DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - 84.3 - - 86.3 - - 84.2 - - 75.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 484 - - 605 - - 337 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3053 - - 3872 - - 3176 - - 973 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6276 - - 6979 - - 6265 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7220 - - 8039 - - 7343 - - 5140 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2370 - - 2408 - - 1991 - - 907 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 474 - - 552 - - 426 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 17 - - 20 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 296 - - 295 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -32 - - -58 - - -61 - - -80 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7391 - - -7171 - - -7575 - - -7474 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14612 - - 15211 - - 14918 - - 12615 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13124 - - -12600 - - -13243 - - -14076 ODpotential blCL - - - 20344 - - 20639 - - 20586 - - 19216 blCL maxRH - - - 21 - - 21 - - 21 - - 23 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.3 - - 86.3 - - 84.2 - - 75.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.5 - - 33.8 - - 33.1 - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.3 - - 83.9 - - 83.0 - - 76.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 33.8 - - 33.1 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 484 - - 605 - - 337 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3053 - - 3872 - - 3176 - - 973 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98876 38 107 33 108 26 110 31 092 98876 91411 32 104 36 112 26 108 30 102 91411 85654 23 102 25 106 29 102 28 099 85654 80875 20 109 24 098 23 094 28 099 80875 76756 21 111 17 086 22 102 21 107 76756 73131 16 094 12 088 15 087 18 090 73131 69855 13 114 10 106 11 098 13 067 69855 66842 9 086 5 118 6 105 9 046 66842 64067 7 069 3 087 3 172 8 345 64067 61405 6 340 4 030 1 059 1 302 61405 58644 8 293 2 334 5 346 4 180 58644 55788 16 266 13 260 12 286 6 284 55788 53066 25 258 25 260 25 271 19 272 53066 50617 34 253 37 254 36 263 32 271 50617 48425 41 253 43 252 46 258 44 260 48425 46441 47 252 46 251 51 250 51 250 46441 44625 47 251 46 252 48 252 49 249 44625 42946 44 250 45 253 46 256 45 252 42946 41379 43 249 44 249 47 255 43 254 41379 39906 40 250 42 247 45 253 42 257 39906 38519 38 252 39 245 41 250 41 256 38519 37184 37 256 36 249 39 249 39 255 37184 35838 35 259 33 254 36 251 36 258 35838 34455 32 262 31 255 32 254 33 263 34455 33039 28 264 29 256 31 253 30 264 33039 31574 24 267 26 259 28 254 28 265 31574 30051 22 268 23 260 25 255 25 265 30051 28475 22 268 23 260 24 256 22 261 28475 26845 22 265 25 260 26 256 22 256 26845 25166 23 261 27 260 27 255 23 254 25166 23436 23 259 26 262 23 255 22 252 23436 21648 21 257 23 261 20 256 20 253 21648 19798 20 253 18 254 18 258 19 257 19798 17922 19 246 17 249 15 262 17 263 17922 16119 16 243 15 247 13 269 15 268 16119 14477 11 238 12 243 12 275 14 268 14477 13010 9 226 10 237 12 276 13 265 13010 11695 8 230 8 234 11 273 13 262 11695 10513 6 260 7 238 10 266 14 258 10513 9452 6 272 7 237 11 254 15 253 9452 8502 6 259 7*252 11 261 15 249 8502 7655 6*258 8*273 13*280 15 262 7655 6899 6*269 13 291 18*291 17 282 6899 6216 9 286 18 297 21 295 23 296 6216 5607 12 294 20 298 21 296 28*302 5607 5096 13 295 20 299 21 296 28*303 5096 4701 13 296 20 299 21 296 26 302 4701 4427 13 296 19 299 20 296 23 301 4427 4260 12 296 18 299 18 296 19 301 4260 4164 10 295 14 299 13 295 12 299 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