732 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 828 - - 1561 - - 1839 - - 1346 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 200 - - 197 - - 105 - - 73 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 17 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 242 - - 233 - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -15 - - -5 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 560 - - 1707 - - 729 - - 570 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4825 - - 4162 - - 4162 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3812 - - 718 - - 338 - - -691 ODpotential blCL - - - 9196 - - 5151 - - 4553 - - 5423 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.2 - - 44.9 - - 41.8 - - 39.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.5 - - 41.7 - - 41.0 - - 37.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.4 - - 45.4 - - 42.4 - - 40.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 41.1 - - 40.7 - - 36.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 58 - - 20 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1217 - - 1702 - - 724 - - 565 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 103 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96621 5 305 15 339 10 071 5 011 96621 89505 9 050 6 133 15 046 14 073 89505 84010 12 093 9 141 6 036 15 071 84010 79440 12 116 8 112 7 141 8 044 79440 75478 9 131 8 122 12 137 2 184 75478 71956 5 131 9 141 8 179 5 185 71956 68752 2 310 9 131 11 182 9 195 68752 65797 6 243 4 200 9 155 12 194 65797 63056 8 209 5 239 4 098 8 202 63056 60402 15 214 11 236 11 292 5 266 60402 57614 23 225 27 232 26 257 15 268 57614 54691 23 243 27 223 33 242 28 247 54691 51883 32 253 28 242 31 234 32 234 51883 49340 39 250 37 247 29 243 24 237 49340 47037 46 243 46 241 40 236 23 252 47037 44935 49 236 50 235 39 246 31 250 44935 43016 49 237 55 231 41 249 34 248 43016 41250 56 246 55 238 43 247 32 242 41250 39612 66 248 58 243 40 245 25 244 39612 38084 68 247 54 239 36 247 24 261 38084 36656 60 241 53 243 38 255 23 264 36656 35297 47 239 55 244 44 253 29 257 35297 33946 44 252 51 241 46 244 36 248 33946 32583 42 257 46 242 41 237 38 241 32583 31216 43 256 43 251 37 240 35 231 31216 29834 49 253 46 260 40 245 33 214 29834 28418 50 253 46 261 44 241 31 199 28418 26954 44 250 44 257 42 237 28 197 26954 25436 39 251 44 253 38 241 27 199 25436 23864 37 259 46 253 33 247 26 202 23864 22241 39 270 47 262 28 251 24 203 22241 20564 41 276 43 270 24 249 22 205 20564 18826 40 282 37 271 22 244 23 210 18826 17059 32 287 35 262 23 239 23 219 17059 15359 23 286 34 257 27 240 23 226 15359 13812 18 282 29 248 30 242 23 228 13812 12431 17 285 24 234 30 249 23 226 12431 11195 19 291 21 231 29 257 22 222 11195 10087 20 293 18 233 26 260 20 216 10087 9094 18 292 17 242 22 257 19 210 9094 8206 15 286 18 251 20 248 17 206 8206 7416 13 275 19 250 21 237 16 204 7416 6712 13 265 20 246 20 234 16 206 6712 6075 14 256 20*245 18 234 15 209 6075 5507 14*248 20*244 16 234 14 216 5507 5030 14*240 18 242 14*234 11*228 5030 4662 13 237 17 241 12*233 8*249 4662 4407 12 235 16 240 11 234 6 273 4407 4251 11 234 14 239 9 233 5 284 4251 4162 8 233 10 239 7 233 4 287 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