DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.2 - - 52.7 - - 49.1 - - 43.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 90 - - -11 - - -101 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 443 - - 1021 - - 462 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4610 - - 5188 - - 4629 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 850 - - 911 - - 509 - - 375 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 97 - - 192 - - 38 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 18 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 068 - - 251 - - 304 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -11 - - -65 - - -48 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3922 - - -3814 - - -3263 - - -3290 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8532 - - 9003 - - 7892 - - 7454 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12918 - - -11094 - - -11000 - - -11845 ODpotential blCL - - - 17528 - - 16282 - - 15629 - - 16008 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 86 - - 45 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.2 - - 52.7 - - 49.1 - - 43.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.8 - - 28.1 - - 29.4 - - 26.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 52.8 - - 50.4 - - 47.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 26.9 - - 28.9 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 90 - - -11 - - -101 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 443 - - 1021 - - 462 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 42 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96530 45 093 36 077 34 089 39 076 96530 89389 40 072 29 084 27 074 32 070 89389 83878 33 061 22 074 22 054 24 069 83878 79299 26 074 18 077 15 045 21 039 79299 75334 27 070 15 075 10 053 17 031 75334 71787 22 064 12 050 14 045 12 033 71787 68550 11 065 9 020 15 032 10 033 68550 65568 0 350 6 328 10 008 6 339 65568 62802 6 307 13 333 11 335 6 267 62802 60119 14 310 18 315 17 325 16 331 60119 57334 17 303 17 304 21 311 27 315 57334 54460 24 323 16 308 19 287 25 310 54460 51723 28 311 21 321 23 311 27 312 51723 49262 25 291 31 313 36 310 29 304 49262 47048 22 291 34 301 36 303 28 311 47048 45046 36 312 34 293 39 310 49 332 45046 43248 47 303 37 293 47 310 61 317 43248 41609 42 294 45 293 52 309 52 316 41609 40085 38 273 51 288 52 309 61 351 40085 38664 39 263 54 284 47 305 80 358 38664 37334 38 265 55 283 34 312 86 358 37334 36055 36 265 53 284 32 346 87 359 36055 34762 34 262 52 284 50 004 84 360 34762 33431 34 266 51 286 69 008 69 357 33431 32070 35 266 50 288 71 006 53 347 32070 30665 39 271 47 292 51 358 47 330 30665 29203 38 283 43 298 37 339 48 315 29203 27686 33 295 36 300 29 324 53 312 27686 26111 30 297 33 296 37 316 55 310 26111 24481 28 291 33 298 35 319 57 313 24481 22804 25 289 34 304 33 323 57 322 22804 21074 23 298 36 310 33 334 56 331 21074 19289 23 308 34 316 35 344 50 337 19289 17479 22 311 28 341 33 348 38 340 17479 15738 19 314 27 002 28 348 29 340 15738 14149 16 319 23 002 23 348 22 336 14149 12728 14 325 21 347 20 347 18 332 12728 11454 12 334 17 331 18 346 17 329 11454 10308 12 345 13 318 16 342 17 326 10308 9279 13 354 10 311 16 337 19 325 9279 8356 14 000 9 304 17 329 22 325 8356 7534 12 003 8 300 19 322 27 326 7534 6799 9 007 7 286 23 317 31 326 6799 6136 7 017 7 271 28 315 37 327 6136 5546 6 029 8*261 32 313 42 326 5546 5051 5 040 8*258 32 310 43 323 5051 4672 4*047 7 252 28*307 41 317 4672 4411 4*058 6 248 24*305 34 312 4411 4253 3 072 5 246 20 304 28*309 4253 4162 3 074 5 245 11 302 16*308 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