DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - 83.9 - - 88.6 - - - - - 77.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 476 - - 574 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3592 - - 6170 - - - - - 1078 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6691 - - 8812 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7759 - - 10337 - - - - - 5245 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2326 - - 2509 - - - - - 1416 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 497 - - 634 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 276 - - - - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -40 - - -32 - - - - - -68 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5863 - - -5361 - - - - - -6987 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13623 - - 15699 - - - - - 12233 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11365 - - -9924 - - - - - -12834 ODpotential blCL - - - 19124 - - 20261 - - - - - 18079 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 61 - - - - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.9 - - 88.6 - - - - - 77.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.5 - - 33.7 - - - - - 39.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.9 - - 86.2 - - - - - 79.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.4 - - 33.7 - - - - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 476 - - 574 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3592 - - 6170 - - - - - 1078 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99176 47 114 36 112 27 112 99176 91623 42 112 33 119 28 110 91623 85826 35 098 32 119 30 109 85826 81036 28 100 28 102 30 112 81036 76917 24 106 24 098 30 102 76917 73301 23 099 19 110 28 104 73301 70061 20 100 21 134 27 104 70061 67103 20 111 20 125 22 092 67103 64373 18 124 11 131 13 114 64373 61735 20 139 13 149 16 125 61735 58993 11 141 17 173 5 122 58993 56178 13 211 18 198 16 235 56178 53514 26 241 21 227 27 227 53514 51114 37 237 31 248 29 244 51114 48953 44 242 36 243 35 249 48953 46971 46 242 41 258 39 249 46971 45133 51 255 47 260 42 249 45133 43411 52 255 47 257 42 254 43411 41787 51 249 46 250 41 261 41787 40253 52 249 49 246 41 262 40253 38807 46 250 47 248 41 260 38807 37424 40 246 40 242 42 254 37424 36045 40 245 39 242 42 250 36045 34642 39 246 37 243 38 244 34642 33212 37 247 35 242 35 244 33212 31734 32 246 34 238 32 243 31734 30198 26 242 31 236 32 234 30198 28609 22 234 28 228 33 229 28609 26963 21 232 26 223 30 228 26963 25262 23 234 24 226 26 235 25262 23513 22 233 22 233 20 235 23513 21713 24 230 19 234 16 231 21713 19850 23 231 16 231 12 223 19850 17962 20 228 16 223 10 212 17962 16152 16 224 18 217 10 212 16152 14506 13 225 19 218 11 219 14506 13035 11 233 18 223 13 226 13035 11718 9 246 12 230 14 233 11718 10535 7 267 10*236 13 238 10535 9472 7 266 9*241 11 243 9472 8519 6*254 9 250 11 244 8519 7670 6*262 10 268 11 251 7670 6912 7 281 12 277 12 272 6912 6227 10 297 13 282 15 292 6227 5615 13 302 13 286 20*300 5615 5101 14 302 14 288 22*301 5101 4704 14 302 14 289 21 302 4704 4429 13 302 13 290 19 301 4429 4261 12 302 12 290 16 300 4261 4164 10 302 11 291 10 299 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