DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/17 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 - - - 84.1 - - 87.2 - - 85.0 - - 75.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 492 - - 596 - - 332 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2803 - - 4023 - - 3308 - - 1170 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6085 - - 7096 - - 6359 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6970 - - 8190 - - 7475 - - 5337 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2422 - - 3381 - - 2279 - - 1107 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 463 - - 557 - - 429 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - 21 - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 302 - - 301 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 11 - - 1 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -51 - - -56 - - -69 - - -93 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6302 - - -5999 - - -6569 - - -6470 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13273 - - 14190 - - 14044 - - 11808 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11166 - - -9898 - - -11332 - - -12204 ODpotential blCL - - - 18136 - - 18088 - - 18807 - - 17541 blCL maxRH - - - 27 - - 26 - - 25 - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.1 - - 87.2 - - 85.0 - - 75.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.2 - - 39.0 - - 37.7 - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.0 - - 84.8 - - 83.8 - - 77.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 39.0 - - 37.7 - - 38.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 492 - - 596 - - 332 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2803 - - 4023 - - 3308 - - 1170 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98532 30 114 34 111 30 118 31 104 98532 91061 31 118 28 116 22 104 28 092 91061 85337 24 102 21 112 22 112 19 094 85337 80608 16 096 15 095 21 102 20 113 80608 76550 17 103 11 098 15 087 20 097 76550 72975 15 104 12 123 13 096 13 092 72975 69748 18 099 18 139 9 111 10 081 69748 66784 16 074 20 123 11 138 6 095 66784 64050 6 087 14 090 10 104 8 106 64050 61427 8 135 1 134 5 026 7 049 61427 58715 5 112 2 216 4 247 4 292 58715 55912 6 293 6 288 8 259 10 270 55912 53238 14 274 13 262 18 250 18 270 53238 50827 17 286 15 263 18 261 23 280 50827 48655 29 279 21 281 25 285 30 282 48655 46663 34 280 29 288 33 292 36 288 46663 44822 35 287 33 290 40 293 42 294 44822 43112 37 291 37 291 41 294 49 295 43112 41509 34 293 38 292 39 290 52 295 41509 40003 32 293 34 295 38 287 51 294 40003 38587 26 291 29 299 35 293 43 289 38587 37229 9 265 22 300 28 301 36 290 37229 35867 5 157 8 295 14 307 20 303 35867 34476 6 138 2 271 4 357 9 309 34476 33058 5 112 2 305 4 047 1 332 33058 31594 6 086 2 022 4 068 1 124 31594 30069 5 062 4 003 3 054 1 285 30069 28488 4 025 5 329 3 335 3 326 28488 26852 4 355 4 322 3 296 7 349 26852 25164 3 342 1 006 3 125 4 020 25164 23428 2 352 3 080 11 106 6 094 23428 21636 2 273 3 065 14 093 11 090 21636 19786 6 185 3 117 14 081 18 080 19786 17913 12 145 7 133 11 070 22 073 17913 16112 14 129 11 125 9 079 21 071 16112 14471 13 127 12 122 8 096 16 070 14471 13003 11 126 12 120 8 102 11 077 13003 11689 8 130 10 119 6 101 8 093 11689 10508 5 132 6 116 4 109 5 105 10508 9449 2 206 4 117 2 165 3 189 9449 8501 3 230 1*108 3 241 3 252 8501 7656 2*263 3*302 7*289 8 311 7656 6901 4*311 8 303 13*299 17 315 6901 6218 9 315 15 302 21 301 25 313 6218 5609 15 310 18 302 23 301 31*310 5609 5098 16 309 19 301 23 301 31*309 5098 4702 17 309 19 302 23 301 29 308 4702 4428 16 308 18 302 22 301 25 306 4428 4260 15 308 17 301 20 301 22 306 4260 4164 12 307 14 301 14 300 13 305 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