DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/06 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1002z - - 1341z - - 1604z - - 1903z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 38.0 - - 46.5 - - 53.3 - - 51.5 - - 47.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -33 - - 153 - - 241 - - 25 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1082 - - 2506 - - 2032 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 3807 - - 4397 - - 5648 - - 3807 - - 3807 Hcrit BL Top 3824 - - 5249 - - 6673 - - 6199 - - 3824 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 275 - - 1103 - - 1087 - - 1103 - - 1616 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 228 - - 351 - - 154 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 12 - - 11 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 009 - - 083 - - 119 - - 096 - - 050 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 11 - - 8 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 13 - - 18 - - 16 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6358 - - -6187 - - -5916 - - -6551 - - -7204 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10183 - - 11437 - - 12590 - - 12751 - - 11029 sfcLCL ODpotential -16770 - - -14339 - - -12493 - - -13245 - - -14712 ODpotential blCL 20594 - - 19588 - - 19166 - - 19444 - - 18536 blCL maxRH 83 - - 81 - - 82 - - 84 - - 88 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 38.0 - - 46.5 - - 53.3 - - 51.5 - - 47.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 7.6 - - 10.1 - - 11.5 - - 9.1 - - 12.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.3 - - 46.4 - - 52.8 - - 52.3 - - 48.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 7.5 - - 10.1 - - 11.5 - - 9.1 - - 12.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -33 - - 153 - - 241 - - 25 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1082 - - 2506 - - 2032 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 32 - - 25 - - 29 - - 36 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 76507 16 090 18 091 20 086 18 089 18 082 76507 61129 6 066 7 037 5 008 7 001 1 284 61129 56770 11 354 11 308 14 288 17 317 13 304 56770 52097 27 313 33 309 27 310 25 308 29 311 52097 48771 31 315 38 312 36 316 34 300 29 294 48771 45142 46 331 52 319 50 314 49 304 45 299 45142 42999 59 326 58 319 55 310 50 302 40 302 42999 41397 61 323 59 317 53 310 52 303 41 303 41397 40600 60 323 57 317 51 311 51 304 43 302 40600 40143 59 322 54 317 49 311 51 305 45 301 40143 39737 57 322 54 316 49 308 51 307 46 301 39737 39347 56 322 53 315 50 305 53 307 46 302 39347 38925 54 320 52 309 48 305 55 303 44 305 38925 38441 53 316 53 301 47 305 55 302 43 309 38441 38011 52 311 51 297 49 304 52 303 44 313 38011 37843 52 305 47 295 51 301 47 302 44 315 37843 37086 52 298 43 294 50 298 44 303 43 315 37086 36944 44 300 42 292 49 298 48 299 43 316 36944 36930 41 301 36 293 60 300 49 293 44 316 36930 27630 42 290 35 298 44 296 37 275 34 290 27630 23749 40 290 36 302 34 288 27 283 28 279 23749 23124 36 288 32 297 28 289 23 286 27 283 23124 21453 29 293 30 287 30 277 22 275 27 283 21453 19716 27 297 31 285 27 279 23 268 27 268 19716 19082 23 288 23 283 23 284 21 268 16 252 19082 17068 19 284 13 290 17 277 13 256 14 234 17068 16790 12 302 9 296 11 276 15 238 19 228 16790 16128 13 319 9 294 5 291 14 240 18 217 16128 14631 13 319 8 292 4 239 12 227 16 225 14631 10779 12 321 5 283 6 240 13 225 13 232 10779 10341 9 324 3 234 6 234 12 227 14 230 10341 9910 5 337 4 183 6 226 11 225 14 225 9910 9484 2 018 6 162 6 213 10 221 15 219 9484 9063 2 112 9 159 7 200 10 218 16 210 9063 8649 5 135 10 158 7 192 10 212 17 200 8649 8240 8 137 11 156 8 178 12 208 18 192 8240 7836 11 136 13 147 10 169 12 202 18 183 7836 7437 15 134 15 140 11 164 12 191 17 174 7437 7044 18 134 17 136 12*158 10 172 16 163 7044 6656 20 131 20 131 12*153 10 147 16 147 6656 6272 21 129 21 128 12 140 11*123 16 134 6272 5893 20 127 20 123 11 123 12*107 17 121 5893 5518 18 124 19*114 11 112 14 098 17 111 5518 5148 16 111 18*101 11 110 14 095 16 100 5148 4781 15 095 15 082 11 110 14 094 16 089 4781 4418 14 075 12 078 11 109 13 094 17 075 4418 4179 12 059 11 077 11 109 12 093 14 065 4179 4000 10 044 10 078 10 109 11 093 10 057 4000 3882 7*028 8 078 9 109 10 093 8*053 3882 3823 4*009 7 080 8 110 8 093 5*048 3823 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