DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 49.7 - - 58.4 - - 64.1 - - 60.1 - - 55.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 5 - - 100 - - 0 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 357 - - 1090 - - 287 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 4147 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4524 - - 5257 - - 4454 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 548 - - 860 - - 974 - - 871 - - 858 Hgt.Variab. W* 4 - - 62 - - 201 - - 11 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 000 - - 047 - - 085 - - 089 - - 022 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - -5 - - 7 - - -3 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6555 - - -6835 - - -6861 - - -6356 - - -8346 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10720 - - 11360 - - 12119 - - 10811 - - 12511 sfcLCL ODpotential -17143 - - -15707 - - -14231 - - -14160 - - -17405 ODpotential blCL 21307 - - 20231 - - 19488 - - 18614 - - 21569 blCL maxRH 33 - - 44 - - 48 - - 29 - - 31 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.7 - - 58.4 - - 64.1 - - 60.1 - - 55.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 18.6 - - 24.0 - - 26.1 - - 28.0 - - 17.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.8 - - 59.5 - - 64.0 - - 63.2 - - 63.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.8 - - 23.0 - - 25.1 - - 27.0 - - 16.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 5 - - 100 - - 0 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 357 - - 1090 - - 287 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 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] 96488 8 100 9 083 8 153 4 065 4 316 96488 89367 19 086 17 108 11 108 15 058 21 083 89367 83831 19 094 20 096 17 094 11 077 19 060 83831 79230 23 096 19 100 16 075 13 052 13 064 79230 75255 22 083 16 080 13 068 18 036 15 042 75255 71744 21 052 12 054 15 044 13 045 16 036 71744 68580 17 032 11 027 19 014 9 047 16 034 68580 65675 17 351 16 354 20 359 12 008 14 005 65675 62987 19 321 20 343 21 337 19 345 17 349 62987 60395 21 318 23 338 21 322 20 335 18 337 60395 57702 26 316 26 336 23 327 22 334 17 317 57702 54905 30 311 28 323 24 329 22 324 18 300 54905 52229 31 301 28 309 28 320 23 324 15 305 52229 49825 18 294 21 308 28 303 26 324 15 326 49825 47688 19 358 15 357 8 320 12 316 8 305 47688 45766 20 007 14 026 10 040 3 291 4 258 45766 44013 17 029 16 036 15 043 10 045 10 082 44013 42394 9 044 14 043 18 033 14 055 17 060 42394 40884 8 119 10 053 15 044 9 087 18 055 40884 39463 17 128 8 068 13 058 8 157 14 064 39463 38121 18 107 8 095 7 072 13 161 7 093 38121 36826 19 095 12 115 10 154 15 150 5 139 36826 35516 20 094 15 114 15 162 16 147 11 158 35516 34165 21 095 16 104 14 156 17 155 15 168 34165 32776 22 096 16 105 14 146 17 161 14 169 32776 31337 20 094 13 104 12 143 13 160 12 159 31337 29836 14 081 8 093 5 130 7 140 9 148 29836 28277 14 069 6 087 3 092 5 093 6 123 28277 26660 15 062 5 097 2 099 6 106 3 126 26660 24990 13 054 4 076 1 055 6 105 3 287 24990 23271 12 037 8 030 5 031 5 073 5 352 23271 21497 13 017 14 023 9 034 6 057 3 010 21497 19661 16 011 17 025 10 043 5 044 1 355 19661 17795 18 016 17 027 10 046 6 023 4 007 17795 15999 16 017 14 017 10 035 9 013 10 012 15999 14362 14 012 13 358 10 021 11 013 15 013 14362 12899 12 006 13 342 10 007 11 020 17 015 12899 11591 11 358 12 338 11 356 11 030 16 021 11591 10418 9 351 9 341 10 350 12 041 16 032 10418 9367 8 350 6 349 8 355 12 048 18 044 9367 8427 5 354 3 019 6 012 11 051 20 052 8427 7591 3 027 4 074 6 037 10 051 22 057 7591 6846 3 079 6 091 6 057 8 050 21 061 6846 6174 6 097 8 097 7 069 7 048 19 064 6174 5576 7 097 8 096 7*071 5 052 15 067 5576 5074 8 089 7 091 5*075 3 047 11 068 5074 4687 8 078 6*086 5 083 2*014 9 068 4687 4419 6 060 4*066 4 089 1*029 7 056 4419 4257 5*047 2 042 4 094 1 103 5*040 4257 4163 3*000 1 359 4 095 1 109 3*022 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