DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - 68.4 - - 73.5 - - - - - 64.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 555 - - 637 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1567 - - 2228 - - - - - 1428 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5166 - - 5697 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5734 - - 6395 - - - - - 5595 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 399 - - 715 - - - - - 827 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 397 - - 467 - - - - - 52 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 33 - - 31 - - - - - 30 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 298 - - - - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 17 - - - - - 23 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -99 - - -83 - - - - - -89 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2203 - - -3369 - - - - - -2992 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7937 - - 9765 - - - - - 8587 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11083 - - -11619 - - - - - -13042 ODpotential blCL - - - 16817 - - 18014 - - - - - 18637 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 51 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.4 - - 73.5 - - - - - 64.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.9 - - 45.0 - - - - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.5 - - 71.2 - - - - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 45.0 - - - - - 41.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 555 - - 637 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1567 - - 2228 - - - - - 1428 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 99037 35 119 24 116 25 097 99037 91543 36 112 27 123 21 092 91543 85769 27 105 24 107 24 088 85769 80974 23 105 22 107 22 092 80974 76846 23 105 22 115 17 097 76846 73199 18 092 19 119 17 105 73199 69907 6 089 10 118 10 076 69907 66882 4 171 2 081 6 081 66882 64082 6 275 7 290 2 061 64082 61379 6 242 3 224 8 314 61379 58598 10 316 13 327 14 315 58598 55751 25 289 25 289 21 300 55751 53032 21 272 25 296 41 298 53032 50597 32 318 41 308 47 293 50597 48436 51 309 47 306 50 304 48436 46488 48 299 50 307 57 307 46488 44702 43 304 49 310 58 308 44702 43040 44 312 46 313 56 310 43040 41479 43 316 44 314 50 307 41479 40008 41 313 41 308 45 299 40008 38621 41 308 37 296 44 291 38621 37286 41 303 39 289 43 286 37286 35939 40 297 41 285 42 284 35939 34550 40 288 43 281 42 285 34550 33125 42 284 43 284 41 288 33125 31652 43 285 42 285 39 291 31652 30120 42 286 41 281 37 293 30120 28531 42 280 42 275 36 291 28531 26886 44 273 43 276 37 287 26886 25186 44 275 42 279 38 283 25186 23436 43 282 42 282 39 282 23436 21630 40 292 41 284 40 283 21630 19764 35 298 36 284 39 282 19764 17873 28 292 29 277 38 278 17873 16054 24 281 25 271 36 276 16054 14398 22 274 25 272 34 278 14398 12920 22 272 27 276 32 282 12920 11601 22 274 29 281 31 287 11601 10419 24 279 32 285 30 289 10419 9363 27 285 34 288 31 291 9363 8420 30 292 35 291 33 292 8420 7585 33 298 35 295 35 294 7585 6842 36 303 34*298 37 297 6842 6174 37*306 34*298 37*300 6174 5578 37*306 33 298 36*301 5578 5078 37 305 32 298 34 301 5078 4690 35 304 31 298 31 300 4690 4421 32 303 29 297 27 299 4421 4258 28 302 26 297 23 298 4258 4164 18 300 17 295 14 294 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