DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/14 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 - - - 57.5 - - 61.3 - - 56.9 - - 52.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 89 - - -5 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 508 - - 1162 - - 546 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4147 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4675 - - 5329 - - 4713 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 947 - - 991 - - 1347 - - 1310 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 57 - - 198 - - 0 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 052 - - 081 - - 068 - - 013 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 8 - - 3 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8472 - - -8289 - - -7341 - - -9250 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13147 - - 13619 - - 12055 - - 13414 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15898 - - -14314 - - -14561 - - -17287 ODpotential blCL - - - 20573 - - 19643 - - 19274 - - 21451 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 78 - - 22 - - 16 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.5 - - 61.3 - - 56.9 - - 52.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.3 - - 16.7 - - 19.4 - - 9.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.1 - - 61.5 - - 60.0 - - 59.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.3 - - 15.7 - - 18.3 - - 9.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 89 - - -5 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 508 - - 1162 - - 546 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 4 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 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] 96435 21 345 17 343 14 356 15 009 96435 89521 23 048 20 052 25 082 36 067 89521 84097 22 075 18 056 28 094 27 079 84097 79558 17 068 17 059 21 082 27 077 79558 75632 17 071 18 072 19 087 21 068 75632 72147 17 075 18 079 16 076 17 073 72147 68977 13 084 15 073 13 053 17 076 68977 66070 12 089 10 064 14 034 17 073 66070 63400 10 076 4 040 11 030 17 057 63400 60827 10 032 6 342 7 029 12 024 60827 58138 11 001 12 337 8 010 11 001 58138 55328 12 356 10 329 11 354 13 344 55328 52620 11 344 8 340 13 334 17 334 52620 50157 8 335 8 327 15 328 18 335 50157 47926 7 318 8 331 15 326 17 331 47926 45885 10 285 12 320 14 336 13 337 45885 44007 11 280 12 303 15 346 13 356 44007 42275 14 272 16 294 19 334 17 343 42275 40676 16 260 17 291 20 315 18 327 40676 39193 16 254 15 289 17 307 20 328 39193 37806 15 251 14 285 16 303 25 333 37806 36481 15 252 14 283 19 308 29 331 36481 35153 16 255 14 283 23 310 29 329 35153 33792 17 249 14 282 24 303 29 332 33792 32400 21 230 15 266 20 302 30 344 32400 30966 28 210 21 233 18 307 34 353 30966 29477 30 209 27 214 16 309 37 355 29477 27933 28 216 29 214 16 291 38 357 27933 26334 26 219 29 221 19 271 36 356 26334 24685 27 216 25 228 19 271 31 347 24685 22987 24 216 20 234 16 279 27 339 22987 21239 21 221 16 232 13 287 19 338 21239 19431 18 227 13 232 11 295 13 338 19431 17596 15 235 11 239 10 287 8 338 17596 15828 14 241 11 242 12 269 8 271 15828 14218 15 242 12 241 13 258 13 259 14218 12781 15 239 12 243 12 259 14 259 12781 11494 12 236 10 242 9 259 11 263 11494 10339 9 223 7 236 6 248 7 265 10339 9302 7 203 6 229 4 227 3 260 9302 8376 8 178 5 215 4 194 1 241 8376 7551 9 158 4 179 4 153 1 126 7551 6816 10 144 5 146 6 129 3 111 6816 6153 10 128 7 121 8 113 6 106 6153 5562 9 111 8*098 9 099 7 097 5562 5065 9 093 8*082 9*084 8 084 5065 4682 9*074 8 080 8*071 8 071 4682 4417 8*059 8 080 7 068 7 051 4417 4255 6 052 7 081 5 067 7*037 4255 4163 3 038 6 082 3 065 4*013 4163 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