DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1331z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.0 - - 91.6 - - 90.0 - - 81.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 564 - - 309 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3920 - - 5889 - - 5170 - - 1272 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6938 - - 8577 - - 7771 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8087 - - 10056 - - 9337 - - 5439 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1835 - - 3242 - - 3514 - - 2255 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 506 - - 620 - - 486 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 16 - - 15 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 212 - - 231 - - 268 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - -17 - - -15 - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9834 - - -8898 - - -7910 - - -9347 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17921 - - 18955 - - 17247 - - 14786 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14956 - - -12374 - - -12043 - - -14460 ODpotential blCL - - - 23043 - - 22430 - - 21380 - - 19899 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 54 - - 79 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.0 - - 91.6 - - 90.0 - - 81.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.3 - - 21.8 - - 28.3 - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.1 - - 89.2 - - 88.7 - - 83.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.1 - - 21.9 - - 28.3 - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 564 - - 309 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3920 - - 5889 - - 5170 - - 1272 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 15 - - 11 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] 99059 29 110 32 105 34 101 36 108 99059 91534 28 118 26 119 24 097 31 096 91534 85749 32 119 21 116 24 112 23 101 85749 80972 29 115 22 112 24 103 23 110 80972 76861 24 112 21 115 16 116 22 089 76861 73228 20 106 17 113 17 125 16 094 73228 69950 17 107 13 113 13 104 16 106 69950 66941 16 111 9 137 5 100 13 065 66941 64166 13 097 11 160 5 198 10 006 64166 61511 8 111 9 140 9 200 10 275 61511 58778 2 231 3 128 8 181 9 228 58778 55955 14 269 11 279 7 255 8 242 55955 53268 26 259 26 262 23 266 22 265 53268 50860 33 258 34 260 33 264 32 269 50860 48705 37 256 41 256 44 261 42 268 48705 46750 35 250 44 247 49 254 51 265 46750 44951 30 249 43 245 46 252 52 262 44951 43274 30 255 41 249 42 253 47 258 43274 41700 31 260 40 256 40 254 42 256 41700 40216 31 258 38 258 38 258 40 260 40216 38813 31 253 35 255 36 259 37 261 38813 37462 30 249 33 253 33 257 34 259 37462 36099 30 243 28 249 31 253 32 253 36099 34698 28 241 24 243 28 239 29 244 34698 33265 26 235 25 235 29 234 28 236 33265 31791 22 233 27 230 28 229 24 229 31791 30264 19 245 23 238 24 227 23 226 30264 28681 18 235 18 233 19 222 23 224 28681 27038 14 217 18 213 22 215 23 218 27038 25339 10 195 17 200 20 208 23 217 25339 23587 10 136 14 181 19 191 24 210 23587 21782 14 117 14 173 17 184 25 202 21782 19919 14 130 18 196 20 200 25 204 19919 18032 13 169 26 209 27 207 30 209 18032 16217 18 193 27 210 28 205 31 208 16217 14561 23 201 26 207 24 200 26 202 14561 13080 28 203 26 204 22 197 22 193 13080 11754 30 203 25 203 21 198 21 189 11754 10563 28 202 22*200 19 201 20 191 10563 9494 24 200 19*200 17*209 19 197 9494 8537 19*201 17 206 16*216 17 205 8537 7684 14*206 15 213 15 231 15 214 7684 6924 12 207 15 216 15 234 12 237 6924 6237 11 206 16 216 16 234 12 265 6237 5624 11 202 16 216 16 234 13*273 5624 5107 11 200 16 215 16 233 13*272 5107 4707 11 196 15 214 15 232 13 269 4707 4430 10 194 15 213 15 231 12 267 4430 4261 10 193 14 213 14 230 10 266 4261 4164 9 192 12 212 11 230 6 265 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