DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - - 85.0 - - 88.6 - - 86.1 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 463 - - 562 - - 304 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4576 - - 6385 - - 5488 - - 1623 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7460 - - 8981 - - 8014 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8743 - - 10552 - - 9655 - - 5790 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1614 - - 1874 - - 1981 - - 2115 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 535 - - 638 - - 494 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - 14 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 265 - - 271 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -23 - - -27 - - -48 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6532 - - -5946 - - -5680 - - -7854 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15276 - - 16499 - - 15335 - - 13645 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12363 - - -11861 - - -10869 - - -15086 ODpotential blCL - - - 21106 - - 22413 - - 20524 - - 20876 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 45 - - 31 - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.0 - - 88.6 - - 86.1 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 30.0 - - 33.0 - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.0 - - 86.3 - - 84.9 - - 78.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 30.1 - - 33.0 - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 463 - - 562 - - 304 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4576 - - 6385 - - 5488 - - 1623 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98628 14 155 13 113 9 086 16 106 98628 91139 16 146 9 128 11 140 6 038 91139 85369 12 131 14 134 15 127 3 156 85369 80583 8 114 12 129 13 104 17 135 80583 76467 16 130 11 146 14 090 19 111 76467 72843 18 121 10 149 9 070 19 093 72843 69584 13 127 13 138 3 103 13 055 69584 66612 11 129 10 128 6 167 2 337 66612 63873 2 099 4 140 3 178 3 347 63873 61219 4 305 3 317 2 312 9 352 61219 58462 7 291 13 287 15 289 16 320 58462 55623 5 311 11 267 17 279 20 304 55623 52929 15 315 14 308 17 314 26 311 52929 50513 33 317 31 317 34 317 34 309 50513 48348 40 319 36 318 38 304 39 299 48348 46379 43 324 36 320 38 305 41 303 46379 44568 45 324 39 321 40 311 46 308 44568 42893 45 323 42 320 43 316 54 309 42893 41330 44 323 45 319 46 317 59 310 41330 39860 42 323 46 320 46 317 55 309 39860 38473 39 324 43 321 43 317 50 311 38473 37139 31 324 35 317 36 315 46 312 37139 35794 19 321 28 312 32 304 42 312 35794 34411 14 326 17 306 30 300 35 304 34411 32993 16 324 11 298 24 297 33 297 32993 31529 20 320 15 301 18 287 31 296 31529 30013 21 323 15 311 17 282 23 288 30013 28445 22 326 16 316 18 290 20 279 28445 26822 22 324 19 315 18 304 20 280 26822 25143 21 323 20 316 17 319 17 286 25143 23410 18 331 15 317 14 317 12 289 23410 21618 14 334 10 315 10 303 12 281 21618 19764 13 322 11 306 10 295 14 281 19764 17884 9 308 9 295 10 292 13 282 17884 16077 6 282 9 280 10 285 12 277 16077 14435 7 250 10 273 10 275 12 266 14435 12972 8 240 11 270 10 263 12 255 12972 11664 8 244 11*264 11 258 13 249 11664 10489 9 255 11*255 12*257 13 244 10489 9435 9*250 12 254 12*257 13 247 9435 8490 9*245 12 257 13 263 15 262 8490 7649 8 248 13 262 14 268 18 277 7649 6897 8 258 13 266 15 272 20 287 6897 6217 9 275 14 269 15 274 21*292 6217 5611 9 281 14 272 15 275 22*293 5611 5099 9 284 14 274 15 276 21 293 5099 4702 10 285 14 275 15 277 19 291 4702 4428 9 286 13 276 14 276 16 289 4428 4260 9 286 13 276 13 276 13 287 4260 4164 8 286 11 276 11 275 8 283 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