DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 0653z - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.6 - - 74.5 - - 78.6 - - 77.7 - - 69.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 137 - - 503 - - 604 - - 338 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 762 - - 2946 - - 5435 - - 4379 - - 1407 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 6202 - - 8234 - - 7191 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4929 - - 7113 - - 9602 - - 8546 - - 5574 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 657 - - 3757 - - 2662 - - 3089 - - 1359 Hgt.Variab. W* 196 - - 474 - - 618 - - 474 - - 22 W* B/S 2 - - 7 - - 12 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 23 - - 12 - - 9 - - 17 - - 25 BL Wind Direction 320 - - 321 - - 309 - - 306 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 11 - - 16 - - 8 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg -79 - - -39 - - -52 - - -68 - - -95 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4405 - - -4576 - - -3387 - - -4730 - - -5506 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9335 - - 11690 - - 12990 - - 13277 - - 11080 sfcLCL ODpotential -10458 - - -9434 - - -8168 - - -10138 - - -11925 ODpotential blCL 15387 - - 16547 - - 17770 - - 18684 - - 17499 blCL maxRH 41 - - 37 - - 44 - - 36 - - 31 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 64.6 - - 74.5 - - 78.6 - - 77.7 - - 69.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.2 - - 37.5 - - 35.7 - - 33.6 - - 35.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.6 - - 72.5 - - 76.3 - - 76.4 - - 70.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.2 - - 37.5 - - 35.7 - - 33.6 - - 35.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 137 - - 503 - - 604 - - 338 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 762 - - 2946 - - 5435 - - 4379 - - 1407 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 98868 34 097 31 103 32 100 22 115 30 106 98868 91375 37 099 30 110 26 106 22 108 25 097 91375 85631 36 096 30 111 22 107 22 101 23 096 85631 80887 25 088 30 103 21 113 19 088 23 093 80887 76806 17 101 23 109 18 108 18 097 18 097 76806 73197 14 106 17 113 20 104 19 103 18 115 73197 69925 16 111 15 117 15 103 14 091 15 109 69925 66912 8 099 9 102 8 101 8 105 9 089 66912 64116 10 148 6 149 5 163 4 127 5 114 64116 61402 6 209 4 223 3 240 2 180 2 137 61402 58586 10 246 11 244 12 264 13 271 13 287 58586 55683 19 276 15 269 17 267 19 263 19 265 55683 52914 31 273 30 278 30 272 25 274 22 274 52914 50420 34 273 38 279 37 281 36 288 33 285 50420 48184 43 282 46 283 49 279 45 278 42 284 48184 46150 53 279 51 280 52 273 44 276 47 284 46150 44289 57 275 53 277 48 275 45 282 45 283 44289 42578 53 274 51 275 43 275 43 284 41 284 42578 40996 47 276 45 273 36 274 40 286 40 289 40996 39517 37 282 37 275 30 279 35 288 39 294 39517 38130 32 292 28 276 26 285 27 286 37 300 38130 36801 30 288 20 278 26 278 22 297 36 303 36801 35466 26 289 19 280 20 260 22 302 34 306 35466 34093 23 304 20 275 20 259 23 300 32 310 34093 32687 22 310 22 270 21 261 21 294 28 309 32687 31239 22 303 21 269 20 262 19 285 23 302 31239 29737 23 294 19 286 18 266 19 281 22 296 29737 28182 27 298 18 303 17 269 19 283 20 296 28182 26573 30 309 16 314 16 274 18 281 18 305 26573 24911 27 318 15 329 16 278 17 274 17 319 24911 23197 24 320 14 328 16 286 17 274 18 325 23197 21426 21 322 13 317 17 299 18 282 17 326 21426 19592 18 327 13 315 19 316 16 299 16 324 19592 17732 16 331 12 323 17 324 14 315 13 322 17732 15943 13 337 12 337 13 326 11 329 9 323 15943 14316 10 345 12 355 9 344 8 337 8 330 14316 12866 10 009 12 020 7 024 5 351 7 331 12866 11572 14 033 13 040 7 051 2 017 5 323 11572 10413 18 044 15 053 7*062 1 038 4 303 10413 9372 20 047 14 058 5*057 2*314 5 310 9372 8438 21 043 13 057 3 031 5*307 10 320 8438 7606 21 035 10*045 5 323 11 309 17 320 7606 6863 21 021 8*015 8 307 16 308 23 318 6863 6190 22 006 10 339 14 302 20 306 28 313 6190 5591 27 347 14 317 17 301 21 306 30*311 5591 5086 28*333 15 313 18 301 21 306 30*310 5086 4694 26*323 15 311 18 301 21 305 28 309 4694 4424 25 320 15 310 17 301 20 305 25 308 4424 4259 22 319 14 309 16 300 18 305 21 308 4259 4164 15 317 11 308 13 300 13 304 13 307 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