DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/15 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 - - - 56.3 - - 62.4 - - 60.8 - - 54.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 127 - - -5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 498 - - 1463 - - 798 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4637 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4665 - - 5630 - - 4965 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1247 - - 1437 - - 1779 - - 1784 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 64 - - 241 - - 39 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 12 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 080 - - 083 - - 071 - - 004 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 12 - - 6 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6709 - - -7601 - - -7472 - - -8026 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11374 - - 13232 - - 12438 - - 12191 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15874 - - -15690 - - -15729 - - -17406 ODpotential blCL - - - 20539 - - 21320 - - 20694 - - 21570 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 43 - - 48 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.3 - - 62.4 - - 60.8 - - 54.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.8 - - 19.4 - - 21.3 - - 16.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.7 - - 62.2 - - 62.6 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.8 - - 18.3 - - 20.2 - - 15.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 127 - - -5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 498 - - 1463 - - 798 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 96335 30 082 21 093 26 063 36 080 96335 89386 38 096 32 093 27 094 41 075 89386 83969 31 092 31 086 29 095 29 084 83969 79447 27 098 21 106 24 076 17 096 79447 75525 21 110 14 124 16 078 12 081 75525 72015 18 094 12 111 11 101 11 046 72015 68820 15 064 13 089 11 123 6 024 68820 65892 11 045 12 066 7 093 2 061 65892 63187 6 074 11 033 7 046 7 081 63187 60575 5 082 9 004 12 355 9 032 60575 57871 7 344 10 358 16 338 19 357 57871 55078 14 316 13 001 10 330 19 352 55078 52403 8 301 17 311 12 005 15 340 52403 49985 4 339 8 302 22 335 19 353 49985 47802 6 097 5 108 12 280 28 331 47802 45799 19 114 18 119 14 162 15 283 45799 43948 11 112 19 098 18 111 9 172 43948 42229 4 233 8 063 19 065 16 082 42229 40633 14 178 3 199 9 058 17 051 40633 39171 26 155 25 164 12 165 9 133 39171 37824 30 143 28 147 23 155 19 135 37824 36533 31 138 27 138 25 140 18 118 36533 35229 30 137 27 137 23 127 18 115 35229 33888 28 134 26 136 20 120 17 115 33888 32510 27 128 25 128 20 116 19 090 32510 31080 26 120 25 119 22 108 22 078 31080 29592 25 110 26 114 23 095 20 089 29592 28051 26 121 25 117 22 107 18 115 28051 26453 30 137 26 132 22 129 18 141 26453 24798 31 149 26 148 23 152 16 155 24798 23090 25 157 22 160 15 149 10 128 23090 21324 17 145 15 142 12 099 15 087 21324 19495 15 128 16 101 16 094 18 093 19495 17639 12 110 17 091 18 089 19 096 17639 15855 11 092 15 084 20 087 19 092 15855 14231 11 088 14 087 20 090 19 090 14231 12784 13 096 14 098 19 096 19 089 12784 11492 16 103 16 107 20 100 20 087 11492 10336 20 102 18 107 20 099 21 083 10336 9300 23 098 20 102 21 093 23 078 9300 8375 25 097 21 097 22 086 23 074 8375 7552 25 097 21 093 22 082 23 071 7552 6818 24 097 20 091 21 081 21 071 6818 6155 23 096 19*090 18 080 18 074 6155 5565 21 094 16*087 15 078 14 075 5565 5068 17 091 12 082 12*074 12 073 5068 4684 13*086 11 081 10*071 10 066 4684 4418 10*083 10 081 8 071 8 053 4418 4256 7 079 10 082 7 071 6*036 4256 4163 2 070 8 082 4 071 4*004 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