DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 - - - 73.9 - - 80.0 - - 77.3 - - 68.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 499 - - 584 - - 339 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5077 - - 7993 - - 7120 - - 2364 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7882 - - 10306 - - 9357 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9244 - - 12160 - - 11287 - - 6531 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1310 - - 1398 - - 1445 - - 2560 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 567 - - 695 - - 559 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 13 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 13 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 136 - - 222 - - 267 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - 3 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 21 - - 9 - - -22 - - -66 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4947 - - -3767 - - -2213 - - -5389 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14192 - - 15928 - - 13501 - - 11921 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10843 - - -8450 - - -5658 - - -9670 ODpotential blCL - - - 20087 - - 20610 - - 16945 - - 16201 blCL maxRH - - - 31 - - 34 - - 51 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.9 - - 80.0 - - 77.3 - - 68.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.7 - - 23.8 - - 32.1 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.9 - - 77.7 - - 76.0 - - 69.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 23.8 - - 32.0 - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 499 - - 584 - - 339 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5077 - - 7993 - - 7120 - - 2364 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 98822 27 116 26 116 19 097 27 099 98822 91387 27 102 26 104 26 112 27 101 91387 85663 22 100 27 103 23 104 26 104 85663 80904 19 120 21 080 24 100 24 103 80904 76803 18 109 16 096 18 084 23 096 76803 73178 14 102 16 101 15 083 15 087 73178 69904 11 103 15 114 13 096 9 105 69904 66895 3 076 7 106 8 140 5 081 66895 64103 5 233 2 034 5 171 4 187 64103 61386 13 251 12 301 8 309 2 018 61386 58558 20 238 22 264 21 274 20 279 58558 55652 19 249 28 261 26 266 26 263 55652 52880 32 274 36 268 31 275 29 271 52880 50378 43 274 46 267 43 272 39 272 50378 48128 51 276 52 268 51 268 46 270 48128 46072 62 276 61 271 59 267 60 270 46072 44191 73 273 72 269 71 266 74 267 44191 42465 77 270 78 266 80 262 82 262 42465 40868 80 271 79 265 81 259 78 259 40868 39378 82 272 80 266 78 260 74 261 39378 37984 79 271 82 268 79 262 71 262 37984 36648 76 269 81 267 80 263 70 264 36648 35303 74 267 77 264 80 262 72 266 35303 33921 71 266 74 262 81 261 71 267 33921 32504 66 267 72 260 80 258 71 266 32504 31041 62 272 66 260 78 254 74 265 31041 29523 61 277 63 263 76 253 78 264 29523 27955 59 280 62 265 72 254 77 263 27955 26336 55 282 59 265 68 253 70 260 26336 24670 50 281 55 266 63 250 62 258 24670 22962 45 277 49 262 58 249 54 257 22962 21208 41 274 45 259 52 248 49 256 21208 19404 37 274 39 258 44 248 44 254 19404 17577 33 274 32 258 36 249 38 251 17577 15821 29 277 25 258 28 247 30 250 15821 14223 23 277 19 255 21 240 24 247 14223 12794 18 269 13*244 14 229 19 237 12794 11514 15 242 10*234 10*240 16 224 11514 10364 13 197 10 232 10*254 13 224 10364 9332 10*164 10 231 11 258 11 236 9332 8407 8*142 10 227 12 262 10 267 8407 7583 8 137 10 223 13 269 14 295 7583 6846 8 136 10 219 14 271 20*304 6846 6180 9 135 10 215 14 272 23*307 6180 5584 9 135 10 212 15 272 24 307 5584 5081 9 135 10 209 14 273 23 307 5081 4692 9 135 10 207 14 273 22 306 4692 4423 9 135 10 206 13 273 20 305 4423 4258 9 134 9 206 13 272 17 304 4258 4164 8 135 8 205 11 271 10 303 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