DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - 1331z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.9 - - 71.9 - - 70.3 - - 61.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 532 - - 644 - - 371 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2053 - - 2907 - - 2108 - - 758 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5526 - - 6231 - - 5487 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6220 - - 7074 - - 6275 - - 4925 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 869 - - 856 - - 738 - - 753 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 428 - - 513 - - 384 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 29 - - 35 - - 33 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 301 - - 302 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 14 - - 18 - - 22 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -81 - - -92 - - -134 - - -126 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5651 - - -5677 - - -6475 - - -5013 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11871 - - 12752 - - 12751 - - 9939 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14352 - - -14496 - - -14488 - - -14255 ODpotential blCL - - - 20572 - - 21570 - - 20763 - - 19180 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 32 - - 28 - - 34 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.9 - - 71.9 - - 70.3 - - 61.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.4 - - 30.5 - - 29.0 - - 32.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.0 - - 69.7 - - 69.3 - - 62.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.4 - - 30.4 - - 29.1 - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 532 - - 644 - - 371 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2053 - - 2907 - - 2108 - - 758 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 99020 38 103 27 123 21 104 18 093 99020 91520 36 103 25 121 24 103 29 088 91520 85737 24 087 22 098 23 101 27 084 85737 80948 16 094 19 079 30 094 24 111 80948 76843 18 103 15 085 22 086 25 099 76843 73206 15 109 10 107 13 113 15 074 73206 69905 6 109 11 090 11 098 11 110 69905 66878 5 119 7 124 6 017 4 085 66878 64072 4 351 7 169 3 230 4 134 64072 61341 4 176 11 151 12 245 9 313 61341 58530 14 276 15 298 10 291 16 298 58530 55659 26 253 23 257 17 280 17 288 55659 52907 20 246 29 258 32 275 28 280 52907 50427 39 291 47 279 51 280 47 283 50427 48220 62 289 65 284 66 283 61 285 48220 46232 74 286 77 284 75 286 72 285 46232 44414 78 284 82 283 82 286 81 284 44414 42729 79 282 83 281 84 284 85 282 42729 41152 78 283 82 281 83 283 84 282 41152 39670 77 286 80 284 82 284 82 283 39670 38275 78 290 79 287 82 285 82 284 38275 36937 76 290 79 287 80 284 80 283 36937 35591 72 289 76 286 75 285 75 283 35591 34211 69 289 71 286 68 286 68 285 34211 32799 66 287 68 287 64 287 63 286 32799 31342 63 286 65 288 64 289 62 286 31342 29827 61 285 62 289 64 290 62 286 29827 28257 57 285 60 288 63 291 61 286 28257 26630 54 285 57 288 59 291 61 286 26630 24953 51 288 53 290 54 291 57 287 24953 23228 47 290 49 292 49 293 50 289 23228 21451 44 293 44 291 45 294 44 291 21451 19613 42 293 41 289 44 296 42 292 19613 17747 41 292 40 288 44 299 42 299 17747 15949 39 291 38 290 41 303 40 309 15949 14312 36 291 36 293 35 308 33 320 14312 12855 33 292 33 297 29 314 26 333 12855 11554 30 294 30 302 25 321 19 342 11554 10388 27 296 29 307 24 327 16 349 10388 9343 26 298 28 312 25 329 17 350 9343 8407 25 300 29 315 28 327 21 344 8407 7575 25 305 30*311 30 319 27 335 7575 6833 25*307 31*305 34*310 34 328 6833 6164 25*307 31 302 37*304 41 321 6164 5570 26 305 31 301 38 303 44 316 5570 5071 26 304 31 301 37 302 43*313 5071 4686 25 304 29 300 35 302 40*312 4686 4419 23 303 27 300 33 301 36 312 4419 4257 21 302 25 299 29 301 31 311 4257 4163 15 302 17 298 19 300 19 309 4163 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