DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - 85.5 - - 91.8 - - 87.4 - - 75.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 446 - - 519 - - 318 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3695 - - 6332 - - 2922 - - 633 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6754 - - 8907 - - 6055 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7862 - - 10499 - - 7089 - - 4800 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1473 - - 1332 - - 3483 - - 749 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 492 - - 619 - - 407 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 37 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 3 - - 14 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 105 - - 207 - - 302 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - 8 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 25 - - -50 - - -81 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6829 - - -6282 - - -6067 - - -5021 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14692 - - 16782 - - 13157 - - 9822 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12758 - - -11113 - - -11433 - - -11996 ODpotential blCL - - - 20620 - - 21612 - - 18522 - - 16796 blCL maxRH - - - 24 - - 23 - - 36 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.5 - - 91.8 - - 87.4 - - 75.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.4 - - 32.1 - - 43.9 - - 47.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.5 - - 89.5 - - 86.2 - - 76.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 32.0 - - 43.9 - - 47.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 446 - - 519 - - 318 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3695 - - 6332 - - 2922 - - 633 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 8 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] 98722 15 099 14 121 13 081 22 080 98722 91224 21 102 20 112 12 099 11 070 91224 85463 19 116 19 100 17 100 12 082 85463 80707 16 124 18 081 22 093 19 097 80707 76631 18 118 13 098 23 086 22 099 76631 73028 16 104 13 110 16 091 17 093 73028 69758 12 103 12 096 12 092 16 096 69758 66761 9 116 3 078 9 047 15 077 66761 64004 4 109 7 187 7 314 7 017 64004 61354 5 318 3 203 10 254 8 329 61354 58607 12 273 11 280 12 277 11 285 58607 55774 13 264 13 266 14 265 15 278 55774 53078 22 280 21 280 19 286 23 290 53078 50658 27 271 27 273 25 283 24 288 50658 48494 23 282 23 280 22 274 21 281 48494 46528 24 302 20 294 20 278 20 292 46528 44724 21 309 18 304 21 294 23 315 44724 43057 21 318 22 319 24 311 22 321 43057 41501 23 325 22 325 24 312 18 325 41501 40040 25 328 19 330 22 317 20 336 40040 38665 25 330 21 342 25 332 24 338 38665 37343 25 333 27 350 27 337 26 338 37343 36008 26 338 33 351 27 338 25 333 36008 34631 27 342 36 349 27 338 24 330 34631 33218 29 346 35 349 26 336 24 328 33218 31754 34 349 30 348 25 331 23 324 31754 30230 36 352 26 351 23 328 23 319 30230 28647 31 350 22 348 21 323 24 316 28647 27007 26 346 20 335 21 316 25 317 27007 25312 20 343 19 322 23 319 23 318 25312 23565 17 332 19 309 23 323 20 318 23565 21762 15 315 19 308 21 331 14 321 21762 19897 15 310 17 312 17 337 10 338 19897 18004 15 314 15 313 14 338 8 345 18004 16186 13 325 13 317 12 336 8 341 16186 14531 10 340 10 324 11 336 10 338 14531 13054 7 342 6 335 9 338 10 333 13054 11732 1 007 1 320 5 339 9 325 11732 10547 6 151 2*206 1 261 7 308 10547 9482 9 145 3*203 3 206 8 285 9482 8528 9*124 3 202 4 210 9 271 8528 7677 9*107 3 204 4*238 10 276 7677 6917 9 103 3 207 6*280 13 290 6917 6230 9 103 3 208 11 299 17 302 6230 5617 9 104 3 211 16 303 23 307 5617 5102 9 106 3 212 17 304 27*306 5102 4704 9 108 3 211 18 304 26*305 4704 4429 8 110 3 210 17 304 23 304 4429 4261 8 110 3 207 16 304 20 304 4261 4164 7 110 3 205 12 303 12 303 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