DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.6 - - 81.6 - - - - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 495 - - 614 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3208 - - 4379 - - - - - 1072 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6401 - - 7388 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7375 - - 8546 - - - - - 5239 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1540 - - 1636 - - - - - 866 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 485 - - 578 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - - - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 284 - - 281 - - - - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -38 - - - - - -76 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5851 - - -4960 - - - - - -4956 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13227 - - 13507 - - - - - 10195 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13462 - - -11790 - - - - - -12645 ODpotential blCL - - - 20837 - - 20336 - - - - - 17884 blCL maxRH - - - 27 - - 28 - - - - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.6 - - 81.6 - - - - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.0 - - 36.6 - - - - - 38.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.7 - - 79.2 - - - - - 69.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.0 - - 36.6 - - - - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 495 - - 614 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3208 - - 4379 - - - - - 1072 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 98832 35 111 25 102 26 097 98832 91328 23 118 19 106 27 096 91328 85550 25 121 20 107 19 097 85550 80785 23 119 20 125 13 095 80785 76691 21 115 23 125 10 094 76691 73068 20 089 23 121 7 111 73068 69804 9 080 12 129 9 123 69804 66813 4 118 5 147 9 103 66813 64051 2 219 4 122 7 132 64051 61394 12 189 8 187 9 160 61394 58643 20 195 23 210 12 243 58643 55825 13 190 23 208 23 236 55825 53162 22 249 27 242 31 244 53162 50769 39 245 46 247 44 245 50769 48613 49 238 55 241 52 244 48613 46638 49 237 56 238 55 247 46638 44811 51 243 57 239 61 249 44811 43109 58 252 61 244 63 246 43109 41517 67 254 66 249 64 247 41517 40026 71 254 72 250 69 252 40026 38630 72 254 76 250 79 254 38630 37289 70 253 79 250 82 254 37289 35936 66 251 75 250 79 254 35936 34543 62 251 67 251 73 255 34543 33114 61 250 64 249 69 257 33114 31638 60 249 62 247 64 258 31638 30104 55 248 59 247 61 258 30104 28512 49 247 58 247 58 257 28512 26863 48 242 56 245 53 256 26863 25161 49 243 54 244 48 256 25161 23409 44 245 47 247 42 255 23409 21602 34 241 37 247 37 257 21602 19737 24 234 29 245 31 258 19737 17853 19 228 23 242 24 254 17853 16048 16 229 20 240 20 250 16048 14407 15 227 17 243 18 254 14407 12943 13 222 15 247 17 262 12943 11632 12 215 13 247 16 268 11632 10455 10 213 11 247 16 267 10455 9400 8 216 10*247 15 263 9400 8457 6 234 10*250 16 265 8457 7616 5*247 10 260 18 277 7616 6867 6*258 12 276 22 290 6867 6191 7 272 15 286 27 299 6191 5590 9 287 16 289 29*302 5590 5085 10 289 17 290 28*302 5085 4694 10 291 16 291 26 301 4694 4424 10 290 16 292 23 300 4424 4259 9 290 15 292 20 299 4259 4164 8 290 12 292 12 297 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