DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.2 - - 77.9 - - 76.1 - - 67.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 505 - - 605 - - 342 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1419 - - 2020 - - 1471 - - 431 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5039 - - 5527 - - 4998 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5586 - - 6187 - - 5638 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1321 - - 1571 - - 686 - - 523 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 372 - - 445 - - 331 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 23 - - 28 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 307 - - 307 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 13 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -77 - - -78 - - -96 - - -98 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5371 - - -5139 - - -5303 - - -4007 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10958 - - 11327 - - 10942 - - 8606 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13138 - - -12021 - - -13594 - - -13848 ODpotential blCL - - - 18724 - - 18208 - - 19232 - - 18446 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 40 - - 38 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.2 - - 77.9 - - 76.1 - - 67.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.5 - - 42.6 - - 42.7 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.4 - - 75.7 - - 75.0 - - 68.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.5 - - 42.6 - - 42.7 - - 44.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 505 - - 605 - - 342 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1419 - - 2020 - - 1471 - - 431 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 98786 21 121 19 113 17 137 15 102 98786 91293 25 125 23 110 17 113 23 101 91293 85524 24 118 20 107 21 083 21 099 85524 80761 21 108 18 105 19 089 21 108 80761 76679 17 109 17 103 17 094 17 098 76679 73064 16 113 10 106 12 103 12 105 73064 69798 10 116 10 131 11 101 12 100 69798 66815 9 124 10 121 6 136 9 122 66815 64067 4 220 1 118 8 185 3 089 64067 61417 12 183 11 240 10 233 4 283 61417 58655 12 259 12 234 14 255 10 274 58655 55807 9 250 10 255 12 258 13 276 55807 53120 4 127 4 267 9 275 14 268 53120 50709 17 330 9 301 10 295 14 259 50709 48538 32 305 26 299 26 302 29 302 48538 46569 35 300 33 294 29 295 34 295 46569 44762 33 307 34 299 26 293 30 294 44762 43081 35 312 32 310 25 310 30 313 43081 41509 35 315 34 319 32 326 35 330 41509 40035 36 320 36 322 35 329 34 336 40035 38652 37 323 37 322 34 330 30 340 38652 37322 38 324 38 322 33 329 29 344 37322 35982 40 326 39 324 32 325 29 342 35982 34601 41 327 41 325 32 323 29 337 34601 33186 38 323 38 322 34 325 27 333 33186 31723 34 319 34 321 35 329 25 333 31723 30201 32 320 32 331 32 332 24 337 30201 28621 32 324 36 347 26 337 24 340 28621 26984 34 327 39 351 24 344 21 340 26984 25289 35 326 34 342 24 344 17 339 25289 23540 36 324 28 327 24 330 15 335 23540 21731 36 326 29 324 27 321 19 331 21731 19856 32 326 29 329 29 328 24 331 19856 17955 26 326 26 330 28 337 26 339 17955 16131 21 327 21 330 24 342 26 348 16131 14474 17 321 16 334 19 343 21 353 14474 13000 13 312 12 339 15 341 15 346 13000 11682 8 292 8 334 12 338 11 335 11682 10500 4 278 7 314 10 335 9 330 10500 9440 1 264 6 284 8 328 8 324 9440 8490 0 035 6 266 7 324 8 320 8490 7643 2 338 6 280 11 323 11 320 7643 6887 6 331 9 300 16 321 17 320 6887 6204 12 326 15*307 22*315 23 320 6204 5596 19*318 22*307 29*310 31 316 5596 5087 23*313 24 307 30 308 36 312 5087 4694 23 312 24 307 29 307 35*309 4694 4424 23 311 23 307 27 306 32*308 4424 4259 21 311 21 306 25 306 28 307 4259 4164 15 310 15 306 16 305 17 306 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