DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.8 - - 91.0 - - 88.9 - - 80.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 481 - - 569 - - 308 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6089 - - 8134 - - 6879 - - 1910 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8681 - - 10411 - - 9114 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10256 - - 12301 - - 11046 - - 6077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3320 - - 2750 - - 2822 - - 2162 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 595 - - 693 - - 534 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 16 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 274 - - 286 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -55 - - -39 - - -45 - - -66 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4150 - - -3630 - - -4242 - - -6854 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14406 - - 15932 - - 15289 - - 12932 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9140 - - -7516 - - -8027 - - -11999 ODpotential blCL - - - 19396 - - 19817 - - 19073 - - 18076 blCL maxRH - - - 24 - - 26 - - 31 - - 25 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.8 - - 91.0 - - 88.9 - - 80.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.6 - - 34.8 - - 35.8 - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.8 - - 88.7 - - 87.7 - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.6 - - 34.8 - - 35.8 - - 37.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 481 - - 569 - - 308 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6089 - - 8134 - - 6879 - - 1910 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98652 18 113 29 106 26 125 17 107 98652 91186 13 117 20 102 19 102 21 100 91186 85446 13 132 14 083 15 092 17 084 85446 80703 17 116 10 107 14 079 17 084 80703 76641 20 110 11 122 16 076 17 083 76641 73061 21 106 12 134 16 082 21 082 73061 69817 15 103 15 116 14 096 15 082 69817 66838 11 100 9 095 14 085 13 098 66838 64087 10 129 5 183 4 027 12 064 64087 61437 9 123 8 183 10 249 6 355 61437 58692 6 088 8 178 11 225 9 284 58692 55855 4 339 3 187 8 219 11 258 55855 53149 8 278 6 262 10 237 13 258 53149 50714 14 271 14 268 15 258 18 272 50714 48528 19 270 17 264 20 254 23 265 48528 46533 23 271 20 268 22 254 27 258 46533 44694 26 266 25 264 28 257 29 256 44694 42990 24 257 27 255 30 256 31 259 42990 41405 22 250 26 254 30 256 29 264 41405 39924 17 252 23 260 25 264 25 273 39924 38538 14 269 21 273 20 270 22 277 38538 37206 15 275 20 276 15 277 21 276 37206 35864 19 272 17 287 16 289 20 279 35864 34483 20 281 18 293 16 299 19 294 34483 33071 18 291 15 296 15 303 16 302 33071 31613 15 338 13 332 11 316 15 299 31613 30097 25 352 17 343 11 330 14 294 30097 28523 25 339 21 332 16 328 14 301 28523 26892 22 342 17 328 17 324 13 305 26892 25207 17 352 11 344 10 320 9 283 25207 23471 11 347 5 337 6 292 8 259 23471 21678 7 311 4 303 5 274 8 251 21678 19824 6 251 6 270 5 277 7 250 19824 17946 7 233 7 260 4 273 6 257 17946 16142 8 237 9 257 5 266 5 279 16142 14500 9 251 10 255 7 258 5 287 14500 13034 12 257 11*252 9 258 6 280 13034 11720 11 255 12*251 11*258 8 270 11720 10539 10*251 13 254 12*264 11 274 10539 9477 10*262 13 261 14 275 14 283 9477 8526 11 283 14 269 15 281 19 291 8526 7678 13 297 16 277 17 288 22 297 7678 6921 16 302 16 281 18 290 24 302 6921 6236 17 303 17 283 18 291 25*305 6236 5623 17 303 17 285 18 292 25*306 5623 5107 18 303 17 286 18 293 24 305 5107 4708 17 303 16 287 17 293 21 304 4708 4431 16 302 16 288 17 293 18 302 4431 4262 15 302 15 288 16 293 15 300 4262 4165 12 302 12 288 12 293 8 297 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