DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 43.0 - - 53.9 - - 58.4 - - 58.8 - - 50.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -24 - - 46 - - 205 - - 49 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1730 - - 3729 - - 3704 - - 154 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 6495 - - 5312 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 5897 - - 7896 - - 7871 - - 4321 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1314 - - 2787 - - 2725 - - 4626 - - 4878 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 190 - - 382 - - 239 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 9 - - 10 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 032 - - 067 - - 076 - - 062 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - 4 - - 14 - - -10 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2136 - - -2647 - - -1192 - - -1197 - - -1303 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6299 - - 8544 - - 9089 - - 9069 - - 5624 sfcLCL ODpotential -7123 - - -6306 - - -3285 - - -2965 - - -4396 ODpotential blCL 11286 - - 12203 - - 11181 - - 10836 - - 8717 blCL maxRH 87 - - 88 - - 89 - - 76 - - 66 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 100 - - 420 CAPE Temp@2m 43.0 - - 53.9 - - 58.4 - - 58.8 - - 50.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.4 - - 31.2 - - 33.1 - - 33.7 - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 49.0 - - 54.5 - - 57.9 - - 59.1 - - 56.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.3 - - 30.1 - - 32.5 - - 33.2 - - 40.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -24 - - 46 - - 205 - - 49 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1730 - - 3729 - - 3704 - - 154 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 48 - - 50 - - 54 - - 5 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 96187 4 168 3 244 3 202 9 285 10 133 96187 89123 13 129 3 063 2 185 6 197 10 047 89123 83711 19 100 1 073 2 256 16 132 4 100 83711 79195 19 093 4 085 0 056 13 114 5 103 79195 75281 8 099 10 132 3 223 1 250 6 349 75281 71809 4 084 12 131 6 160 7 282 5 014 71809 68663 1 308 8 134 6 112 2 293 5 116 68663 65779 4 234 6 143 2 131 4 146 2 177 65779 63104 2 172 5 194 4 248 7 141 4 254 63104 60497 8 200 9 226 9 239 2 234 5 219 60497 57765 9 211 9 239 11 231 10 276 7 197 57765 54930 10 247 9 240 10 230 13 258 9 241 54930 52214 18 256 13 240 11 232 15 227 13 274 52214 49737 26 242 18 232 13 245 14 216 13 269 49737 47480 23 232 17 219 14 232 14 213 12 253 47480 45405 19 223 17 198 16 214 15 215 13 233 45405 43490 18 212 16 192 18 202 16 212 15 210 43490 41723 19 208 13 202 18 189 15 205 13 196 41723 40086 22 206 13 213 15 182 12 199 9 210 40086 38564 26 199 17 209 15 189 11 192 9 243 38564 37149 25 196 20 195 18 191 11 187 7 264 37149 35808 28 208 20 181 20 183 12 189 9 299 35808 34469 33 209 17 186 19 176 12 187 10 287 34469 33105 34 203 20 201 20 179 11 194 5 261 33105 31728 29 194 28 207 23 190 16 213 3 228 31728 30330 25 196 31 208 26 202 23 216 13 241 30330 28892 27 205 30 204 27 203 25 211 29 231 28892 27403 23 201 28 202 21 201 25 197 28 221 27403 25861 12 154 18 203 16 202 21 195 21 219 25861 24266 12 162 13 172 6 180 15 201 14 236 24266 22621 10 152 14 172 3 232 7 202 10 261 22621 20917 9 145 13 179 8 193 3 165 7 270 20917 19153 6 148 12 189 13 202 7 160 6 206 19153 17361 3 172 10 201 13 202 11 174 5 166 17361 15636 4 287 8 213 10 201 11 176 4 124 15636 14063 9 279 7 222 7 204 8 166 6 100 14063 12656 10 266 7 228 6 206 4 148 7 095 12656 11396 9 259 5 232 5 202 1 089 7 094 11396 10265 8 262 3 255 3 193 3 019 6 094 10265 9250 6 266 1 351 2 075 4 019 6 090 9250 8340 4 268 5 075 6*069 4*029 6 082 8340 7528 1 352 8 082 9*074 5*044 5 067 7528 6802 6 055 10 084 10 075 6 058 5 050 6802 6145 10 069 11*082 11 075 7 061 5 038 6145 5558 12 079 11*080 11 075 7 064 4 025 5558 5064 13 083 10 070 11 076 7 065 4 007 5064 4681 12 074 9 061 11 077 7 067 4 339 4681 4417 11 057 9 060 10 077 7 068 5*316 4417 4255 10*046 8 060 10 078 7 069 5*308 4255 4163 6*032 6 061 8 078 6 069 4 306 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