DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 38.6 - - 45.9 - - 51.9 - - 52.6 - - 45.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -16 - - 24 - - 113 - - 10 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 450 - - 1336 - - 945 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4145 - - 4521 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 4617 - - 5503 - - 5112 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 911 - - 847 - - 931 - - 1268 - - 874 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 104 - - 233 - - 107 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 7 - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 033 - - 066 - - 080 - - 074 - - 011 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - 3 - - 11 - - 7 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5986 - - -3269 - - -2434 - - -2583 - - -3552 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10149 - - 7886 - - 7937 - - 7695 - - 7715 sfcLCL ODpotential -17999 - - -12698 - - -10523 - - -10760 - - -13209 ODpotential blCL 22162 - - 17315 - - 16026 - - 15872 - - 17372 blCL maxRH 54 - - 77 - - 86 - - 58 - - 47 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 38.6 - - 45.9 - - 51.9 - - 52.6 - - 45.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 9.9 - - 26.4 - - 32.0 - - 33.8 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.0 - - 46.5 - - 51.9 - - 53.4 - - 51.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 8.8 - - 25.4 - - 30.8 - - 32.6 - - 25.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -16 - - 24 - - 113 - - 10 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 450 - - 1336 - - 945 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 9 - - 45 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96849 25 121 22 097 16 114 10 121 9 083 96849 89632 27 093 24 104 16 127 12 102 10 107 89632 84056 15 084 18 107 13 128 10 083 12 097 84056 79439 9 089 6 131 2 109 4 054 8 034 79439 75464 3 263 2 207 3 310 1 335 8 340 75464 71944 9 236 14 269 11 309 8 320 7 333 71944 68763 13 249 20 263 20 289 23 288 21 318 68763 65861 17 254 20 263 22 272 25 275 23 301 65861 63169 20 266 20 278 17 274 23 265 25 281 63169 60541 26 280 30 287 25 278 28 267 27 267 60541 57791 39 273 41 270 38 277 38 276 38 277 57791 54948 48 264 48 259 50 268 51 269 48 274 54948 52245 49 261 45 257 52 258 54 270 52 275 52245 49812 43 263 39 261 49 265 57 274 59 282 49812 47641 45 280 53 270 61 271 68 275 68 282 47641 45687 57 272 67 267 72 268 73 272 70 280 45687 43908 54 263 66 260 70 266 65 271 64 282 43908 42270 45 255 58 254 63 260 59 281 58 289 42270 40746 41 258 53 255 56 255 62 291 56 304 40746 39315 40 261 49 256 51 259 59 295 62 312 39315 37964 42 263 48 260 54 266 54 294 59 311 37964 36658 44 270 45 267 51 262 52 284 57 307 36658 35334 42 277 42 271 46 258 48 270 53 300 35334 33967 39 282 39 272 40 256 42 264 47 296 33967 32559 35 280 34 267 35 253 42 265 47 293 32559 31100 33 270 32 258 34 247 39 259 44 288 31100 29585 34 265 32 256 33 248 34 252 37 276 29585 28017 37 261 31 258 31 248 30 251 34 270 28017 26398 40 258 30 257 30 248 29 250 33 262 26398 24733 39 258 30 255 30 249 29 251 29 253 24733 23023 34 258 29 252 28 249 27 256 27 250 23023 21257 30 253 27 246 25 248 25 258 25 252 21257 19429 28 249 26 239 24 246 23 256 23 253 19429 17574 28 244 27 238 24 245 22 255 21 252 17574 15793 28 240 27 238 24 245 20 254 18 251 15793 14172 25 237 25 237 24 244 18 250 16 250 14172 12727 22 232 21 234 21 240 16 245 13 246 12727 11437 19 230 17 230 17 232 14 238 10 240 11437 10284 17 226 15 226 14 223 13 229 9 229 10284 9252 14 219 12 218 12 213 11 217 8 214 9252 8332 12 206 10 205 9 197 9 192 7 194 8332 7515 9 184 8 183 8 171 8 166 8 166 7515 6788 8 155 7 158 7 147 7 141 9 145 6788 6131 8 129 8 132 7 119 8 117 10 124 6131 5547 10 111 9 110 8*096 9*099 10 109 5547 5055 11 092 9 092 9*083 9*083 10 092 5055 4676 11 075 9*078 9 079 9 073 9 073 4676 4414 10 059 8*069 9 079 8 070 9 053 4414 4254 9*048 7 065 8 079 7 069 8*038 4254 4162 5*033 5 065 7 080 6 069 5*011 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