DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - 76.9 - - 80.0 - - - - - 69.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 525 - - 624 - - - - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1939 - - 3365 - - - - - 2069 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5436 - - 6586 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6106 - - 7532 - - - - - 6236 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 926 - - 1326 - - - - - 1137 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 418 - - 533 - - - - - 106 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 25 - - - - - 28 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 290 - - - - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 20 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -71 - - -69 - - - - - -83 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6224 - - -5871 - - - - - -3268 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12331 - - 13403 - - - - - 9504 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12582 - - -12150 - - - - - -11017 ODpotential blCL - - - 18688 - - 19682 - - - - - 17253 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 68 - - - - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.9 - - 80.0 - - - - - 69.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.4 - - 35.5 - - - - - 42.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.8 - - 77.5 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 35.5 - - - - - 42.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 525 - - 624 - - - - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1939 - - 3365 - - - - - 2069 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 7 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] 98869 30 120 31 118 31 092 98869 91401 36 122 26 119 27 090 91401 85667 33 109 27 119 22 101 85667 80892 27 105 29 105 22 105 80892 76776 21 110 18 092 21 108 76776 73148 14 134 13 104 17 103 73148 69870 12 112 11 123 11 108 69870 66864 2 145 3 113 7 070 66864 64083 6 198 6 224 7 018 64083 61398 9 217 7 227 8 318 61398 58614 7 239 12 218 13 301 58614 55736 13 267 16 246 23 293 55736 52994 26 261 25 249 29 277 52994 50534 34 266 28 257 36 269 50534 48338 39 266 27 269 37 277 48338 46358 39 266 31 281 41 280 46358 44554 38 268 35 282 43 299 44554 42893 36 267 39 276 37 295 42893 41347 31 268 36 269 26 319 41347 39891 28 276 32 269 37 337 39891 38515 27 281 33 281 49 333 38515 37190 28 286 36 281 52 323 37190 35853 30 292 38 274 50 319 35853 34475 33 292 40 276 48 323 34475 33060 33 283 39 279 45 327 33060 31594 30 275 38 277 45 330 31594 30066 29 270 38 273 43 335 30066 28480 30 264 38 269 37 336 28480 26837 32 260 37 267 28 317 26837 25139 31 254 37 265 33 297 25139 23392 31 248 37 260 38 295 23392 21594 32 245 36 258 36 293 21594 19737 32 244 34 256 32 286 19737 17856 32 245 34 253 31 278 17856 16045 33 247 34 251 32 274 16045 14396 33 249 33 250 33 273 14396 12926 31 251 31 252 33 273 12926 11612 28 254 29 256 32 274 11612 10435 26 258 27 259 32 274 10435 9382 24 263 26 264 31 275 9382 8441 23 271 26 270 31 280 8441 7605 24 280 25*280 32 287 7605 6861 24 291 26*286 33*293 6861 6190 25*297 27 289 32*296 6190 5590 26*298 27 291 32 297 5590 5086 25 299 26 292 30 297 5086 4695 25 299 25 292 28 296 4695 4424 23 298 24 292 25 295 4424 4259 21 298 22 292 21 295 4259 4164 14 297 16 291 13 293 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