DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/17 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.7 - - 61.7 - - - - - 56.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 176 - - - - - -120 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 634 - - 1425 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4147 - - 4767 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4801 - - 5592 - - - - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 558 - - 832 - - - - - 212 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 163 - - 264 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 27 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 321 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 21 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -92 - - -105 - - - - - -43 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4425 - - -3423 - - - - - -6504 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9226 - - 9015 - - - - - 10668 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13183 - - -11774 - - - - - -15428 ODpotential blCL - - - 17984 - - 17366 - - - - - 19592 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 91 - - - - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.7 - - 61.7 - - - - - 56.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.3 - - 36.9 - - - - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.2 - - 61.6 - - - - - 60.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 36.6 - - - - - 25.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 176 - - - - - -120 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 634 - - 1425 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 65 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96317 12 067 7 040 5 313 96317 89325 15 027 7 027 2 359 89325 83890 9 357 4 338 12 023 83890 79352 4 088 3 331 10 010 79352 75404 9 072 2 096 8 348 75404 71886 5 020 1 252 10 331 71886 68701 5 098 7 319 13 174 68701 65786 26 309 27 304 29 312 65786 63155 21 293 17 297 27 298 63155 60649 12 269 17 309 12 270 60649 57989 32 281 42 302 26 295 57989 55180 55 285 62 293 47 299 55180 52477 68 298 75 302 57 306 52477 50031 83 298 93 300 75 307 50031 47842 88 289 98 293 90 299 47842 45865 84 293 88 295 93 293 45865 44062 89 301 86 304 88 299 44062 42406 93 302 84 309 83 307 42406 40873 86 300 81 311 78 313 40873 39441 81 302 79 310 73 316 39441 38094 77 306 75 311 65 317 38094 36798 72 310 68 313 55 319 36798 35490 73 314 62 313 49 322 35490 34141 75 321 54 318 46 328 34141 32752 72 325 51 327 47 334 32752 31312 62 325 49 330 49 333 31312 29812 54 322 47 329 44 323 29812 28257 51 319 45 325 41 307 28257 26645 48 316 44 321 40 299 26645 24977 45 314 44 317 36 297 24977 23257 41 314 45 316 37 305 23257 21481 37 316 45 315 41 317 21481 19647 35 318 44 314 45 328 19647 17786 34 318 43 314 47 334 17786 15996 33 317 42 315 47 338 15996 14365 32 316 42 317 44 342 14365 12909 31 315 42 320 41 348 12909 11607 32 316 42 322 37 354 11607 10438 34 317 42 324 33 359 10438 9390 36 318 41 325 30 004 9390 8450 38 319 41 327 29 007 8450 7613 39 320 41 329 27 008 7613 6865 40 323 40 332 28 007 6865 6188 40 325 39*332 28 001 6188 5585 38 325 34*329 29 351 5585 5078 33*320 29 322 30 340 5078 4688 28*313 26 318 29 324 4688 4419 24 309 24 316 26 309 4419 4256 21 308 21 315 22*304 4256 4163 14 306 14 314 13*303 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