DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.8 - - 91.1 - - - - - 80.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 470 - - 560 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4740 - - 9104 - - - - - 1484 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7593 - - 11199 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8907 - - 13271 - - - - - 5651 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3240 - - 2183 - - - - - 3840 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 543 - - 715 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 18 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 283 - - 252 - - - - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -28 - - -21 - - - - - -64 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5232 - - -3373 - - - - - -7594 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14139 - - 16645 - - - - - 13246 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9962 - - -7673 - - - - - -13307 ODpotential blCL - - - 18869 - - 20944 - - - - - 18958 blCL maxRH - - - 29 - - 28 - - - - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.8 - - 91.1 - - - - - 80.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 31.7 - - - - - 36.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.9 - - 88.7 - - - - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.9 - - 31.7 - - - - - 36.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 470 - - 560 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4740 - - 9104 - - - - - 1484 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 98671 19 106 21 101 15 073 98671 91205 15 097 19 102 20 103 91205 85477 16 095 12 088 24 100 85477 80730 18 095 12 107 25 092 80730 76655 19 094 14 104 19 069 76655 73070 18 096 19 101 15 066 73070 69837 15 086 19 084 12 080 69837 66878 13 087 16 076 18 069 66878 64152 13 085 14 079 17 037 64152 61528 9 073 15 077 11 031 61528 58793 7 052 7 099 5 012 58793 55948 9 339 1 046 4 337 55948 53228 17 291 11 309 11 297 53228 50772 21 280 17 283 18 286 50772 48559 24 278 25 274 22 287 48559 46538 31 277 30 272 25 286 46538 44684 33 274 29 272 29 283 44684 42975 31 270 26 269 23 274 42975 41391 27 268 23 260 17 279 41391 39917 27 269 19 260 16 277 39917 38541 29 268 19 264 17 271 38541 37220 30 266 21 266 17 266 37220 35886 29 265 22 267 15 267 35886 34511 26 266 22 267 13 267 34511 33098 24 267 20 265 12 267 33098 31636 23 268 19 265 11 267 31636 30115 21 271 17 267 9 269 30115 28538 18 277 15 268 7 272 28538 26908 13 284 12 267 3 267 26908 25226 8 290 6 270 2 143 25226 23494 6 293 1 255 5 125 23494 21704 4 280 3 149 7 104 21704 19848 3 243 6 141 9 122 19848 17961 3 158 7 124 11 118 17961 16149 5 137 7 149 6 128 16149 14502 6 148 7*186 6 175 14502 13034 6 152 6*203 8 201 13034 11720 6 164 7 210 9 210 11720 10541 4 159 7 220 8 213 10541 9481 3*205 7 231 6 218 9481 8530 4*237 7 242 6 230 8530 7682 5 253 8 256 5 256 7682 6923 6 269 9 267 8 288 6923 6236 9 287 10 277 15*303 6236 5623 10 292 11 280 19*306 5623 5107 11 294 11 283 20 306 5107 4707 11 295 11 284 19 305 4707 4430 11 296 11 284 17 304 4430 4261 10 295 10 285 14 303 4261 4165 9 295 9 284 9 302 4165 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