DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/18 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 - - - 64.1 - - 69.0 - - 61.1 - - 55.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 134 - - -15 - - -92 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 408 - - 1151 - - 310 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4147 - - 4147 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4575 - - 5318 - - 4477 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 489 - - 864 - - 465 - - 241 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 123 - - 225 - - 35 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 16 - - 17 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 317 - - 307 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -51 - - -39 - - -63 - - -34 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6612 - - -6150 - - -5185 - - -5532 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11187 - - 11469 - - 9663 - - 9696 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13428 - - -12151 - - -12710 - - -14112 ODpotential blCL - - - 18003 - - 17469 - - 17187 - - 18276 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 68 - - 75 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.1 - - 69.0 - - 61.1 - - 55.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.2 - - 33.5 - - 33.8 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 68.7 - - 62.7 - - 60.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 32.8 - - 33.3 - - 28.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 134 - - -15 - - -92 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 408 - - 1151 - - 310 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 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] 96170 6 014 13 277 14 265 4 221 96170 89176 14 068 9 280 3 232 3 259 89176 83754 11 325 17 316 1 294 5 298 83754 79227 13 314 14 304 5 290 3 000 79227 75296 13 342 18 318 20 313 13 345 75296 71794 13 307 17 306 21 329 18 341 71794 68625 4 144 9 281 8 006 11 001 68625 65733 27 332 23 333 23 334 25 337 65733 63089 39 317 35 316 32 312 32 316 63089 60545 35 326 34 326 27 334 25 310 60545 57868 38 322 40 323 37 327 30 302 57868 55065 44 313 51 313 55 307 48 300 55065 52390 49 319 63 306 65 304 58 305 52390 49993 58 319 66 305 70 306 68 310 49993 47843 59 314 65 299 67 300 69 306 47843 45892 59 313 58 295 60 297 62 301 45892 44112 60 311 49 303 49 300 50 296 44112 42475 56 308 46 311 46 305 43 294 42475 40950 51 314 47 313 48 303 39 296 40950 39514 56 322 50 312 46 305 38 296 39514 38155 58 320 53 312 44 305 41 289 38155 36843 56 316 54 311 47 302 42 281 36843 35518 58 314 53 310 50 298 43 278 35518 34153 60 313 53 310 51 296 47 278 34153 32753 61 314 53 310 53 296 49 280 32753 31307 60 313 56 309 54 299 49 284 31307 29805 60 310 57 310 54 302 50 291 29805 28247 59 310 54 312 50 305 52 295 28247 26631 56 312 50 313 47 308 50 296 26631 24963 53 315 49 313 47 310 46 295 24963 23247 49 318 48 316 45 313 40 296 23247 21476 43 319 42 317 40 315 33 295 21476 19646 39 320 35 317 32 311 28 289 19646 17788 36 321 31 314 27 303 26 285 17788 16000 33 322 29 311 26 300 24 289 16000 14369 29 324 27 311 25 301 23 297 14369 12911 24 327 24 312 25 303 22 304 12911 11606 20 331 20 312 24 307 22 309 11606 10435 17 335 17 313 23 310 21 313 10435 9384 15 339 16 315 22 314 21 316 9384 8444 14 343 15 318 22 316 21 317 8444 7606 15 344 17 321 23 318 22 317 7606 6859 17 342 20 324 24 319 23 316 6859 6184 20 338 22 325 26 320 25 315 6184 5582 23 331 22*324 28 320 27 315 5582 5077 24 325 20*321 29 318 29 314 5077 4688 23*320 17 316 26*312 28 310 4688 4420 18*315 16 315 22*308 24 305 4420 4256 16 314 14 315 18 307 19*301 4256 4163 10 313 10 314 11 304 10*300 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