DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.9 - - 77.4 - - - - - 66.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 517 - - 596 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2442 - - 4062 - - - - - 1041 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5819 - - 7128 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6609 - - 8229 - - - - - 5208 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2160 - - 1990 - - - - - 929 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 450 - - 559 - - - - - 25 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 18 - - - - - 29 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 290 - - - - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 21 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -67 - - -51 - - - - - -109 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5970 - - -6287 - - - - - -8220 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12580 - - 14516 - - - - - 13428 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12412 - - -12635 - - - - - -16927 ODpotential blCL - - - 19021 - - 20864 - - - - - 22135 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 74 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.9 - - 77.4 - - - - - 66.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.1 - - 27.8 - - - - - 22.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.9 - - 75.1 - - - - - 67.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 27.9 - - - - - 22.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 517 - - 596 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2442 - - 4062 - - - - - 1041 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 98650 20 112 21 116 8 086 98650 91195 22 121 20 121 12 085 91195 85471 26 110 17 116 14 094 85471 80723 20 112 16 112 17 094 80723 76632 13 119 13 117 16 093 76632 73026 8 138 9 128 14 100 73026 69770 8 141 8 159 10 080 69770 66783 4 168 13 155 5 333 66783 64025 5 145 7 159 3 256 64025 61356 7 214 10 228 7 286 61356 58564 13 232 16 237 16 254 58564 55650 20 251 19 254 18 258 55650 52870 28 256 28 258 27 276 52870 50387 33 245 26 261 30 272 50387 48189 24 270 25 258 35 316 48189 46221 19 281 33 314 35 316 46221 44423 35 317 39 327 31 339 44423 42755 50 331 38 333 55 007 42755 41191 48 337 39 333 67 001 41191 39720 34 328 42 318 73 352 39720 38337 26 326 43 303 71 346 38337 37009 24 345 39 296 65 343 37009 35668 26 345 33 289 59 341 35668 34287 25 348 24 276 56 340 34287 32871 18 338 23 270 52 340 32871 31406 18 307 25 276 39 337 31406 29881 19 295 31 287 27 313 29881 28297 20 290 28 293 36 312 28297 26662 21 290 22 289 35 320 26662 24980 23 283 19 278 24 308 24980 23249 23 283 22 267 25 284 23249 21463 21 275 22 263 27 280 21463 19617 20 264 21 258 27 279 19617 17747 19 259 20 253 26 277 17747 15953 16 261 18 251 21 277 15953 14323 13 267 17 251 17 276 14323 12869 11 271 17 251 15 273 12869 11570 11 272 16 253 14 270 11570 10404 12 265 16 253 13 270 10404 9358 11 256 15 254 14 278 9358 8421 10 252 15*264 17 290 8421 7588 10 266 16*278 22 299 7588 6845 12*288 17 286 28 304 6845 6174 16*299 19 290 34 307 6174 5578 20 303 19 292 36*307 5578 5077 21 304 19 293 35*307 5077 4689 21 304 19 294 32 307 4689 4421 20 303 18 294 28 306 4421 4258 19 303 17 294 24 305 4258 4163 13 303 13 294 14 303 4163 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