DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1331z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.9 - - 84.2 - - 80.7 - - 71.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 446 - - 544 - - 307 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5776 - - 9006 - - 7050 - - 991 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8400 - - 11108 - - 9248 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9943 - - 13173 - - 11217 - - 5158 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2422 - - 1274 - - 2064 - - 2191 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 570 - - 707 - - 538 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 47 - - 21 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - 9 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 202 - - 278 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 3 - - 11 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 43 - - -31 - - -71 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4947 - - -2871 - - -2469 - - -7460 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14891 - - 16044 - - 13687 - - 12618 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9292 - - -6531 - - -5641 - - -12722 ODpotential blCL - - - 19235 - - 19704 - - 16858 - - 17880 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 43 - - 45 - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.9 - - 84.2 - - 80.7 - - 71.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.7 - - 27.4 - - 34.7 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.1 - - 81.9 - - 79.5 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 27.2 - - 34.7 - - 30.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 446 - - 544 - - 307 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5776 - - 9006 - - 7050 - - 991 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 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] 98542 12 111 11 089 6 117 9 015 98542 91051 12 116 6 135 7 117 2 323 91051 85292 15 127 8 109 8 097 11 076 85292 80523 16 114 13 108 11 090 15 097 80523 76435 14 085 12 118 16 086 16 101 76435 72855 11 087 9 092 14 074 17 089 72855 69634 13 094 10 083 12 098 14 100 69634 66674 9 087 4 123 8 086 15 087 66674 63923 7 111 7 185 0 035 8 062 63923 61255 6 162 10 211 8 259 5 001 61255 58459 8 195 8 207 10 241 8 266 58459 55543 11 226 12 237 15 248 18 258 55543 52757 17 241 18 240 21 244 25 253 52757 50246 25 251 24 252 24 255 25 259 50246 47993 33 250 31 255 32 259 30 263 47993 45958 34 253 32 250 35 252 34 258 45958 44114 35 257 30 254 35 255 34 261 44114 42429 34 258 31 265 36 263 34 273 42429 40875 32 260 30 268 37 271 36 283 40875 39424 28 264 29 280 36 277 37 286 39424 38061 27 276 30 290 32 281 33 283 38061 36749 26 276 26 286 27 280 27 275 36749 35425 23 269 24 275 24 274 24 271 35425 34064 22 260 22 270 24 274 23 274 34064 32669 22 254 22 266 21 277 21 285 32669 31229 22 254 21 262 18 278 18 288 31229 29732 22 256 21 261 16 275 16 283 29732 28180 20 255 19 260 16 273 14 280 28180 26572 17 255 16 262 15 269 13 279 26572 24913 14 256 15 265 12 271 11 281 24913 23204 14 258 14 268 10 275 8 287 23204 21438 14 258 13 264 9 270 5 283 21438 19610 12 258 11 257 9 256 7 265 19610 17756 8 253 7 242 8 241 9 254 17756 15973 4 217 5 207 6 216 7 243 15973 14350 5 157 5*157 5 185 4 228 14350 12902 8 143 4*184 4 167 4 194 12902 11607 9 148 4 200 3*176 5 183 11607 10444 8*152 5 204 4*208 5 194 10444 9398 5*161 5 205 5 231 5 228 9398 8461 2 188 6 203 6 257 6 251 8461 7625 2 219 7 203 9 274 7 281 7625 6878 2 244 7 203 11 283 12 301 6878 6202 3 278 8 203 13 288 17 306 6202 5598 4 284 8 202 14 289 23*307 5598 5090 4 286 8 201 14 289 23*306 5090 4698 5 286 8 201 14 290 22 305 4698 4425 5 286 8 201 14 290 19 304 4425 4259 4 286 7 200 13 290 16 303 4259 4164 4 285 7 199 11 289 9 301 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