DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.9 - - 83.0 - - 79.2 - - 68.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 500 - - 603 - - 349 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1749 - - 3221 - - 2447 - - 684 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5284 - - 6463 - - 5723 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5916 - - 7388 - - 6614 - - 4851 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2065 - - 2362 - - 1605 - - 634 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 398 - - 519 - - 395 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 16 - - 21 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 288 - - 296 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 7 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -48 - - -43 - - -63 - - -83 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8165 - - -7835 - - -6864 - - -5448 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14082 - - 15224 - - 13478 - - 10300 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16973 - - -16199 - - -14377 - - -14582 ODpotential blCL - - - 22889 - - 23587 - - 20991 - - 19433 blCL maxRH - - - 28 - - 46 - - 45 - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.9 - - 83.0 - - 79.2 - - 68.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.7 - - 30.4 - - 34.6 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.0 - - 80.4 - - 78.0 - - 69.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 30.4 - - 34.6 - - 38.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 500 - - 603 - - 349 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1749 - - 3221 - - 2447 - - 684 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 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] 98716 29 086 31 104 28 118 22 096 98716 91210 24 093 27 092 21 097 26 100 91210 85457 25 103 22 095 20 086 27 091 85457 80712 24 117 16 097 24 078 20 087 80712 76630 18 105 15 096 16 079 19 083 76630 73011 12 105 12 108 12 069 15 081 73011 69741 15 087 8 123 6 092 10 056 69741 66750 8 097 4 157 3 132 2 080 66750 63996 3 081 6 185 3 224 1 125 63996 61348 4 281 6 221 4 250 2 253 61348 58606 16 256 13 240 9 271 5 278 58606 55780 20 233 20 235 23 252 20 262 55780 53098 24 258 28 246 33 250 34 258 53098 50692 40 263 40 253 43 255 44 262 50692 48533 48 259 46 253 51 252 52 258 48533 46561 54 263 51 255 55 254 57 256 46561 44743 63 263 62 259 62 258 62 260 44743 43058 73 259 72 257 70 259 70 263 43058 41484 75 255 76 254 74 258 74 263 41484 40004 75 256 76 254 76 257 76 262 40004 38610 78 260 76 255 77 257 75 262 38610 37270 82 261 74 258 75 257 74 261 37270 35919 76 263 66 260 72 259 74 263 35919 34530 67 263 59 260 63 260 71 262 34530 33107 63 262 57 261 60 261 62 261 33107 31638 61 263 53 262 55 262 58 262 31638 30110 59 265 50 263 51 262 55 263 30110 28523 54 265 50 265 48 262 52 264 28523 26880 47 263 46 269 48 262 49 264 26880 25183 42 262 42 269 45 264 46 264 25183 23437 38 264 39 268 40 266 39 266 23437 21634 35 267 35 266 36 269 34 267 21634 19768 31 266 30 266 32 269 31 267 19768 17875 26 265 25 264 27 265 28 264 17875 16060 18 266 18 262 20 260 24 261 16060 14414 13 268 12 256 14 252 19 257 14414 12949 11 266 11 253 12 248 15 257 12949 11639 11 263 12 252 11 250 13 260 11639 10465 11 261 12 253 11 254 12 261 10465 9411 9 259 12 252 11 257 12 260 9411 8468 8 254 12 257 12 259 12 261 8468 7626 8 262 12*265 14 271 13 272 7626 6875 10 277 14*275 17*284 15 289 6875 6196 13*293 16 285 21*293 21 301 6196 5592 16*300 17 289 22 295 27 306 5592 5085 17 301 18 290 22 296 29*306 5085 4694 17 301 18 291 22 297 28*305 4694 4423 16 301 17 292 21 297 25 305 4423 4258 15 301 16 292 19 297 22 304 4258 4164 12 300 12 292 14 296 13 303 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