DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/21 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 81.8 - - 79.6 - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 499 - - 603 - - 347 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2368 - - 3343 - - 2736 - - 807 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5754 - - 6560 - - 5939 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6535 - - 7510 - - 6903 - - 4974 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1917 - - 1727 - - 1645 - - 834 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 440 - - 526 - - 409 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 14 - - 19 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 294 - - 299 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 2 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -33 - - -45 - - -64 - - -76 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5770 - - -5778 - - -6271 - - -6495 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12305 - - 13288 - - 13174 - - 11470 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13396 - - -13367 - - -14542 - - -15792 ODpotential blCL - - - 19931 - - 20877 - - 21445 - - 20766 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 48 - - 40 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 81.8 - - 79.6 - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.5 - - 37.9 - - 36.3 - - 35.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.9 - - 79.4 - - 78.3 - - 71.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.4 - - 37.9 - - 36.3 - - 35.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 499 - - 603 - - 347 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2368 - - 3343 - - 2736 - - 807 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98665 33 120 22 115 22 112 27 085 98665 91182 29 108 20 115 27 098 23 103 91182 85453 24 095 22 103 19 098 23 094 85453 80714 18 103 24 097 21 094 19 095 80714 76648 23 112 14 089 20 096 17 092 76648 73047 17 101 10 132 13 066 16 080 73047 69768 10 088 14 132 7 098 11 069 69768 66766 8 120 12 126 8 133 5 063 66766 64007 5 174 12 121 6 119 3 102 64007 61363 1 219 9 151 3 148 4 024 61363 58613 12 283 11 258 8 233 4 254 58613 55773 17 259 18 265 18 256 17 262 55773 53093 26 255 24 266 27 264 29 264 53093 50693 35 260 33 261 36 263 37 264 50693 48541 44 267 44 261 44 263 44 264 48541 46578 52 265 51 260 50 261 49 262 46578 44769 58 263 55 261 52 260 50 261 44769 43092 64 262 59 261 54 261 50 260 43092 41528 68 261 63 260 58 260 52 261 41528 40059 69 260 66 260 62 258 56 261 40059 38675 67 260 66 262 63 257 57 258 38675 37342 63 262 63 264 61 258 56 258 37342 35997 60 264 60 267 58 261 53 260 35997 34612 56 267 58 269 56 263 52 262 34612 33190 53 269 58 269 55 263 52 260 33190 31720 51 268 58 268 55 263 52 258 31720 30189 47 267 54 270 55 262 51 259 30189 28600 39 265 44 268 53 268 51 261 28600 26952 33 269 36 265 44 270 47 266 26952 25251 32 272 33 268 37 267 41 268 25251 23502 30 274 31 267 34 268 35 266 23502 21697 27 272 29 266 32 268 33 268 21697 19828 25 268 26 266 28 267 31 270 19828 17932 23 264 23 266 23 267 26 269 17932 16109 20 261 21 263 19 267 20 268 16109 14451 16 256 17 260 16 264 16 265 14451 12971 11 249 14 256 12 259 12 260 12971 11650 5 239 9 254 10 254 11 253 11650 10468 1 225 6 249 7 256 10 249 10468 9410 1 014 5 238 7 253 9 248 9410 8467 1 006 4 237 7 253 9 244 8467 7627 2 062 4*261 8*276 7 265 7627 6877 2*022 6*279 12*294 12 296 6877 6199 3*325 11 291 19 299 19 306 6199 5595 9 308 15 295 21 300 26 307 5595 5088 12 305 16 296 22 300 28*306 5088 4696 13 304 16 296 21 300 26*305 4696 4425 12 304 16 297 21 300 23 305 4425 4259 12 303 15 297 19 300 20 304 4259 4164 10 303 12 296 13 299 12 303 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