DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 0653z - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 71.8 - - 84.3 - - 86.5 - - 82.1 - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 112 - - 446 - - 568 - - 297 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 504 - - 6771 - - 7238 - - 2985 - - 644 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 9199 - - 9677 - - 6078 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4671 - - 10938 - - 11405 - - 7152 - - 4811 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 622 - - 2287 - - 2084 - - 3710 - - 1094 Hgt.Variab. W* 159 - - 601 - - 666 - - 400 - - 23 W* B/S 2 - - 26 - - 16 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 4 - - 7 - - 21 - - 24 BL Wind Direction 315 - - 196 - - 276 - - 304 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 13 - - 12 - - 1 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg -56 - - -11 - - -37 - - -78 - - -93 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7187 - - -5081 - - -4092 - - -7140 - - -6949 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11859 - - 16020 - - 15498 - - 14293 - - 11761 sfcLCL ODpotential -13239 - - -11495 - - -9442 - - -13236 - - -13510 ODpotential blCL 17910 - - 22433 - - 20847 - - 20388 - - 18321 blCL maxRH 66 - - 65 - - 72 - - 75 - - 40 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 71.8 - - 84.3 - - 86.5 - - 82.1 - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.7 - - 28.0 - - 32.4 - - 33.7 - - 36.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 71.8 - - 82.4 - - 84.1 - - 81.0 - - 74.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.7 - - 27.9 - - 32.4 - - 33.7 - - 36.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 112 - - 446 - - 568 - - 297 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 504 - - 6771 - - 7238 - - 2985 - - 644 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 3 - - 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] 98426 18 108 13 107 9 131 9 078 7 147 98426 90966 17 081 14 112 8 114 11 073 16 091 90966 85231 20 082 19 105 17 121 9 085 20 084 85231 80493 16 093 20 101 20 102 12 104 19 081 80493 76436 14 095 14 097 17 085 18 106 18 083 76436 72877 13 084 16 094 15 077 19 091 16 090 72877 69673 10 094 10 083 14 087 15 073 16 082 69673 66731 6 088 6 115 10 089 13 066 12 054 66731 64008 7 077 4 061 8 062 13 075 9 053 64008 61371 7 024 6 029 7 023 13 050 13 064 61371 58609 8 001 8 347 9 344 15 008 15 022 58609 55735 13 335 6 008 7 306 14 343 15 360 55735 52999 20 340 21 009 16 006 24 359 28 360 52999 50555 32 339 30 001 31 357 33 350 39 002 50555 48386 31 346 35 002 40 003 39 359 43 001 48386 46425 39 003 47 010 48 010 45 005 46 355 46425 44624 56 009 57 010 49 008 46 359 47 354 44624 42950 60 010 59 012 47 009 45 356 51 353 42950 41384 65 010 58 010 47 005 44 352 51 351 41384 39912 63 010 53 008 44 360 40 349 47 350 39912 38529 60 012 50 007 41 358 38 349 42 350 38529 37200 59 013 48 005 41 354 38 348 39 351 37200 35859 58 013 46 006 41 350 38 346 38 350 35859 34480 55 014 45 008 40 349 35 344 35 349 34480 33067 50 015 45 009 37 353 31 340 30 347 33067 31607 42 014 47 011 35 360 33 345 28 345 31607 30088 35 005 40 012 34 007 32 355 27 348 30088 28511 26 345 32 359 30 012 28 357 29 352 28511 26875 21 330 32 345 27 005 25 356 27 350 26875 25182 22 328 27 341 30 355 25 356 26 345 25182 23436 21 333 23 345 29 354 25 000 24 352 23436 21634 15 331 20 348 22 355 23 003 20 004 21634 19777 12 330 15 343 18 359 18 003 13 001 19777 17896 7 336 11 329 13 359 13 003 9 350 17896 16088 4 033 6 327 8 349 10 000 9 356 16088 14444 7 075 2 317 5 331 8 356 8 003 14444 12979 10 091 4 168 2 252 5 350 7 001 12979 11668 12 102 8*157 4*214 2 334 4 352 11668 10493 11 108 9*156 5*209 2 284 3 331 10493 9438 10 112 9 162 5 214 4 268 3 310 9438 8492 8 109 7 171 5 232 6 277 6 314 8492 7648 6 106 5 186 6 257 8*291 10 319 7648 6894 4 084 4 201 8 277 13*301 16 319 6894 6213 3 040 4 224 11 290 20 305 22 318 6213 5605 8 346 4 266 14 296 23 305 28 314 5605 5094 16 330 5 277 14 297 23 304 31*311 5094 4700 19*321 6 281 15 298 23 304 29*309 4700 4426 18*317 6 281 14 299 22 304 26 308 4426 4260 16 315 6 282 14 299 20 304 22 308 4260 4164 12 314 5 282 11 299 14 304 13 307 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