DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/25 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 - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.4 - - 54.0 - - 56.9 - - 54.0 - - 50.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 7 - - 46 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 488 - - 981 - - 355 - - 112 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4655 - - 5148 - - 4522 - - 4279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 828 - - 807 - - 994 - - 1147 - - 1181 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 87 - - 162 - - 15 - - 11 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 6 - - 7 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 320 - - 060 - - 081 - - 053 - - 347 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - -1 - - 7 - - -2 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5114 - - -2615 - - -2388 - - -2193 - - -5543 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9278 - - 7271 - - 7536 - - 6716 - - 9823 sfcLCL ODpotential -13949 - - -10390 - - -9794 - - -9628 - - -15185 ODpotential blCL 18113 - - 15045 - - 14942 - - 14150 - - 19464 blCL maxRH 40 - - 44 - - 47 - - 48 - - 42 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.4 - - 54.0 - - 56.9 - - 54.0 - - 50.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.2 - - 37.0 - - 38.6 - - 39.3 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.7 - - 54.9 - - 57.3 - - 56.6 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.1 - - 35.8 - - 37.4 - - 38.0 - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 7 - - 46 - - 0 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 488 - - 981 - - 355 - - 112 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96329 16 281 11 282 13 286 15 238 20 265 96329 89251 1 142 2 230 5 258 7 271 7 351 89251 83770 4 111 2 180 4 280 6 306 8 010 83770 79207 4 060 3 292 8 290 5 312 4 335 79207 75270 7 338 5 261 14 271 10 309 5 006 75270 71763 7 338 6 272 16 272 16 306 13 339 71763 68581 9 328 5 268 13 275 18 293 19 323 68581 65659 16 296 9 294 15 287 18 283 18 302 65659 62941 18 288 17 299 20 303 18 293 18 293 62941 60295 23 297 22 297 24 298 24 302 19 305 60295 57537 28 304 24 301 23 299 28 298 25 307 57537 54693 33 300 28 306 24 302 30 294 29 298 54693 51988 33 293 29 301 30 297 28 298 30 298 51988 49557 33 304 27 294 32 293 30 303 30 304 49557 47388 32 302 28 296 36 290 34 296 32 306 47388 45440 31 301 31 312 28 302 30 290 31 298 45440 43668 31 314 29 310 19 324 15 291 18 289 43668 42041 30 315 19 335 21 355 19 005 16 011 42041 40538 16 009 11 337 19 352 19 359 21 011 40538 39132 33 069 1 046 8 330 8 306 13 351 39132 37806 44 072 12 107 5 167 8 230 11 272 37806 36527 44 075 28 092 22 134 13 187 17 216 36527 35236 33 078 30 082 20 123 10 173 9 156 35236 33906 25 070 23 074 10 096 11 128 11 108 33906 32537 21 053 13 049 14 074 12 072 10 105 32537 31117 12 006 11 005 17 076 11 066 10 101 31117 29635 10 356 12 352 9 066 8 098 12 084 29635 28093 13 000 13 351 7 354 7 033 9 116 28093 26490 20 359 13 004 11 001 13 030 4 148 26490 24830 24 351 16 019 12 022 15 026 3 356 24830 23119 20 328 16 356 13 019 12 017 2 003 23119 21352 19 315 15 331 11 353 9 354 3 307 21352 19522 21 333 15 334 12 342 10 344 7 292 19522 17663 26 349 17 347 12 347 9 348 9 314 17663 15876 29 351 19 351 12 353 10 355 12 340 15876 14248 30 350 21 350 13 356 11 359 15 355 14248 12795 26 350 21 349 14 357 13 359 17 003 12795 11497 18 346 20 349 14 359 13 358 16 006 11497 10335 13 340 16 351 13 002 13 359 14 008 10335 9295 13 341 11 359 8 013 10 000 11 008 9295 8367 13 344 7 021 5 045 6 011 7 018 8367 7544 11 344 6 054 6 076 4 042 5 047 7544 6810 7 341 7 082 9 090 6 070 6 072 6810 6148 4 339 10 089 11 095 7 079 7 084 6148 5558 3 340 11 088 11*093 8 078 7 086 5558 5063 2 355 11 080 9*083 7 075 7 081 5063 4680 1 359 10*068 7 080 5*067 5 073 4680 4416 1 341 8*060 7 080 3*061 4*056 4416 4255 2*320 6 059 6 081 1 049 3*011 4255 4163 2*320 4 060 5 082 0 005 3 334 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