DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 78.7 - - 74.5 - - 65.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 502 - - 609 - - 338 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2282 - - 3684 - - 2458 - - 667 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5690 - - 6833 - - 5722 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6449 - - 7851 - - 6625 - - 4834 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2552 - - 3046 - - 1257 - - 853 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 436 - - 545 - - 391 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 25 - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 290 - - 303 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 12 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -54 - - -57 - - -86 - - -88 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8184 - - -7980 - - -8214 - - -7381 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14634 - - 15832 - - 14840 - - 12216 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12733 - - -13315 - - -13999 - - -15270 ODpotential blCL - - - 19182 - - 21166 - - 20624 - - 20104 blCL maxRH - - - 21 - - 29 - - 31 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 78.7 - - 74.5 - - 65.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 23.2 - - 23.8 - - 26.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.4 - - 76.4 - - 73.3 - - 66.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.4 - - 23.1 - - 23.7 - - 26.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 502 - - 609 - - 338 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2282 - - 3684 - - 2458 - - 667 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98507 18 116 9 071 15 101 16 088 98507 91077 18 081 17 115 15 082 18 088 91077 85352 15 080 17 093 16 103 14 092 85352 80603 11 094 12 137 15 086 12 103 80603 76526 15 108 14 138 7 098 13 103 76526 72921 13 112 11 125 5 116 9 100 72921 69654 11 130 9 140 1 355 7 107 69654 66649 11 148 12 188 6 248 1 214 66649 63875 15 125 11 200 6 195 7 226 63875 61212 19 246 6 281 5 153 6 196 61212 58429 28 228 19 261 12 259 10 290 58429 55524 22 233 25 239 26 245 24 272 55524 52740 31 264 23 249 27 248 31 264 52740 50223 44 263 33 257 37 257 36 264 50223 47966 49 261 37 258 43 258 37 264 47966 45929 50 265 38 267 40 259 35 263 45929 44072 54 269 45 274 39 258 36 258 44072 42367 57 268 47 274 36 276 27 271 42367 40803 55 263 45 276 35 285 18 298 40803 39357 49 265 40 276 26 290 15 009 39357 37999 45 271 30 278 20 309 36 033 37999 36691 45 271 25 288 21 318 41 031 36691 35369 44 268 25 299 22 315 33 027 35369 34007 45 269 26 301 22 313 13 010 34007 32612 46 271 26 301 21 313 15 328 32612 31170 46 269 25 302 22 314 22 310 31170 29670 44 266 24 304 23 313 21 304 29670 28114 41 263 24 301 21 312 18 301 28114 26502 37 264 24 290 19 309 17 300 26502 24837 33 268 24 280 19 303 19 301 24837 23123 30 272 24 277 20 298 20 308 23123 21355 25 269 22 271 20 293 18 311 21355 19526 23 264 21 257 19 284 15 306 19526 17673 22 266 22 249 19 272 15 295 17673 15894 19 268 21 250 19 264 15 291 15894 14276 17 270 18 253 17 264 14 289 14276 12834 13 271 15 255 14 263 13 283 12834 11546 11 269 12 259 13 260 11 273 11546 10390 9 266 11 256 12 262 9 268 10390 9351 8 266 11 254 13 272 9 279 9351 8420 8 277 12*262 15 286 11 296 8420 7589 10 290 13*276 19 298 15 306 7589 6847 13*300 16 285 24*303 21 310 6847 6176 16*305 19 291 26*304 27 309 6176 5579 18 305 20 293 26 304 31 306 5579 5077 19 305 20 294 26 303 32*304 5077 4690 19 305 20 295 25 303 30*303 4690 4421 18 305 19 295 24 303 26 302 4421 4258 16 305 18 295 21 302 22 302 4258 4163 12 304 14 295 14 301 13 300 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