DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/12 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 - - - 88.1 - - 92.7 - - 90.0 - - 80.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 463 - - 552 - - 306 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5058 - - 9340 - - 6476 - - 1789 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7840 - - 11390 - - 8794 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9225 - - 13507 - - 10643 - - 5956 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3316 - - 2851 - - 4534 - - 2257 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 552 - - 719 - - 523 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 17 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - 15 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 265 - - 285 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -30 - - -27 - - -50 - - -73 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5563 - - -3262 - - -5388 - - -6866 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14789 - - 16770 - - 16032 - - 12823 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10306 - - -6630 - - -9729 - - -11609 ODpotential blCL - - - 19531 - - 20137 - - 20372 - - 17565 blCL maxRH - - - 29 - - 31 - - 23 - - 24 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 92.7 - - 90.0 - - 80.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.3 - - 32.7 - - 33.5 - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.0 - - 90.4 - - 88.8 - - 82.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 32.7 - - 33.6 - - 38.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 463 - - 552 - - 306 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5058 - - 9340 - - 6476 - - 1789 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 98598 21 104 22 095 19 116 21 098 98598 91148 18 105 16 097 20 100 18 080 91148 85420 20 093 13 098 16 080 19 085 85420 80679 17 095 9 076 19 068 21 089 80679 76606 20 099 7 125 20 052 23 093 76606 73008 19 092 16 132 13 064 19 071 73008 69753 12 088 8 129 10 080 11 052 69753 66774 8 111 5 136 5 047 10 041 66774 64030 8 103 6 134 1 248 7 011 64030 61384 3 044 5 165 4 224 6 347 61384 58630 5 313 2 235 7 214 9 291 58630 55791 9 292 6 265 7 238 12 270 55791 53099 14 281 10 258 11 268 11 273 53099 50677 18 268 13 261 14 267 14 279 50677 48500 22 254 16 267 17 255 19 269 48500 46518 25 247 19 266 20 249 22 256 46518 44691 27 250 23 261 23 250 23 252 44691 42994 26 254 26 260 23 248 24 257 42994 41412 24 253 25 261 21 247 25 259 41412 39933 21 249 25 259 19 254 22 255 39933 38546 18 255 23 257 17 259 18 249 38546 37215 16 267 19 262 15 257 16 247 37215 35874 16 277 16 273 12 258 13 248 35874 34493 14 292 14 288 10 280 9 264 34493 33078 12 311 9 303 8 294 6 282 33078 31615 10 330 6 313 5 311 4 322 31615 30094 9 343 4 319 5 342 5 355 30094 28515 9 345 4 327 7 348 7 356 28515 26877 6 341 4 349 7 355 7 002 26877 25187 5 299 3 015 6 010 8 011 25187 23450 6 286 3 340 6 032 8 035 23450 21661 6 310 4 309 5 033 12 044 21661 19812 5 347 4 298 4 011 11 040 19812 17939 1 122 5 267 5 318 8 026 17939 16139 5 156 7 267 8 298 4 329 16139 14500 7 190 7*259 9 282 5 275 14500 13035 10 202 7*244 10 269 6 262 13035 11721 11 215 6 237 10*260 8 260 11721 10541 7 233 6 238 11*259 10 267 10541 9479 5*250 7 242 11 266 13 278 9479 8529 4*274 7 251 14 278 17 288 8529 7680 5 291 8 267 15 284 21 295 7680 6923 7 304 8 275 17 290 24 301 6923 6237 10 307 10 284 18 292 26*304 6237 5624 11 306 11 287 18 293 26*305 5624 5108 12 305 11 290 18 293 25 304 5108 4708 12 305 11 290 18 294 23 303 4708 4431 12 304 11 291 17 294 19 301 4431 4262 11 303 11 291 16 294 16 300 4262 4165 9 304 9 291 13 294 9 296 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