DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 87.3 - - 93.4 - - - - - 80.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 455 - - 530 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4534 - - 8539 - - - - - 1042 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7420 - - 10714 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8701 - - 12706 - - - - - 5209 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1944 - - 2736 - - - - - 2240 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 530 - - 689 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 20 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 6 - - - - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 184 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - 16 - - - - - -67 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7061 - - -4684 - - - - - -8020 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15763 - - 17391 - - - - - 13230 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12581 - - -8739 - - - - - -13850 ODpotential blCL - - - 21282 - - 21445 - - - - - 19059 blCL maxRH - - - 22 - - 27 - - - - - 22 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.3 - - 93.4 - - - - - 80.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.3 - - 30.5 - - - - - 37.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.4 - - 91.0 - - - - - 82.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 30.4 - - - - - 37.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 455 - - 530 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4534 - - 8539 - - - - - 1042 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98666 21 099 13 101 19 074 98666 91181 21 107 20 097 11 074 91181 85433 22 091 18 101 15 100 85433 80681 14 098 19 101 23 099 80681 76592 18 104 14 110 27 093 76592 72985 20 106 16 114 20 087 72985 69727 14 103 9 127 13 080 69727 66744 10 088 9 134 8 070 66744 63993 7 081 2 100 5 093 63993 61341 3 320 4 252 7 310 61341 58593 5 271 7 236 13 270 58593 55757 12 269 9 254 12 240 55757 53055 17 275 14 275 8 263 53055 50631 14 270 13 276 12 304 50631 48469 5 256 13 291 16 295 48469 46508 9 308 16 299 18 276 46508 44702 14 306 16 296 17 264 44702 43020 14 292 15 294 18 267 43020 41450 14 279 15 300 20 266 41450 39979 14 291 17 304 20 257 39979 38599 17 309 17 308 19 250 38599 37271 19 318 17 311 18 249 37271 35930 21 320 16 313 18 250 35930 34550 22 316 16 315 17 252 34550 33134 23 313 18 313 15 258 33134 31670 23 313 20 309 13 272 31670 30147 22 312 20 311 13 289 30147 28568 19 312 18 308 15 301 28568 26931 16 316 14 301 16 309 26931 25241 12 313 9 297 14 317 25241 23499 9 306 8 295 9 334 23499 21702 9 307 8 302 9 358 21702 19844 8 298 5 283 8 004 19844 17962 9 271 8 246 4 351 17962 16154 11 256 9 244 4 286 16154 14511 10 255 8 229 5 260 14511 13045 8 250 6*210 5 238 13045 11732 7 218 5*197 6 227 11732 10551 8 178 5 193 6 229 10551 9489 10*153 5 190 7 238 9489 8537 12*121 6 189 8 250 8537 7687 13 104 6 185 9 275 7687 6927 13 100 7 182 13 296 6927 6239 12 098 7 180 19 304 6239 5626 12 098 8 178 22*305 5626 5108 12 098 8 177 23*305 5108 4708 11 099 8 176 21 303 4708 4431 10 099 8 175 18 302 4431 4262 10 100 8 174 15 301 4262 4164 9 101 7 173 9 299 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