DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/08 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 51.9 - - 62.1 - - 67.2 - - 65.3 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 158 - - 227 - - 1 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1456 - - 2196 - - 1488 - - 158 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4727 - - 5400 - - 4147 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 5623 - - 6363 - - 5655 - - 4325 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1073 - - 933 - - 1153 - - 1569 - - 2022 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 254 - - 329 - - 55 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 9 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 9 - - 7 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 010 - - 084 - - 102 - - 098 - - 005 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - 9 - - 13 - - 9 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6982 - - -7227 - - -7294 - - -7434 - - -6598 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11147 - - 12851 - - 13657 - - 13089 - - 10923 sfcLCL ODpotential -17894 - - -16164 - - -15031 - - -15383 - - -15509 ODpotential blCL 22058 - - 21787 - - 21394 - - 21038 - - 19834 blCL maxRH 62 - - 70 - - 59 - - 67 - - 26 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 51.9 - - 62.1 - - 67.2 - - 65.3 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 18.8 - - 21.0 - - 22.3 - - 22.9 - - 25.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.6 - - 61.8 - - 66.4 - - 66.4 - - 64.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 18.7 - - 20.9 - - 22.2 - - 22.8 - - 25.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 158 - - 227 - - 1 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1456 - - 2196 - - 1488 - - 158 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96752 54 277 63 274 64 275 55 280 59 290 96752 89568 38 284 30 280 38 282 40 280 44 292 89568 84034 32 287 18 307 18 282 33 272 42 283 84034 79476 27 296 18 308 16 279 25 283 31 291 79476 75567 26 301 26 298 21 286 20 303 23 306 75567 72087 25 298 30 287 27 295 19 306 20 303 72087 68906 16 296 25 278 26 300 18 301 18 292 68906 65966 9 293 16 256 25 295 19 296 18 288 65966 63237 15 296 13 253 26 272 27 288 24 292 63237 60601 23 280 19 261 27 258 32 274 31 283 60601 57871 30 267 25 256 30 251 36 259 36 266 57871 55056 37 258 26 263 30 253 37 256 37 261 55056 52378 38 263 36 266 37 256 40 257 38 263 52378 49974 37 264 40 260 41 259 42 261 37 267 49974 47824 39 271 45 266 44 268 39 264 38 266 47824 45882 44 276 48 274 43 277 35 272 35 266 45882 44107 46 283 42 283 39 281 34 279 31 270 44107 42467 46 286 38 288 33 285 33 280 30 279 42467 40934 44 284 40 286 33 287 33 281 30 282 40934 39493 40 285 38 283 35 285 34 285 27 291 39493 38137 35 284 36 285 33 287 33 289 22 298 38137 36832 32 286 30 294 27 295 27 294 14 304 36832 35516 31 293 25 313 18 315 16 309 7 307 35516 34158 24 307 22 326 16 337 11 326 3 305 34158 32765 21 323 18 324 14 334 9 333 3 265 32765 31323 18 329 13 331 8 327 7 321 8 271 31323 29823 14 342 7 333 5 328 4 279 9 250 29823 28266 14 351 7 335 4 320 2 252 6 219 28266 26651 13 353 6 328 3 303 2 235 2 252 26651 24981 9 024 3 325 2 249 4 223 3 255 24981 23256 8 058 1 210 4 212 6 223 7 225 23256 21473 5 071 2 201 4 214 7 223 5 233 21473 19629 1 015 3 273 3 275 4 248 0 097 19629 17762 5 290 7 304 6 324 4 318 3 052 17762 15968 5 283 8 328 7 346 6 357 5 053 15968 14332 4 309 8 351 7 359 7 016 6 059 14332 12871 5 345 7 005 6 009 6 028 7 069 12871 11563 5 007 5 022 4 023 6 043 8 078 11563 10392 5 029 5 052 3 046 5 059 9 085 10392 9344 5 056 5 079 3 073 5 069 10 089 9344 8409 6 080 7 095 4 098 4 086 10 094 8409 7578 8 096 10 103 6 110 4 095 10 097 7578 6838 9 105 11 106 7*110 5 096 10 098 6838 6170 10 111 12*104 7*102 6*095 10 097 6170 5576 10 108 11*097 7 100 5*094 8 097 5576 5075 8 100 9 082 7 101 5 097 7 096 5075 4688 7 088 9 080 7 102 5 098 5 085 4688 4420 5 072 8 080 7 103 5 101 4*060 4420 4257 4*052 8 081 7 104 5 102 4*020 4257 4163 2*010 6 080 6 104 4 103 3 357 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