DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 50.7 - - 60.6 - - 65.7 - - 65.6 - - 53.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -16 - - 161 - - 300 - - 92 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1678 - - 4130 - - 6121 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4920 - - 6961 - - 7769 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 5845 - - 8297 - - 10288 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 738 - - 1878 - - 2511 - - 1634 - - 1689 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 273 - - 450 - - 349 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 11 - - 14 - - 43 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 4 - - 6 - - 1 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 328 - - 093 - - 120 - - 224 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - 6 - - 16 - - 14 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6794 - - -6416 - - -6391 - - -3988 - - -3130 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10959 - - 12262 - - 14689 - - 14276 - - 7295 sfcLCL ODpotential -14950 - - -12697 - - -11244 - - -8740 - - -7948 ODpotential blCL 19114 - - 18542 - - 19541 - - 19028 - - 12112 blCL maxRH 28 - - 43 - - 40 - - 39 - - 48 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.7 - - 60.6 - - 65.7 - - 65.6 - - 53.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.9 - - 21.4 - - 15.4 - - 17.1 - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.9 - - 60.2 - - 64.5 - - 65.6 - - 56.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.8 - - 20.2 - - 14.3 - - 16.0 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -16 - - 161 - - 300 - - 92 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1678 - - 4130 - - 6121 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 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] 96536 31 287 28 300 20 267 30 280 30 275 96536 89305 17 297 13 293 21 262 22 278 21 292 89305 83747 11 264 8 273 19 273 18 267 21 290 83747 79163 13 261 16 264 22 279 18 282 19 283 79163 75224 16 291 17 254 25 264 23 276 20 286 75224 71735 20 283 15 252 28 266 24 266 22 280 71735 68565 20 265 18 254 31 270 26 268 25 274 68565 65635 22 262 18 256 26 263 26 266 24 273 65635 62901 20 260 15 268 18 250 26 256 27 276 62901 60246 19 261 16 269 13 250 24 244 28 261 60246 57469 15 251 17 250 13 272 20 254 20 266 57469 54584 9 256 15 242 15 274 18 282 13 273 54584 51838 4 325 9 236 11 285 15 302 14 317 51838 49378 8 030 4 045 7 345 13 336 23 316 49378 47174 14 050 17 031 12 009 18 338 23 317 47174 45159 20 058 22 038 15 009 19 341 33 330 45159 43318 27 050 23 045 16 015 23 342 41 332 43318 41643 29 054 25 059 17 039 21 345 34 327 41643 40103 32 055 30 057 24 048 17 032 25 341 40103 38669 36 055 34 052 29 048 32 018 36 349 38669 37329 41 053 39 047 40 037 47 006 46 349 37329 36046 42 048 43 042 44 030 49 005 47 350 36046 34752 41 044 42 041 41 032 45 007 43 355 34752 33418 40 042 40 046 39 034 41 010 39 360 33418 32049 40 040 35 053 39 033 37 018 35 001 32049 30632 39 041 34 050 37 032 35 021 32 003 30632 29157 35 051 34 041 37 033 35 020 31 003 29157 27627 34 055 32 037 36 035 35 020 31 006 27627 26044 35 050 31 042 32 038 31 024 30 011 26044 24411 37 046 31 045 29 047 25 030 26 017 24411 22732 36 045 31 053 28 062 21 045 21 013 22732 21003 33 045 29 063 24 066 20 046 19 006 21003 19217 30 045 26 071 21 061 19 039 18 005 19217 17406 27 047 23 068 20 058 19 037 18 009 17406 15665 23 053 19 060 19 054 19 041 16 016 15665 14080 17 060 15 054 16 052 16 044 13 022 14080 12666 12 075 9 058 10 051 11 043 11 024 12666 11401 9 101 7 107 6 066 5*031 7 021 11401 10268 10 116 9 127 5 083 2*321 3 024 10268 9250 10 118 9 127 4 093 2 284 0 008 9250 8339 9 113 8 122 4*106 2 270 2 260 8339 7526 8 107 8 113 5*113 2 242 5 284 7526 6800 7 101 8 105 5 118 2 213 10 293 6800 6143 5 092 8*097 6 119 2 198 16 296 6143 5557 4 076 6*093 6 121 2 188 20 298 5557 5063 4 045 4 090 6 122 3 182 20 298 5063 4681 4 014 4 091 6 122 3 177 19 298 4681 4416 5 349 4 096 6 121 3 175 16 295 4416 4255 6*331 4 097 6 122 3 172 13*293 4255 4163 6*328 3 099 6 122 3 172 7*291 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