DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/14 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 - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1553z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 40.3 - - 54.2 - - 58.4 - - 55.7 - - 45.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -37 - - 182 - - 261 - - 32 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1833 - - 3514 - - 2209 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 5064 - - 6429 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 6000 - - 7681 - - 6376 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 632 - - 1801 - - 968 - - 1662 - - 954 Hgt.Variab. W* 11 - - 289 - - 404 - - 173 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 10 - - 25 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 5 - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 301 - - 332 - - 260 - - 247 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -25 - - -10 - - 16 - - 10 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -277 - - -3262 - - -2427 - - -1874 - - -1015 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4440 - - 9263 - - 10109 - - 8250 - - 5178 sfcLCL ODpotential -10362 - - -14157 - - -11477 - - -9974 - - -10636 ODpotential blCL 14525 - - 20157 - - 19158 - - 16350 - - 14799 blCL maxRH 73 - - 48 - - 48 - - 55 - - 62 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 40.3 - - 54.2 - - 58.4 - - 55.7 - - 45.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.2 - - 28.1 - - 28.6 - - 34.0 - - 37.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.7 - - 53.8 - - 57.6 - - 56.2 - - 49.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.0 - - 27.9 - - 28.4 - - 34.0 - - 37.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -37 - - 182 - - 261 - - 32 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1833 - - 3514 - - 2209 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96520 37 293 41 274 38 271 40 266 45 283 96520 89345 30 289 30 274 30 284 27 281 35 285 89345 83836 13 285 25 276 24 281 27 294 20 296 83836 79269 4 335 14 271 15 277 23 281 18 299 79269 75330 17 308 3 314 12 274 14 276 15 300 75330 71858 15 303 13 328 9 282 12 294 9 324 71858 68716 3 327 16 300 10 296 15 306 12 318 68716 65821 16 317 6 258 14 293 15 291 16 291 65821 63150 32 304 10 338 15 317 17 283 21 284 63150 60587 29 297 28 329 21 317 16 294 18 270 60587 57910 19 315 34 319 23 311 18 315 17 269 57910 55118 39 330 44 328 34 311 30 299 24 291 55118 52448 55 313 52 314 40 296 37 292 34 295 52448 50037 48 298 44 310 35 307 35 288 37 290 50037 47860 40 315 45 323 42 322 37 302 37 292 47860 45874 65 314 57 320 53 315 43 302 37 296 45874 44051 80 304 54 304 48 309 45 295 39 293 44051 42369 72 304 47 303 44 310 44 295 40 291 42369 40804 67 319 50 318 45 311 43 299 40 293 40804 39340 74 322 58 312 49 310 43 301 40 295 39340 37967 77 315 62 306 52 308 45 301 42 293 37967 36649 77 307 66 304 56 304 48 298 43 289 36649 35319 77 304 70 301 62 301 51 298 41 287 35319 33948 78 304 71 299 65 298 50 300 39 287 33948 32541 78 305 70 298 64 296 46 300 35 289 32541 31086 75 305 67 297 59 295 41 300 32 291 31086 29574 72 305 61 297 52 296 36 303 31 289 29574 28008 67 305 55 298 47 297 33 305 32 285 28008 26385 65 308 49 301 42 300 31 303 31 283 26385 24709 62 312 45 301 38 300 30 302 29 284 24709 22983 57 311 43 295 37 299 30 300 27 292 22983 21205 53 304 44 287 38 298 30 302 26 310 21205 19372 51 302 44 288 37 299 28 307 27 326 19372 17519 44 305 41 296 31 297 25 311 26 335 17519 15739 35 309 35 304 25 290 21 309 23 335 15739 14121 26 311 31 304 23 286 20 304 20 329 14121 12680 20 315 28 305 20 290 19 303 17 320 12680 11395 15 320 23 309 17 297 16 304 14 312 11395 10247 12 327 15 308 12 299 11 308 9 300 10247 9222 10 332 8 301 7 290 6 315 4 264 9222 8308 10 334 4 318 4*244 2 283 4 211 8308 7497 12 331 4 013 3*231 4 215 5 188 7497 6775 16 327 6 023 3 239 5*217 6 193 6775 6123 21 324 7*013 2 248 5*222 7 216 6123 5541 27 320 6*355 3 269 6 242 11 238 5541 5052 31 316 6 333 3 274 6 252 12 245 5052 4674 29 312 5 326 3 275 6 254 10 256 4674 4413 24 308 5 323 3 276 6 256 9 275 4413 4254 19*307 5 320 3 277 6 256 8*300 4254 4162 10*301 4 321 3 275 5 256 5*314 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