DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 87.4 - - 91.9 - - - - - 80.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 568 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6521 - - 9258 - - - - - 1359 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9015 - - 11334 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10688 - - 13425 - - - - - 5526 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2378 - - 2137 - - - - - 2633 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 602 - - 723 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 241 - - - - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 8 - - - - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - 23 - - - - - -69 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3795 - - -2515 - - - - - -7506 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14483 - - 15941 - - - - - 13033 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9276 - - -6824 - - - - - -12336 ODpotential blCL - - - 19964 - - 20249 - - - - - 17862 blCL maxRH - - - 26 - - 34 - - - - - 25 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.4 - - 91.9 - - - - - 80.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 35.7 - - - - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.4 - - 89.4 - - - - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.9 - - 35.7 - - - - - 38.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 568 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6521 - - 9258 - - - - - 1359 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98562 22 090 23 098 20 098 98562 91034 19 100 15 112 20 069 91034 85298 18 092 17 096 19 083 85298 80577 17 089 16 093 20 084 80577 76527 21 088 16 106 17 079 76527 72963 19 081 18 098 19 083 72963 69744 17 078 19 081 19 077 69744 66793 13 075 16 079 19 077 66793 64079 11 090 13 081 13 063 64079 61470 13 090 10 066 11 045 61470 58754 11 083 5 042 4 004 58754 55939 7 031 3 242 8 316 55939 53247 11 311 9 277 14 289 53247 50816 20 283 16 281 22 281 50816 48623 27 287 20 285 29 278 48623 46618 30 284 24 291 33 281 46618 44769 29 280 25 288 30 284 44769 43053 21 273 20 273 19 283 43053 41456 6 244 10 243 8 299 41456 39966 3 068 9 131 2 279 39966 38574 6 085 10 107 7 105 38574 37247 8 102 7 102 8 102 37247 35911 8 105 7 110 8 129 35911 34534 7 104 7 118 10 120 34534 33119 4 103 6 113 11 108 33119 31653 2 115 4 094 11 105 31653 30128 1 166 3 076 9 110 30128 28546 1 202 1 090 6 108 28546 26909 2 229 2 172 4 073 26909 25219 1 139 4 123 2 048 25219 23482 3 114 5 129 4 120 23482 21691 6 129 8 125 10 123 21691 19839 13 117 11 138 10 115 19839 17961 17 127 10 158 5 098 17961 16157 16 137 11 188 2 096 16157 14514 14 139 11*200 3 197 14514 13045 11 145 8*209 5 201 13045 11730 9*166 8 214 7 192 11730 10547 8*187 8 220 5 193 10547 9486 8 201 8 227 5 216 9486 8535 7 213 8 235 5 240 8535 7685 7 221 9 245 6 277 7685 6926 6 233 9 255 10 298 6926 6238 6 251 10 262 16 304 6238 5624 7 274 10 265 22*305 5624 5108 7 279 10 267 23*305 5108 4708 7 283 10 268 21 305 4708 4431 7 283 10 269 19 304 4431 4262 7 284 10 269 16 303 4262 4165 6 283 9 268 10 301 4165 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