DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - 82.3 - - 87.5 - - - - - 73.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 484 - - 565 - - - - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2385 - - 5272 - - - - - 753 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5759 - - 8082 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6552 - - 9439 - - - - - 4920 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1680 - - 2467 - - - - - 859 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 436 - - 599 - - - - - 83 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 32 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 3 - - - - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 255 - - - - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -32 - - 27 - - - - - -73 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5826 - - -4370 - - - - - -3962 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12379 - - 13809 - - - - - 8882 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9949 - - -8034 - - - - - -9838 ODpotential blCL - - - 16501 - - 17473 - - - - - 14758 blCL maxRH - - - 31 - - 33 - - - - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.3 - - 87.5 - - - - - 73.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.4 - - 41.0 - - - - - 49.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.4 - - 85.2 - - - - - 74.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 41.0 - - - - - 49.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 484 - - 565 - - - - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2385 - - 5272 - - - - - 753 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 9 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] 98694 30 119 36 108 29 105 98694 91226 29 127 23 120 25 097 91226 85492 27 134 17 124 21 097 85492 80729 26 130 17 128 16 106 80729 76632 23 123 18 127 16 121 76632 73020 16 123 13 110 19 108 73020 69758 14 113 14 144 15 082 69758 66782 12 090 19 137 5 151 66782 64052 2 060 4 090 12 153 64052 61420 6 205 6 237 7 101 61420 58688 7 205 14 206 7 229 58688 55876 8 256 16 214 20 228 55876 53215 9 263 14 237 20 232 53215 50821 19 267 19 254 25 257 50821 48667 27 269 28 260 32 268 48667 46700 37 268 38 256 37 265 46700 44886 47 267 45 257 41 261 44886 43198 52 268 46 261 44 257 43198 41617 52 276 47 270 45 261 41617 40132 55 285 52 277 44 266 40132 38734 60 288 54 284 43 270 38734 37388 65 288 58 290 44 273 37388 36031 68 292 61 293 45 276 36031 34634 73 296 65 293 47 278 34634 33201 63 303 63 300 48 278 33201 31720 45 303 46 306 49 282 31720 30178 32 294 32 299 44 286 30178 28577 20 287 26 289 33 279 28577 26921 10 278 21 286 29 272 26921 25215 8 281 15 289 23 278 25215 23467 9 343 14 299 13 293 23467 21668 14 013 7 326 8 282 21668 19811 3 147 4 313 2 091 19811 17929 15 144 4 139 11 094 17929 16121 22 121 13 124 13 101 16121 14474 25 105 19 115 12 109 14474 13004 25 098 20 111 11 119 13004 11691 22 098 18 105 11 131 11691 10512 17 098 12 102 10 146 10512 9454 13 095 6*113 11 160 9454 8505 9 086 4*137 9 176 8505 7659 7 077 2 164 7 199 7659 6903 5*050 2 218 5 246 6903 6219 5*350 4 255 8 297 6219 5609 10 316 6 271 19 308 5609 5097 12 309 7 274 24*308 5097 4701 12 308 7 275 25*307 4701 4427 12 307 7 275 23 306 4427 4260 12 306 7 275 20 306 4260 4164 10 305 6 274 13 305 4164 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