DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/26 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1007z - - 1329z - - 1557z - - 1858z - - 2155z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 79.7 - - 88.7 - - 91.8 - - 89.7 - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 130 - - 499 - - 587 - - 315 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1195 - - 4249 - - 5826 - - 4637 - - 1086 BL Depth Hcrit 4110 - - 7223 - - 8540 - - 7364 - - 4110 Hcrit BL Top 5362 - - 8416 - - 9993 - - 8804 - - 5253 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1274 - - 2332 - - 2614 - - 2353 - - 1796 Hgt.Variab. W* 223 - - 534 - - 626 - - 472 - - 35 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 32 - - 37 - - 35 - - 33 - - 30 BL Wind Direction 301 - - 290 - - 286 - - 292 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear 17 - - 21 - - 17 - - 16 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg -119 - - -112 - - -99 - - -100 - - -102 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9184 - - -9808 - - -9619 - - -10060 - - -10956 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14546 - - 18225 - - 19613 - - 18864 - - 16209 sfcLCL ODpotential -15273 - - -15377 - - -15632 - - -16551 - - -17688 ODpotential blCL 20635 - - 23793 - - 25625 - - 25355 - - 22941 blCL maxRH 24 - - 27 - - 28 - - 22 - - 27 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 79.7 - - 88.7 - - 91.8 - - 89.7 - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.7 - - 22.6 - - 19.0 - - 20.6 - - 24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 79.8 - - 87.1 - - 90.0 - - 88.8 - - 81.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.7 - - 22.6 - - 19.0 - - 20.6 - - 24.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 130 - - 499 - - 587 - - 315 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1195 - - 4249 - - 5826 - - 4637 - - 1086 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 99089 23 096 25 110 22 115 16 121 19 096 99089 92316 17 099 18 101 20 109 20 115 20 115 92316 86951 16 097 15 095 18 104 20 097 19 113 86951 82420 18 096 15 094 16 102 19 094 17 101 82420 78485 21 098 17 098 16 098 19 102 18 093 78485 75003 22 099 19 106 15 093 19 105 18 094 75003 71851 20 095 21 110 14 093 17 102 16 098 71851 68953 18 091 21 111 14 100 15 096 15 103 68953 66270 15 093 20 114 13 108 12 095 14 110 66270 63681 13 102 16 122 11 127 8 106 13 117 63681 60994 11 109 14 129 12 154 4 159 7 136 60994 58228 5 140 8 140 12 158 7 208 6 204 58228 55614 6 204 6 224 9 206 8 222 10 238 55614 53282 17 239 18 257 16 260 11 266 10 256 53282 51193 21 235 23 251 24 259 21 269 19 274 51193 49291 23 238 24 250 29 257 30 265 31 275 49291 47539 26 246 27 256 33 259 35 263 38 274 47539 45908 31 253 30 262 36 263 38 264 41 274 45908 44378 34 259 32 269 40 267 42 267 43 277 44378 42934 37 265 35 275 43 271 45 272 45 281 42934 41567 39 269 37 278 44 273 47 275 45 284 41567 40239 40 271 37 280 45 274 50 278 46 285 40239 38884 40 273 37 282 44 274 53 280 46 285 38884 37473 40 276 38 284 42 273 54 280 46 283 37473 36010 40 278 38 285 40 273 52 279 44 282 36010 34480 40 277 38 284 37 273 46 277 41 281 34480 32869 39 271 37 281 35 274 40 276 37 281 32869 31178 39 263 36 275 33 273 34 276 33 281 31178 29404 38 257 35 269 31 271 30 276 29 282 29404 27551 36 252 33 263 29 267 26 274 25 281 27551 25623 31 249 30 258 27 263 23 273 23 280 25623 23613 26 251 25 256 24 260 21 270 20 279 23613 21517 20 259 21 258 22 258 20 267 19 277 21517 19376 16 268 17 260 21 257 20 264 19 273 19376 17306 15 261 17 257 22 259 21 262 21 270 17306 15418 15 254 19 259 24 263 23 264 23 269 15418 13737 17 262 23 266 28 267 27 269 26 271 13737 12241 21 274 29 272 32 270 30 273 29 274 12241 10911 28 281 35 276 36*274 34 277 32 278 10911 9730 36 285 40 280 39*277 36*280 35 281 9730 8687 42 287 43*283 39 281 37*283 37 284 8687 7770 45 289 44*285 39 284 37 286 38 288 7770 6962 46 292 42 288 37 286 34 292 38 292 6962 6241 44 295 39 290 35 289 33 295 38 296 6241 5606 41*298 35 292 34 290 33 296 37*301 5606 5077 38*300 33 293 32 291 32 296 36*303 5077 4671 34 301 32 293 31 291 31 296 33 303 4671 4392 31 301 30 293 30 291 29 297 30 302 4392 4223 27 301 28 293 28 291 27 296 25 301 4223 4126 21 300 23 293 23 291 22 296 17 300 4126 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