DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - 82.4 - - 88.7 - - 86.1 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 459 - - 564 - - 329 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3785 - - 5675 - - 4493 - - 1335 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6832 - - 8405 - - 7270 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7952 - - 9842 - - 8660 - - 5502 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 947 - - 989 - - 1449 - - 1717 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 500 - - 613 - - 474 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 37 - - 14 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 8 - - 12 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 289 - - 220 - - 261 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 7 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 31 - - -20 - - -41 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6501 - - -5784 - - -5652 - - -7243 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14454 - - 15626 - - 14313 - - 12746 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13153 - - -10751 - - -11136 - - -14491 ODpotential blCL - - - 21105 - - 20593 - - 19796 - - 19993 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 31 - - 34 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 88.7 - - 86.1 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.5 - - 34.3 - - 37.7 - - 35.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.6 - - 86.3 - - 84.7 - - 78.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.5 - - 34.4 - - 37.7 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 459 - - 564 - - 329 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3785 - - 5675 - - 4493 - - 1335 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98867 28 104 33 107 32 109 31 113 98867 91383 24 120 24 115 27 105 27 103 91383 85611 26 108 22 134 19 120 21 091 85611 80836 18 105 18 122 14 124 13 100 80836 76733 15 110 15 109 16 099 17 116 76733 73116 15 119 16 108 16 092 15 101 73116 69854 12 139 9 107 12 097 12 098 69854 66864 13 133 10 139 8 123 10 071 66864 64105 9 141 6 146 6 137 5 075 64105 61453 8 154 8 174 7 157 3 150 61453 58714 3 236 6 207 9 172 7 197 58714 55894 14 264 12 268 10 260 8 237 55894 53212 23 265 19 267 19 261 17 253 53212 50802 31 258 29 258 31 257 27 259 50802 48637 37 259 38 257 40 258 35 259 48637 46661 42 258 43 249 46 248 42 249 46661 44843 45 254 43 249 47 245 45 245 44843 43158 45 255 42 251 45 245 46 244 43158 41584 45 253 44 247 44 243 45 241 41584 40107 42 252 44 243 45 240 45 238 40107 38721 38 252 39 242 41 236 40 236 38721 37393 35 252 34 242 34 231 33 230 37393 36052 33 250 32 242 31 228 30 228 36052 34668 32 250 30 240 29 230 29 231 34668 33247 31 248 29 238 29 232 27 233 33247 31776 32 248 31 238 28 233 26 232 31776 30246 33 250 32 239 27 232 25 227 30246 28662 33 249 31 237 25 228 26 218 28662 27022 32 249 30 237 26 225 25 209 27022 25331 30 254 27 242 24 229 20 209 25331 23590 30 257 26 249 20 242 14 229 23590 21790 30 263 25 265 19 274 13 286 21790 19923 27 263 22 269 16 288 13 314 19923 18025 25 253 21 258 13 273 6 292 18025 16195 23 244 21 249 13 259 6 255 16195 14528 20 239 19 241 13 247 8 239 14528 13041 17 234 17 236 14 234 13 228 13041 11712 15 231 14 230 14 223 17 219 11712 10523 11 227 8*225 13 216 19 211 10523 9458 7 229 7*226 11*224 18 210 9458 8507 3*231 7 225 10*233 15 211 8507 7660 1*283 7 223 11 246 12 219 7660 6905 1 297 8 220 11 256 10 243 6905 6222 2 296 8 218 12 265 13 278 6222 5612 3 290 8 218 13 269 17*290 5612 5100 4 288 8 217 13 271 18*292 5100 4703 4 288 8 216 13 272 17 291 4703 4428 4 285 8 216 12 271 15 290 4428 4261 4 284 8 215 12 271 13 289 4261 4164 3 284 7 214 10 271 8 287 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