DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/05 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 43.3 - - 51.4 - - 56.6 - - 55.0 - - 48.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 33 - - 133 - - -1 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 532 - - 1371 - - 680 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4145 - - 4573 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 4699 - - 5538 - - 4847 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 881 - - 1007 - - 1428 - - 1399 - - 240 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 113 - - 237 - - 31 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 12 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 325 - - 056 - - 096 - - 264 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -11 - - -6 - - 7 - - -5 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5496 - - -3969 - - -4270 - - -4085 - - -4825 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9659 - - 8668 - - 9808 - - 8932 - - 8990 sfcLCL ODpotential -16392 - - -13246 - - -11613 - - -12394 - - -14749 ODpotential blCL 20555 - - 17945 - - 17151 - - 17241 - - 18913 blCL maxRH 49 - - 52 - - 44 - - 57 - - 44 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.3 - - 51.4 - - 56.6 - - 55.0 - - 48.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.5 - - 28.4 - - 28.5 - - 30.7 - - 24.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.3 - - 51.9 - - 56.5 - - 56.9 - - 54.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.6 - - 27.3 - - 27.8 - - 29.9 - - 23.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 33 - - 133 - - -1 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 532 - - 1371 - - 680 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96324 14 090 6 145 7 138 13 121 9 200 96324 89189 10 086 5 128 2 140 6 094 5 086 89189 83694 8 081 10 104 7 084 8 063 9 065 83694 79157 9 042 9 098 5 099 10 047 8 032 79157 75258 5 050 11 050 5 078 10 044 9 029 75258 71803 8 068 5 037 5 033 11 356 10 347 71803 68678 10 031 7 013 8 022 9 349 16 335 68678 65820 6 352 14 338 16 333 13 330 21 325 65820 63174 2 352 8 317 14 319 14 335 20 326 63174 60619 10 026 14 338 20 342 24 345 23 343 60619 57974 12 004 17 328 20 333 24 345 18 346 57974 55226 8 353 13 287 10 324 13 343 18 345 55226 52573 20 015 11 340 9 008 22 354 27 328 52573 50151 31 008 20 002 22 355 25 337 32 326 50151 47953 29 358 22 006 21 352 27 336 33 335 47953 45946 30 007 26 009 29 003 31 345 41 346 45946 44102 40 019 37 011 40 002 42 349 45 346 44102 42393 52 016 49 009 46 357 47 348 42 350 42393 40799 58 012 54 008 48 001 51 353 45 357 40799 39311 60 018 60 012 60 010 48 359 53 002 39311 37928 72 026 72 018 71 015 52 012 62 005 37928 36616 86 026 88 020 79 020 70 017 68 009 36616 35298 94 023 104 022 92 024 83 018 64 016 35298 33940 95 023 102 022 101 024 89 019 61 020 33940 32544 92 023 82 021 92 022 89 020 66 018 32544 31102 88 024 81 021 80 019 80 020 71 015 31102 29605 84 024 77 022 72 018 65 020 71 013 29605 28054 80 022 69 023 68 021 52 012 66 013 28054 26448 74 022 61 022 66 026 51 000 56 013 26448 24787 65 021 55 019 62 028 48 353 43 012 24787 23073 60 017 53 016 59 029 42 356 46 007 23073 21303 60 014 53 015 53 028 39 013 51 004 21303 19472 60 014 51 017 47 025 37 025 52 004 19472 17618 56 016 46 019 44 021 36 022 48 007 17618 15838 47 017 40 019 40 019 38 016 41 009 15838 14218 37 015 34 014 33 015 36 014 33 008 14218 12773 29 010 28 009 26 009 29 013 26 006 12773 11480 23 008 24 007 21 003 21 007 22 002 11480 10323 21 011 21 011 18 002 16 357 17 356 10323 9287 20 018 19 021 15 009 12 347 13 344 9287 8362 19 025 18 033 14 020 8 343 10 330 8362 7540 17 029 18 043 12 034 6 349 8 321 7540 6808 14 033 17 051 11 046 5 359 7 315 6808 6147 11 036 16 057 9 054 4 353 6 314 6147 5558 8 039 13 061 6*058 4 328 5 310 5558 5063 6 044 10*060 4*078 4*305 6 309 5063 4680 5 035 7*057 4 094 3*282 7 309 4680 4415 4 010 4 053 4 101 3 265 8 308 4415 4255 4*336 3 059 4 106 2 249 8*303 4255 4163 4*325 3 063 3 108 2 238 7*300 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