DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.3 - - 57.9 - - 63.3 - - 62.4 - - 55.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - 29 - - 192 - - 20 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 875 - - 2385 - - 2071 - - 112 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 5485 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 5042 - - 6552 - - 6238 - - 4279 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1170 - - 1476 - - 1894 - - 2545 - - 2441 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 133 - - 323 - - 149 - - 13 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 6 - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 346 - - 066 - - 080 - - 076 - - 332 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg -11 - - 2 - - 13 - - 8 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6163 - - -4890 - - -5615 - - -6036 - - -6632 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10327 - - 9933 - - 12167 - - 12275 - - 10912 sfcLCL ODpotential -12656 - - -10526 - - -9740 - - -10478 - - -12432 ODpotential blCL 16820 - - 15568 - - 16292 - - 16716 - - 16711 blCL maxRH 67 - - 48 - - 30 - - 23 - - 26 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.3 - - 57.9 - - 63.3 - - 62.4 - - 55.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.4 - - 29.3 - - 24.7 - - 23.4 - - 22.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 57.3 - - 58.5 - - 62.7 - - 63.1 - - 61.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.5 - - 28.2 - - 23.5 - - 22.4 - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - 29 - - 192 - - 20 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 875 - - 2385 - - 2071 - - 112 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 96026 40 276 34 286 34 281 38 279 30 279 96026 88960 28 293 25 299 28 287 24 296 25 301 88960 83533 20 310 20 293 21 304 15 321 22 299 83533 79045 12 314 13 280 16 300 13 319 14 293 79045 75171 12 315 11 274 14 290 15 312 11 298 75171 71728 10 303 10 284 14 303 15 314 11 308 71728 68596 15 304 11 290 17 313 15 316 13 314 68596 65711 24 281 12 290 19 294 18 300 17 308 65711 63032 27 273 18 295 22 285 22 291 22 305 63032 60429 32 275 25 286 27 278 26 279 27 294 60429 57701 35 276 32 268 33 267 32 272 27 289 57701 54859 40 274 35 261 35 261 41 266 40 282 54859 52139 44 267 40 259 41 263 44 272 44 271 52139 49667 44 264 46 264 46 270 47 271 41 280 49667 47431 48 267 51 267 49 273 53 276 46 281 47431 45397 55 268 52 268 50 273 56 272 47 279 45397 43534 54 269 52 265 51 271 48 265 47 275 43534 41819 50 267 52 263 51 265 43 267 44 270 41819 40234 44 262 48 262 50 260 42 272 42 267 40234 38762 40 272 41 261 45 257 40 272 35 269 38762 37391 43 288 39 268 39 255 38 273 28 274 37391 36084 49 288 41 272 39 256 39 270 20 288 36084 34781 43 282 40 268 39 260 35 272 11 304 34781 33454 42 270 41 266 37 266 30 274 11 001 33454 32103 40 265 40 262 35 276 18 278 16 049 32103 30709 35 266 34 256 32 282 7 324 25 068 30709 29257 27 282 20 273 26 284 9 008 31 068 29257 27747 24 292 15 308 15 285 11 007 28 068 27747 26181 21 299 15 309 9 294 11 000 26 071 26181 24561 18 308 17 301 9 310 11 358 23 072 24561 22890 16 317 13 313 9 330 11 356 18 063 22890 21163 13 329 10 341 7 357 11 354 14 051 21163 19373 9 336 8 353 7 005 9 354 11 039 19373 17553 6 350 7 347 7 355 7 355 10 032 17553 15797 6 014 7 347 8 349 7 356 10 029 15797 14194 6 009 6 350 8 349 7 359 10 032 14194 12761 5 003 5 357 7 354 6 006 10 037 12761 11480 5 006 5 016 5 008 6 021 9 047 11480 10331 5 010 5 045 4 046 6 047 11 056 10331 9300 5 020 7 072 7 073 9 060 14 062 9300 8378 5 033 9 085 10 078 12 064 16 065 8378 7557 6 044 12 089 13 075 14 066 17 068 7557 6823 7 053 13 090 13*073 14*067 15 073 6823 6160 8 058 14 089 12*074 11*068 13 078 6160 5568 9 056 12 086 10 077 8 073 10 080 5568 5070 8 051 10*079 9 080 7 078 7 077 5070 4685 7 046 8*069 9 083 7 079 5 064 4685 4418 6 025 7 065 8 085 6 081 4*030 4418 4256 5*358 5 065 8 087 6 083 4*344 4256 4163 4*346 4 065 7 087 5 084 4 326 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