DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.9 - - 90.4 - - - - - 79.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 482 - - 573 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4442 - - 7516 - - - - - 2072 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7365 - - 9907 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8609 - - 11683 - - - - - 6239 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4070 - - 3000 - - - - - 2480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 536 - - 676 - - - - - 29 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 16 - - - - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 278 - - - - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -51 - - -43 - - - - - -64 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7708 - - -6143 - - - - - -8020 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16318 - - 17827 - - - - - 14260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14271 - - -11301 - - - - - -13705 ODpotential blCL - - - 22880 - - 22984 - - - - - 19944 blCL maxRH - - - 17 - - 16 - - - - - 24 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.9 - - 90.4 - - - - - 79.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.3 - - 25.6 - - - - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.9 - - 88.1 - - - - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 25.6 - - - - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 482 - - 573 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4442 - - 7516 - - - - - 2072 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 98736 23 098 24 110 19 092 98736 91229 21 101 14 109 15 079 91229 85504 17 112 12 086 18 106 85504 80787 14 121 10 095 18 094 80787 76732 18 130 8 105 21 074 76732 73138 21 120 8 130 18 054 73138 69884 21 100 12 113 11 048 69884 66910 17 064 11 083 10 065 66910 64158 10 023 8 078 13 071 64158 61496 1 237 1 136 10 038 61496 58736 2 155 4 176 4 319 58736 55889 4 273 7 207 6 280 55889 53174 11 272 7 250 10 266 53174 50725 23 252 17 266 17 266 50725 48520 28 247 23 255 21 265 48520 46516 28 249 26 246 23 267 46516 44683 30 256 27 252 24 272 44683 42996 33 258 30 260 26 278 42996 41427 31 262 31 257 28 273 41427 39958 29 273 28 261 27 267 39958 38577 31 278 29 270 26 267 38577 37247 32 275 31 271 27 272 37247 35906 31 272 29 271 28 273 35906 34525 29 270 28 277 28 271 34525 33107 27 275 28 285 28 273 33107 31640 26 284 27 287 28 278 31640 30117 26 285 25 285 26 281 30117 28540 24 277 23 280 23 281 28540 26909 20 272 19 277 19 279 26909 25225 14 284 15 279 15 274 25225 23488 11 293 12 273 14 270 23488 21693 11 268 13 264 13 275 21693 19838 13 254 13 253 10 278 19838 17957 13 249 13 237 7 275 17957 16148 11 250 14 229 5 266 16148 14500 9 253 15 230 5 263 14500 13029 9 254 15 236 5 262 13029 11713 10 253 14*246 7 251 11713 10532 11 254 14*253 10 247 10532 9471 12*261 14 264 13 261 9471 8520 14*274 16 272 18 278 8520 7673 16 284 17 278 22 289 7673 6916 18 291 18 283 24*296 6916 6231 18 293 18 285 24*302 6231 5620 19 295 18 287 24 304 5620 5105 19 295 18 288 23 305 5105 4706 18 296 18 289 21 304 4706 4429 17 296 17 289 18 302 4429 4261 16 296 16 290 15 301 4261 4165 12 296 13 289 8 298 4165 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