DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/27 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 - - - 55.9 - - 59.6 - - 55.8 - - 53.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 49 - - 0 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 416 - - 1000 - - 381 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4147 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4583 - - 5167 - - 4548 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1141 - - 1041 - - 1255 - - 1056 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 67 - - 162 - - 16 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 063 - - 081 - - 056 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 7 - - -4 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4905 - - -5457 - - -5877 - - -8269 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9488 - - 10625 - - 10425 - - 12434 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12645 - - -12215 - - -12940 - - -15692 ODpotential blCL - - - 17228 - - 17382 - - 17488 - - 19856 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 74 - - 70 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.9 - - 59.6 - - 55.8 - - 53.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.5 - - 28.1 - - 25.3 - - 14.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.4 - - 60.1 - - 59.3 - - 59.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.3 - - 26.9 - - 24.0 - - 13.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - 49 - - 0 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 416 - - 1000 - - 381 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96245 22 333 19 041 7 173 5 278 96245 89226 10 350 8 356 6 030 6 086 89226 83774 6 066 6 296 11 013 8 024 83774 79218 4 105 6 313 11 004 9 008 79218 75277 1 242 9 321 13 341 15 356 75277 71791 6 314 10 319 14 330 19 340 71791 68644 12 324 12 313 14 318 21 322 68644 65754 16 329 15 311 16 302 22 305 65754 63068 21 325 17 308 16 300 18 294 63068 60458 24 315 22 307 22 309 21 301 60458 57735 29 292 28 287 28 290 27 293 57735 54900 34 287 32 283 34 286 34 292 54900 52177 51 280 50 277 49 278 49 288 52177 49721 55 269 61 265 61 270 58 273 49721 47514 53 273 60 266 61 267 62 269 47514 45508 50 274 54 269 57 267 60 270 45508 43667 48 270 49 268 49 272 56 274 43667 41971 39 264 43 265 43 272 49 273 41971 40399 33 266 37 259 39 262 45 268 40399 38937 30 257 30 265 35 259 46 274 38937 37574 25 228 25 248 28 258 28 265 37574 36279 23 213 22 231 23 240 25 272 36279 34985 22 207 24 216 20 235 24 262 34985 33656 21 218 23 224 19 244 20 259 33656 32289 19 229 23 237 18 255 19 270 32289 30872 18 245 19 248 19 268 18 282 30872 29394 17 251 14 262 15 273 16 294 29394 27860 17 242 11 262 10 286 13 291 27860 26275 18 225 10 242 9 278 12 276 26275 24641 16 228 10 246 9 261 11 267 24641 22960 14 237 11 256 10 252 11 264 22960 21223 14 238 11 248 11 267 12 272 21223 19423 12 239 11 249 12 292 13 285 19423 17592 11 261 9 272 10 303 10 310 17592 15828 9 278 7 298 8 327 11 001 15828 14219 6 315 5 349 9 003 14 023 14219 12782 7 002 6 029 9 020 14 031 12782 11495 7 029 5 045 9 026 12 032 11495 10340 6 057 5 052 8 025 9 025 10340 9305 8 084 5 059 8 029 7 010 9305 8378 11 092 7 074 8 043 7 360 8378 7555 14 092 10 080 8 059 6 359 7555 6819 16 092 12 083 9 073 5 007 6819 6156 17 090 14 084 10 083 3 022 6156 5564 16 087 13*083 9 087 2 053 5564 5067 14 082 10*080 7 086 2 079 5067 4682 11*073 7 079 5*078 2 083 4682 4417 9*065 6 082 3*069 1 044 4417 4255 7 061 6 085 1 056 2*337 4255 4163 3 061 5 085 1 328 3*320 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