DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - - 85.7 - - 89.8 - - 85.3 - - 74.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 543 - - 307 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4851 - - 6868 - - 3413 - - 711 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7658 - - 9360 - - 6414 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9018 - - 11035 - - 7580 - - 4878 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1503 - - 1611 - - 3146 - - 1064 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 535 - - 646 - - 423 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 111 - - 18 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 6 - - 16 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 109 - - 237 - - 290 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - 40 - - -47 - - -62 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6929 - - -5345 - - -7370 - - -7745 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15948 - - 16381 - - 14951 - - 12623 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12385 - - -9934 - - -12646 - - -15159 ODpotential blCL - - - 21403 - - 20969 - - 20226 - - 20037 blCL maxRH - - - 30 - - 30 - - 24 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.7 - - 89.8 - - 85.3 - - 74.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.9 - - 31.8 - - 33.9 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.0 - - 87.5 - - 84.1 - - 76.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 31.9 - - 33.9 - - 34.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 543 - - 307 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4851 - - 6868 - - 3413 - - 711 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98534 16 151 13 159 14 138 6 149 98534 91050 16 121 13 153 11 130 11 122 91050 85283 13 134 14 126 15 129 16 119 85283 80516 9 149 13 112 18 123 15 108 80516 76442 15 140 17 106 15 115 17 096 76442 72868 22 123 16 120 9 100 14 082 72868 69656 18 113 10 109 13 092 12 091 69656 66715 13 116 4 108 8 072 11 070 66715 63985 11 102 7 149 1 350 8 010 63985 61342 10 052 8 124 4 239 8 346 61342 58591 8 348 7 012 6 312 8 339 58591 55756 11 001 8 004 8 316 15 308 55756 53067 16 002 10 359 7 303 14 292 53067 50642 24 341 19 324 16 300 18 307 50642 48454 29 333 24 322 23 306 25 309 48454 46465 37 337 30 336 27 312 26 311 46465 44648 43 336 38 333 32 330 27 327 44648 42975 44 334 48 330 45 330 40 333 42975 41415 47 335 52 329 53 326 47 329 41415 39950 51 339 54 331 54 327 49 329 39950 38568 56 342 56 335 53 331 50 331 38568 37237 59 342 57 337 54 335 50 332 37237 35894 53 343 56 338 56 340 51 336 35894 34510 44 344 49 337 52 340 52 339 34510 33089 41 344 42 334 45 338 49 338 33089 31623 40 343 38 331 41 334 43 336 31623 30100 37 341 37 332 39 334 36 335 30100 28524 34 339 33 332 35 336 33 337 28524 26893 30 340 28 332 30 336 30 337 26893 25209 26 339 25 335 26 336 26 332 25209 23473 23 338 24 333 26 340 24 332 23473 21678 20 340 22 331 25 346 23 338 21678 19818 19 343 19 331 21 350 20 348 19818 17933 18 345 15 336 15 349 14 354 17933 16122 14 345 10 341 12 344 11 349 16122 14474 7 342 7 335 10 331 9 338 14474 13004 2 329 4 314 9 322 9 327 13004 11688 1 143 3*260 7 314 8 316 11688 10509 3 142 5*222 6 284 7 300 10509 9450 4*133 6 219 6 253 8 289 9450 8502 3*114 6 220 8 250 9 288 8502 7656 3 107 7 223 9*258 12 293 7656 6900 2 103 7 230 12*276 16 299 6900 6217 1 101 7 242 16 288 21 301 6217 5608 0 289 8 253 18 291 24 302 5608 5096 1 281 8 256 18 292 24*301 5096 4701 1 281 8 257 18 292 23*300 4701 4427 1 282 8 258 17 293 20 298 4427 4260 1 279 8 258 16 293 16 297 4260 4164 1 277 7 257 12 292 9 296 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