DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/11 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 = 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 52.9 - - 60.0 - - 66.0 - - 61.0 - - 57.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 1 - - 82 - - 0 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 275 - - 1064 - - 263 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4147 - - 4147 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4442 - - 5231 - - 4430 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 730 - - 962 - - 1198 - - 1289 - - 1086 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 40 - - 188 - - 18 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 7 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 1 - - 5 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 332 - - 058 - - 080 - - 064 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - -7 - - 7 - - 1 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6371 - - -6324 - - -5912 - - -5820 - - -7260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10535 - - 10766 - - 11144 - - 10250 - - 11424 sfcLCL ODpotential -16163 - - -14786 - - -13019 - - -13518 - - -15898 ODpotential blCL 20327 - - 19228 - - 18250 - - 17948 - - 20062 blCL maxRH 31 - - 24 - - 28 - - 27 - - 27 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 52.9 - - 60.0 - - 66.0 - - 61.0 - - 57.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.4 - - 28.0 - - 32.0 - - 31.2 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 62.4 - - 62.0 - - 66.1 - - 64.6 - - 65.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.3 - - 26.8 - - 31.0 - - 30.1 - - 22.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 1 - - 82 - - 0 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 275 - - 1064 - - 263 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 96553 18 006 18 340 23 350 24 352 29 330 96553 89487 22 055 17 052 10 036 7 340 22 341 89487 83936 19 074 17 077 3 118 5 063 13 011 83936 79334 12 056 9 069 2 294 10 037 15 033 79334 75381 13 052 10 046 7 354 13 025 19 027 75381 71897 12 040 11 019 10 354 11 348 19 007 71897 68745 10 006 9 346 17 345 16 336 19 358 68745 65845 11 355 12 346 19 335 18 334 22 355 65845 63159 12 360 14 342 15 321 17 322 19 339 63159 60574 13 343 12 339 10 321 15 310 17 324 60574 57885 15 309 12 331 10 332 12 327 14 333 57885 55085 15 306 14 306 14 315 13 317 13 325 55085 52403 12 317 13 300 12 302 13 295 16 308 52403 49980 9 310 10 320 7 312 8 289 12 297 49980 47796 6 250 7 284 6 304 6 322 11 289 47796 45809 7 157 9 195 11 242 10 282 18 280 45809 43999 9 088 9 144 12 178 17 225 20 264 43999 42345 3 352 12 082 13 123 16 155 22 216 42345 40813 16 234 2 088 7 114 15 120 22 172 40813 39375 20 198 10 204 11 197 8 151 13 149 39375 38022 19 170 16 185 18 200 12 216 12 203 38022 36726 17 171 19 181 21 194 24 209 18 216 36726 35421 17 184 21 185 23 191 29 205 23 209 35421 34079 17 188 21 184 22 192 27 204 23 203 34079 32698 15 201 19 193 22 202 26 209 21 199 32698 31268 19 223 21 205 22 211 25 215 19 202 31268 29775 19 233 21 211 21 218 23 220 17 207 29775 28225 14 233 18 223 18 222 18 225 14 213 28225 26618 10 223 14 224 14 234 14 236 8 227 26618 24957 6 214 11 215 12 238 12 242 5 242 24957 23245 2 197 6 205 8 230 10 236 5 254 23245 21475 0 051 3 209 5 222 7 231 4 245 21475 19641 1 311 2 242 3 243 4 261 3 247 19641 17776 3 343 3 338 1 305 3 335 3 012 17776 15978 6 001 5 012 3 042 4 003 6 040 15978 14341 7 015 6 028 5 060 5 031 6 059 14341 12881 7 030 6 042 8 067 7 055 8 074 12881 11577 7 046 5 051 9 065 9 059 10 070 11577 10409 7 060 5 055 8 063 11 057 10 063 10409 9363 8 077 6 067 8 060 12 056 11 058 9363 8427 10 086 7 080 8 061 13 056 12 055 8427 7594 11 089 9 088 8 064 13 058 12 053 7594 6851 12 091 10 093 9 070 13 062 12 055 6851 6179 12 092 11 096 9 075 12 065 10 060 6179 5580 11 090 10 097 8*073 11 066 9 065 5580 5077 9 085 8 095 6*072 9 065 7 069 5077 4689 8 076 6*092 5 077 6*059 5 069 4689 4421 6 063 3*085 5 084 4*060 3 057 4421 4257 4*047 1 049 4 088 2 066 3*013 4257 4163 2*332 1 316 4 090 1 068 3*337 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