DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/22 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 - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 39.9 - - 43.2 - - 48.9 - - 47.9 - - 44.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -45 - - -23 - - 18 - - -18 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 198 - - 1756 - - 105 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 4365 - - 5923 - - 4272 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1354 - - 3025 - - 2980 - - 3049 - - 1246 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 40 - - 155 - - 28 - - 12 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 10 - - 18 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 035 - - 048 - - 044 - - 023 - - 357 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 12 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - -2 - - -10 - - -8 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -342 - - -89 - - 1159 - - -670 - - -1325 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4506 - - 4454 - - 4765 - - 4942 - - 5488 sfcLCL ODpotential -3484 - - -2437 - - -1535 - - -3953 - - -5257 ODpotential blCL 7647 - - 6802 - - 7458 - - 8225 - - 9420 blCL maxRH 98 - - 100 - - 93 - - 81 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 39.9 - - 43.2 - - 48.9 - - 47.9 - - 44.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.9 - - 38.3 - - 42.4 - - 40.7 - - 35.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 44.2 - - 45.3 - - 49.6 - - 50.6 - - 50.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.8 - - 37.2 - - 41.2 - - 39.4 - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -45 - - -23 - - 18 - - -18 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 198 - - 1756 - - 105 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 92 - - 101 - - 72 - - 24 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 96479 3 175 3 060 11 243 14 316 9 037 96479 89366 8 090 4 034 0 118 6 088 7 076 89366 83874 3 088 4 038 7 040 8 094 5 053 83874 79299 9 062 5 132 4 032 3 018 5 066 79299 75349 7 042 4 167 0 088 6 335 6 080 75349 71856 5 281 5 210 6 250 7 326 4 039 71856 68694 11 247 8 206 11 229 7 264 6 268 68694 65775 11 235 8 212 11 202 11 237 12 237 65775 63052 11 211 9 226 11 211 14 242 13 239 63052 60404 7 198 8 217 9 216 15 233 18 249 60404 57638 6 246 5 250 6 295 12 230 16 259 57638 54761 7 247 6 291 10 311 3 295 10 266 54761 52003 1 126 4 257 6 330 9 331 5 304 52003 49510 4 054 2 142 6 311 9 314 10 325 49510 47267 9 058 14 087 6 276 9 294 13 313 47267 45226 18 051 21 060 10 075 9 281 17 323 45226 43354 19 041 20 028 16 042 18 349 18 342 43354 41625 15 029 20 016 16 360 23 005 17 358 41625 40021 16 027 28 034 22 028 24 025 32 020 40021 38527 26 040 39 044 39 044 31 039 35 013 38527 37135 42 043 48 048 47 043 43 037 37 014 37135 35806 55 046 52 050 53 041 52 031 43 022 35806 34478 58 047 54 049 54 041 55 025 52 026 34478 33121 57 046 57 046 54 043 52 021 58 021 33121 31740 55 045 53 049 49 043 49 023 56 018 31740 30323 48 048 43 050 40 045 45 020 47 018 30323 28863 38 051 31 065 34 048 35 014 30 021 28863 27359 28 059 32 075 29 050 26 026 20 012 27359 25805 23 067 32 076 27 049 27 043 14 013 25805 24201 22 069 29 076 26 046 31 040 20 041 24201 22545 21 064 24 077 22 043 28 031 28 047 22545 20834 19 062 22 082 17 037 28 031 30 043 20834 19062 22 064 21 089 13 032 24 032 30 033 19062 17264 28 065 23 095 11 048 20 033 30 025 17264 15537 31 068 25 100 15 075 18 045 28 025 15537 13968 33 072 29 096 22 080 19 063 23 036 13968 12569 34 072 34 090 24 086 20 079 19 053 12569 11319 35 071 35 085 23 097 20 086 19 065 11319 10199 35 072 34 083 22 102 20 086 19 072 10199 9194 34 072 32 081 21 100 20 083 19 077 9194 8294 33 071 31 080 19 094 22 079 20 077 8294 7490 32 068 30 079 18 085 24 074 21 073 7490 6773 32 064 30 077 18 074 25 069 21 068 6773 6123 33 059 30 072 20*060 25 062 21 061 6123 5542 34 054 30 067 21*048 24 054 23 054 5542 5053 33 051 28 062 21 044 23 045 24 046 5053 4675 30 047 24 057 19 042 20 039 22 040 4675 4413 23 043 18*051 17 042 15*032 16 031 4413 4254 16*040 14*048 15 042 11*027 11*019 4254 4162 7*035 7 047 9 042 5 018 5*357 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