DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/23 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.7 - - 54.6 - - 49.3 - - 43.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -16 - - 26 - - -27 - - -85 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 434 - - 1668 - - 305 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4601 - - 5835 - - 4472 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1233 - - 1798 - - 1204 - - 172 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 174 - - 46 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 12 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 306 - - 307 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -52 - - -30 - - -37 - - -31 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2318 - - -1206 - - -1084 - - -1674 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6920 - - 7041 - - 5556 - - 5839 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7029 - - -7546 - - -6871 - - -10261 ODpotential blCL - - - 11630 - - 13381 - - 11343 - - 14425 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 49 - - 55 - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.7 - - 54.6 - - 49.3 - - 43.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.0 - - 38.3 - - 39.6 - - 32.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.2 - - 55.2 - - 52.0 - - 48.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 37.1 - - 38.3 - - 31.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -16 - - 26 - - -27 - - -85 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 434 - - 1668 - - 305 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 96476 7 324 4 309 7 260 8 326 96476 89347 3 011 7 292 9 005 8 015 89347 83854 7 049 9 273 11 346 5 029 83854 79284 7 024 7 210 11 284 6 334 79284 75336 0 089 4 206 15 260 9 286 75336 71836 3 234 7 194 12 224 11 262 71836 68662 12 268 10 252 9 240 10 258 68662 65742 16 265 11 258 13 254 13 264 65742 63030 18 250 18 255 20 255 17 262 63030 60404 17 241 24 254 22 262 23 271 60404 57668 17 265 22 282 24 271 23 268 57668 54831 21 283 22 292 18 274 26 274 54831 52129 20 296 19 301 22 294 26 279 52129 49700 25 313 26 308 28 298 30 293 49700 47517 24 314 26 303 28 298 28 289 47517 45522 20 314 23 300 27 299 30 297 45522 43692 22 343 27 320 28 313 39 304 43692 42013 31 343 35 324 41 316 43 303 42013 40463 34 342 36 330 40 319 38 302 40463 39018 38 341 34 337 34 328 33 298 39018 37664 39 348 37 350 30 338 29 300 37664 36363 40 001 40 358 31 340 26 303 36363 35050 44 008 42 001 33 340 30 313 35050 33702 47 008 45 001 36 343 37 311 33702 32325 49 008 44 002 38 342 34 307 32325 30898 50 008 40 359 39 344 26 311 30898 29410 51 006 38 353 37 352 24 318 29410 27865 52 005 38 351 39 356 26 324 27865 26265 53 009 38 352 39 359 29 335 26265 24614 49 016 37 001 34 001 30 346 24614 22915 43 015 35 011 29 357 28 352 22915 21160 38 011 34 013 27 356 28 353 21160 19346 33 011 33 012 28 358 27 353 19346 17508 30 012 32 011 29 002 24 356 17508 15742 28 015 29 009 28 005 24 359 15742 14136 24 015 24 005 26 006 24 000 14136 12703 19 012 19 358 20 003 22 001 12703 11424 14 003 14 348 14 356 18 360 11424 10279 10 358 11 339 10 346 14 355 10279 9255 9 003 11 332 8 343 9 354 9255 8340 10 003 12 325 10 336 7 004 8340 7525 12 357 14 320 12 328 6 007 7525 6797 15 347 16 318 15 323 7 357 6797 6138 18 340 16*314 18 319 10 342 6138 5551 21 334 15*310 19 315 15 331 5551 5057 22 328 13 307 19 312 19 322 5057 4676 20*320 13 306 17*310 22 314 4676 4413 17*315 12 305 14*308 21 309 4413 4253 14 314 10 305 11 307 17*305 4253 4163 9 312 7 304 6 304 9*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