DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/24 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 43.2 - - 54.0 - - 57.1 - - 52.5 - - 49.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -113 - - -7 - - 44 - - -10 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 214 - - 1072 - - 295 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 4381 - - 5239 - - 4462 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 114 - - 597 - - 1223 - - 831 - - 837 Hgt.Variab. W* 17 - - 58 - - 165 - - 38 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 302 - - 318 - - 333 - - 319 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -32 - - -23 - - -9 - - -20 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2256 - - -2840 - - -1214 - - -314 - - -2254 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6420 - - 7222 - - 6454 - - 4776 - - 6419 sfcLCL ODpotential -11067 - - -9377 - - -6598 - - -5988 - - -9840 ODpotential blCL 15230 - - 13758 - - 11837 - - 10450 - - 14004 blCL maxRH 53 - - 55 - - 58 - - 69 - - 43 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.2 - - 54.0 - - 57.1 - - 52.5 - - 49.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.2 - - 37.2 - - 43.4 - - 46.0 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 49.0 - - 55.4 - - 57.7 - - 54.4 - - 56.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.9 - - 36.0 - - 42.2 - - 44.7 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -113 - - -7 - - 44 - - -10 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 214 - - 1072 - - 295 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 96446 5 329 15 293 10 292 13 271 15 306 96446 89313 3 304 7 315 5 285 4 241 9 312 89313 83820 1 275 2 199 7 274 4 289 8 301 83820 79251 3 301 7 196 12 282 3 291 5 291 79251 75297 6 312 7 196 14 268 12 303 4 308 75297 71790 11 306 7 254 14 267 16 302 11 325 71790 68602 17 273 14 284 13 271 16 280 16 296 68602 65671 19 274 16 281 19 285 20 273 19 287 65671 62953 18 269 19 273 22 277 25 279 21 297 62953 60310 21 271 22 275 25 275 31 280 27 291 60310 57545 27 274 32 272 31 274 32 272 30 282 57545 54672 41 281 38 271 36 280 38 274 37 277 54672 51931 45 280 46 274 47 277 46 273 42 278 51931 49470 45 283 51 274 53 273 54 279 46 284 49470 47273 48 285 57 276 57 271 54 284 50 282 47273 45288 54 284 58 275 53 272 50 285 47 281 45288 43482 58 280 55 274 49 275 51 287 47 291 43482 41825 56 274 52 273 48 282 53 285 51 296 41825 40291 53 274 48 273 46 286 48 284 50 299 40291 38861 50 278 43 279 44 289 44 293 48 305 38861 37524 46 283 41 286 42 292 44 299 49 307 37524 36242 43 287 40 287 42 294 45 301 49 306 36242 34951 42 288 37 288 40 296 44 300 47 305 34951 33622 40 288 34 289 38 301 46 304 47 306 33622 32258 37 291 33 295 38 303 46 307 45 312 32258 30847 33 294 34 301 36 306 43 307 43 317 30847 29379 32 299 35 304 35 309 41 310 36 327 29379 27856 34 305 34 307 33 313 39 315 26 334 27856 26279 35 309 33 310 33 320 35 321 13 348 26279 24646 34 312 32 311 32 323 32 328 8 009 24646 22963 30 314 31 308 31 325 31 333 13 358 22963 21223 30 324 31 313 30 330 30 334 19 357 21223 19420 34 334 33 323 30 333 31 337 18 356 19420 17589 38 340 35 329 32 334 30 341 14 355 17589 15823 39 344 36 333 33 333 28 344 12 357 15823 14213 38 349 36 337 34 333 25 346 12 004 14213 12773 34 355 35 341 32 335 22 349 11 014 12773 11486 30 000 32 346 28 338 20 352 11 021 11486 10331 25 004 28 350 23 341 16 355 10 026 10331 9297 20 005 25 354 18 345 12 358 9 033 9297 8372 17 003 22 356 14 349 8 005 9 043 8372 7549 15 003 21 359 11 354 5 023 9 051 7549 6815 14 003 20 000 10 357 4 038 9 057 6815 6152 14 358 19 359 9 355 4 038 8 060 6152 5561 16 348 19 354 8*345 4 032 7 059 5561 5065 18 336 17 343 7*331 5 348 5 056 5065 4682 19 323 15 327 5 333 7*325 3 037 4682 4416 19 309 11*317 5 333 7*320 4 356 4416 4255 16*302 9*316 4 335 6 319 5*336 4255 4163 9*302 5 319 3 339 4 320 4*330 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