DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - 82.2 - - 85.6 - - 81.2 - - 72.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 448 - - 550 - - 309 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6290 - - 9225 - - 4153 - - 622 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8815 - - 11293 - - 6982 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10457 - - 13392 - - 8320 - - 4789 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3012 - - 1837 - - 4201 - - 1315 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 588 - - 715 - - 452 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 31 - - 31 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 14 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 157 - - 213 - - 302 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 8 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 63 - - -59 - - -74 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5374 - - -2723 - - -6172 - - -7934 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15832 - - 16116 - - 14493 - - 12723 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9507 - - -6738 - - -9753 - - -13472 ODpotential blCL - - - 19964 - - 20130 - - 18073 - - 18261 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 65 - - 42 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.2 - - 85.6 - - 81.2 - - 72.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.7 - - 28.5 - - 31.8 - - 31.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.3 - - 83.2 - - 80.0 - - 74.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.6 - - 28.6 - - 31.8 - - 31.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 448 - - 550 - - 309 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6290 - - 9225 - - 4153 - - 622 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98434 9 114 6 086 4 106 8 018 98434 90996 8 125 12 103 5 042 11 073 90996 85277 14 078 15 089 12 079 16 067 85277 80543 16 088 11 093 16 076 15 070 80543 76497 14 104 10 087 19 075 19 078 76497 72932 13 098 11 090 15 063 20 081 72932 69704 9 105 11 092 11 066 11 072 69704 66743 10 121 3 091 7 059 7 071 66743 63995 10 088 3 101 4 035 8 057 63995 61326 1 243 4 020 4 008 7 032 61326 58537 5 241 6 276 6 283 8 325 58537 55630 5 266 10 254 10 261 13 293 55630 52843 11 280 14 268 13 274 14 292 52843 50334 17 276 18 277 15 283 14 298 50334 48092 17 277 20 275 17 290 14 307 48092 46073 18 279 17 277 18 295 19 331 46073 44244 20 276 16 293 16 303 20 352 44244 42567 22 271 16 299 13 335 29 013 42567 41012 21 270 12 291 14 357 36 018 41012 39559 21 265 9 293 16 008 39 024 39559 38199 18 253 8 302 15 015 43 029 38199 36892 13 240 6 272 15 018 39 028 36892 35574 9 246 4 225 10 015 28 025 35574 34216 8 267 3 237 7 015 22 029 34216 32821 9 278 4 251 4 003 15 026 32821 31378 10 283 5 258 3 271 10 024 31378 29876 10 288 5 281 5 247 6 006 29876 28318 10 291 6 309 4 255 2 355 28318 26702 8 301 6 334 2 334 2 021 26702 25031 6 312 5 347 4 020 4 025 25031 23308 5 329 2 012 3 061 3 042 23308 21530 4 343 2 096 5 094 6 082 21530 19690 1 346 2 117 5 088 9 081 19690 17826 1 202 3 118 5 079 9 074 17826 16036 5 163 5 132 4 094 8 074 16036 14406 6 163 6*133 4 101 5 076 14406 12951 8 156 4*151 5 109 4 085 12951 11647 9 152 4 166 5 118 3 111 11647 10476 10*154 4 182 4 133 3 147 10476 9424 8*155 4 191 2 156 3 182 9424 8481 5 152 4 203 1*197 4 217 8481 7640 3 152 5 218 4*292 5 248 7640 6888 3 154 5 231 9 300 7 281 6888 6208 2 161 6 241 15 302 11 300 6208 5602 2 167 6 242 18 302 20 308 5602 5092 2 169 7 244 18 302 24*309 5092 4698 2 167 7 245 18 302 24*308 4698 4425 3 169 6 245 18 302 21 307 4425 4260 2 167 6 245 16 302 18 306 4260 4164 2 164 6 243 13 301 11 305 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