DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/17 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 - - - 54.5 - - 59.4 - - 59.0 - - 52.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 157 - - 1 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 695 - - 1351 - - 752 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4663 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4862 - - 5518 - - 4919 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 964 - - 1080 - - 1351 - - 1479 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 250 - - 45 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 088 - - 090 - - 102 - - 004 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 15 - - 6 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8190 - - -8311 - - -8376 - - -8439 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13053 - - 13829 - - 13295 - - 12604 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17886 - - -16428 - - -16593 - - -17843 ODpotential blCL - - - 22748 - - 21946 - - 21512 - - 22007 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 55 - - 75 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.5 - - 59.4 - - 59.0 - - 52.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.9 - - 14.1 - - 16.1 - - 12.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.1 - - 59.2 - - 60.3 - - 58.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.8 - - 13.0 - - 14.9 - - 12.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 157 - - 1 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 695 - - 1351 - - 752 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96907 49 088 45 093 50 094 43 102 96907 89768 43 107 43 102 51 095 47 102 89768 84208 31 110 28 097 40 088 42 092 84208 79570 28 094 26 093 34 088 39 088 79570 75562 27 083 24 098 25 088 26 083 75562 72011 21 085 16 087 17 085 20 080 72011 68793 22 079 10 087 10 047 21 053 68793 65852 21 052 15 060 12 047 22 040 65852 63151 21 026 24 038 20 047 21 040 63151 60549 22 012 26 024 22 025 22 018 60549 57837 25 359 26 011 24 357 25 000 57837 55025 28 354 29 358 28 340 29 347 55025 52340 32 351 30 353 28 337 30 339 52340 49918 37 341 33 342 33 332 35 339 49918 47745 43 333 38 331 40 328 40 340 47745 45772 47 329 44 327 43 328 42 335 45772 43957 46 324 45 322 43 326 39 329 43957 42272 39 321 39 314 39 319 35 319 42272 40702 35 319 34 308 33 310 32 303 40702 39246 30 328 24 317 24 301 28 292 39246 37896 28 335 19 331 16 295 23 287 37896 36604 26 329 19 329 12 313 22 277 36604 35300 13 339 15 320 10 315 19 265 35300 33955 5 099 4 250 5 275 15 263 33955 32575 6 131 8 188 8 191 15 228 32575 31148 10 145 13 151 13 186 18 212 31148 29663 16 131 13 141 14 180 19 202 29663 28120 15 131 13 154 14 186 17 204 28120 26522 12 129 12 171 9 196 12 209 26522 24867 8 129 8 180 6 181 9 202 24867 23160 7 118 5 170 5 151 8 192 23160 21394 8 110 5 171 5 153 7 194 21394 19562 6 111 5 206 6 194 7 217 19562 17699 2 106 3 247 5 224 7 243 17699 15904 1 082 2 302 2 249 6 257 15904 14268 2 051 1 086 1 318 3 293 14268 12809 4 057 3 111 0 014 3 342 12809 11507 8 075 5 095 2 059 3 032 11507 10344 13 084 10 086 3 082 4 078 10344 9303 17 086 16 085 8 087 8 091 9303 8374 21 084 21 083 13 084 12 090 8374 7549 23 082 24 081 17 083 15 089 7549 6813 24 082 25 081 18 084 18 090 6813 6150 23 083 22 082 17 087 18 093 6150 5560 20 084 18*083 14 089 16 095 5560 5064 17*087 12*087 10*092 13 094 5064 4682 12*087 11 090 7*097 10 088 4682 4416 9 088 10 092 5 102 8 076 4416 4255 7 089 10 092 4 105 5*058 4255 4163 4 090 8 093 3 110 2*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