DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/07 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.7 - - 45.7 - - 41.9 - - 37.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 154 - - 30 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 637 - - 1252 - - 771 - - 296 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4145 - - 4597 - - 4145 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4804 - - 5419 - - 4938 - - 4463 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 910 - - 908 - - 736 - - 861 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 135 - - 245 - - 122 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 25 - - 26 - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 312 - - 311 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 14 - - 16 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -70 - - -91 - - -100 - - -102 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -384 - - 41 - - 337 - - 301 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5188 - - 5378 - - 4601 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4209 - - -3459 - - -4258 - - -5365 ODpotential blCL - - - 9013 - - 8878 - - 9196 - - 9828 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 78 - - 82 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.7 - - 45.7 - - 41.9 - - 37.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.5 - - 36.5 - - 36.2 - - 35.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.2 - - 45.6 - - 42.6 - - 40.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.4 - - 35.6 - - 35.8 - - 35.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 154 - - 30 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 637 - - 1252 - - 771 - - 296 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 11 - - 30 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96354 33 266 40 289 35 305 31 306 96354 89155 21 286 29 286 28 309 22 296 89155 83658 13 289 18 279 23 299 17 307 83658 79088 16 297 16 279 19 289 21 305 79088 75123 18 281 18 276 18 280 17 276 75123 71602 18 275 22 275 15 263 19 268 71602 68398 23 270 29 271 21 267 28 272 68398 65439 25 255 32 258 30 263 31 259 65439 62672 27 249 31 244 28 252 32 256 62672 59965 30 253 25 252 29 263 32 263 59965 57138 36 262 33 263 37 268 35 271 57138 54224 40 262 35 260 38 272 40 259 54224 51450 34 260 37 269 40 274 37 247 51450 48935 31 271 36 271 44 273 40 256 48935 46658 31 279 41 278 46 271 48 267 46658 44583 28 279 50 276 51 276 56 280 44583 42691 30 291 50 277 64 280 72 289 42691 40967 29 295 50 280 70 273 86 286 40967 39389 26 309 43 278 60 265 86 279 39389 37933 29 328 32 282 51 267 80 289 37933 36582 32 340 33 303 51 283 85 292 36582 35298 35 345 49 311 53 292 87 291 35298 34010 39 342 55 312 57 299 87 293 34010 32692 43 340 51 313 66 302 84 295 32692 31346 45 340 49 310 72 299 78 294 31346 29963 42 340 47 309 72 294 69 294 29963 28529 40 339 47 309 66 288 63 296 28529 27045 36 339 45 308 70 294 61 296 27045 25510 33 340 42 308 61 297 60 295 25510 23927 33 341 40 311 51 293 50 298 23927 22301 32 347 38 316 43 292 36 315 22301 20625 26 355 32 318 36 294 33 331 20625 18891 21 357 27 321 33 298 33 338 18891 17128 17 352 24 324 30 304 30 342 17128 15429 13 347 20 326 25 311 26 346 15429 13878 9 340 16 326 20 317 23 351 13878 12492 8 331 13 324 16 320 21 356 12492 11250 9 323 10 320 13 320 20 357 11250 10135 8 322 7 315 12 321 21 356 10135 9133 6 318 6 311 12 321 23 350 9133 8236 7 312 9 317 15 322 26 343 8236 7437 9 313 14 322 19 322 31 335 7437 6725 13 317 20 324 24 323 35 329 6725 6083 17 319 26 321 30 320 40 323 6083 5512 22 318 29*317 34 317 43 319 5512 5032 23*315 29*314 34*315 42 317 5032 4663 22*310 27 312 32*313 39*315 4663 4407 20 308 25 311 29 311 33*313 4407 4251 17 308 23 311 25 311 28 312 4251 4162 11 307 14 310 15 310 16 310 4162 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