DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.6 - - 90.6 - - 87.7 - - 79.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 571 - - 327 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4584 - - 6960 - - 4982 - - 1637 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7465 - - 9453 - - 7647 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8751 - - 11127 - - 9149 - - 5804 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1764 - - 2674 - - 2578 - - 1692 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 535 - - 659 - - 489 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - 13 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 225 - - 239 - - 266 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 13 - - -21 - - -48 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6216 - - -4723 - - -5767 - - -6978 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14968 - - 15850 - - 14917 - - 12783 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9802 - - -6957 - - -9308 - - -12498 ODpotential blCL - - - 18553 - - 18084 - - 18457 - - 18302 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 68 - - 57 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.6 - - 90.6 - - 87.7 - - 79.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.2 - - 35.0 - - 36.5 - - 37.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.7 - - 88.3 - - 86.5 - - 80.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 34.9 - - 36.4 - - 37.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 571 - - 327 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4584 - - 6960 - - 4982 - - 1637 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98952 38 113 34 107 29 101 36 092 98952 91504 34 113 30 103 30 101 35 102 91504 85746 25 113 28 109 25 097 30 102 85746 80949 24 116 21 104 22 105 22 093 80949 76823 22 114 16 110 22 102 19 094 76823 73183 17 115 15 110 15 102 18 073 73183 69898 16 113 11 108 14 123 11 067 69898 66890 13 079 12 110 10 102 8 084 66890 64116 4 060 5 059 9 032 9 052 64116 61458 5 328 5 353 1 355 6 350 61458 58715 11 282 10 292 4 322 5 336 58715 55887 11 270 16 273 15 270 15 277 55887 53198 21 261 27 264 27 271 26 270 53198 50782 29 260 33 255 36 266 36 267 50782 48613 36 260 40 253 44 261 45 263 48613 46636 44 255 47 252 50 256 51 257 46636 44818 49 255 52 252 52 253 54 252 44818 43133 46 257 50 251 52 250 56 249 43133 41560 42 256 44 252 52 250 55 248 41560 40081 39 255 39 252 48 250 52 247 40081 38690 38 256 38 250 43 249 45 246 38690 37352 36 257 36 249 39 250 39 246 37352 36000 35 259 34 253 36 249 37 247 36000 34608 35 260 33 256 31 249 35 245 34608 33177 35 261 33 257 30 253 31 243 33177 31699 33 260 31 256 29 255 28 246 31699 30161 30 257 28 254 27 254 26 250 30161 28570 26 257 24 253 27 254 26 253 28570 26924 22 258 20 256 23 254 24 255 26924 25231 23 255 17 260 18 257 18 255 25231 23492 23 247 17 260 15 263 13 259 23492 21701 17 231 17 248 15 265 14 266 21701 19850 21 224 17 241 14 254 15 272 19850 17971 21 223 16 240 14 251 14 274 17971 16163 19 222 16 236 14 243 12 271 16163 14515 18 221 15 229 15 232 12 256 14515 13042 17 221 15 224 15 222 15 238 13042 11721 17 220 14*225 15 217 17 230 11721 10535 17 220 12*233 14 220 17 227 10535 9469 15*220 12 240 11*234 15 223 9469 8516 10*226 12 242 11*247 13 227 8516 7667 8 229 13 243 12 258 12 248 7667 6910 8 229 13 242 13 265 14 276 6910 6226 8 227 13 240 14 269 19*290 6226 5616 8 224 14 239 14 270 20*293 5616 5102 8 220 14 238 14 271 20 293 5102 4704 8 218 13 237 14 271 19 292 4704 4429 7 217 13 236 13 271 17 291 4429 4261 7 216 12 235 13 271 15 290 4261 4164 6 214 10 234 10 270 9 288 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