DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - 78.8 - - 81.8 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 505 - - 593 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2544 - - 3779 - - - - - 1172 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5893 - - 6901 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6711 - - 7946 - - - - - 5339 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2397 - - 2131 - - - - - 1267 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 453 - - 545 - - - - - 28 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 22 - - - - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 294 - - - - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 20 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -61 - - -66 - - - - - -82 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5186 - - -5348 - - - - - -7238 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11897 - - 13295 - - - - - 12578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10644 - - -10103 - - - - - -13097 ODpotential blCL - - - 17355 - - 18049 - - - - - 18436 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 66 - - - - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.8 - - 81.8 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.9 - - 37.6 - - - - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.9 - - 79.4 - - - - - 71.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.9 - - 37.5 - - - - - 30.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 505 - - 593 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2544 - - 3779 - - - - - 1172 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 4 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] 98582 19 113 14 131 12 099 98582 91094 16 097 9 111 12 073 91094 85358 13 138 10 106 11 072 85358 80606 11 134 16 125 13 100 80606 76506 9 109 12 127 12 108 76506 72884 10 100 8 131 14 106 72884 69604 9 104 8 134 10 082 69604 66599 5 167 6 162 2 334 66599 63840 7 218 3 247 4 269 63840 61186 9 263 11 301 7 350 61186 58422 16 268 21 268 17 298 58422 55559 11 274 19 262 28 272 55559 52833 30 290 31 277 41 267 52833 50374 47 280 44 276 51 263 50374 48160 51 282 53 278 52 265 48160 46147 58 291 57 282 55 274 46147 44303 66 293 59 285 61 278 44303 42599 71 291 64 286 65 277 42599 41014 75 289 70 284 66 273 41014 39532 71 287 71 279 65 270 39532 38143 62 284 67 277 67 270 38143 36812 60 284 64 277 68 269 36812 35474 61 285 62 277 68 268 35474 34098 57 283 60 274 66 268 34098 32689 51 276 58 272 65 267 32689 31233 51 271 56 271 65 264 31233 29723 51 272 56 270 62 263 29723 28161 47 275 53 272 55 265 28161 26545 43 268 46 269 47 261 26545 24879 40 259 40 262 42 253 24879 23170 35 256 37 256 39 250 23170 21413 27 256 32 254 36 250 21413 19595 20 254 27 254 32 252 19595 17748 18 253 22 258 27 254 17748 15968 18 258 18 262 22 256 15968 14345 16 265 16 264 19 255 14345 12894 14 271 14 266 17 256 12894 11595 12 274 13 265 17 263 11595 10428 10 264 13 265 18 275 10428 9380 10 259 14 274 21 287 9380 8442 11 270 17*284 25 295 8442 7607 13 286 20*290 29 300 7607 6862 17*296 22 292 32 303 6862 6190 20*299 24 294 34 304 6190 5590 21 300 24 295 33*305 5590 5086 21 300 24 295 32*304 5086 4695 21 299 23 295 29 303 4695 4424 20 299 22 295 25 301 4424 4258 18 299 20 295 21 300 4258 4164 13 298 15 294 12 297 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