DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 Panoche 2323ft pt31353@36.586,-120.999 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.0 - - 77.5 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 200 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 744 - - 2712 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2322 - - 3906 - - - - - 2322 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3066 - - 5035 - - - - - 2339 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 874 - - 1197 - - - - - 1057 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 159 - - 345 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 325 - - - - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 10 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6195 - - -4335 - - - - - -2218 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9262 - - 9371 - - - - - 4558 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13300 - - -9271 - - - - - -8993 ODpotential blCL - - - 16366 - - 14306 - - - - - 11332 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 54 - - - - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.0 - - 77.5 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 44.6 - - - - - 52.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.5 - - 76.0 - - - - - 67.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 43.3 - - - - - 51.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 200 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 744 - - 2712 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 9 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] 96685 33 267 26 276 29 263 96685 89465 12 275 20 274 21 297 89465 83933 5 259 13 269 12 316 83933 79362 4 274 8 281 9 312 79362 75441 6 307 7 303 9 311 75441 71987 9 339 8 328 10 349 71987 68860 8 339 7 318 8 307 68860 65988 5 007 8 286 8 292 65988 63337 9 318 12 286 17 299 63337 60789 15 279 16 277 22 300 60789 58126 22 275 24 283 23 296 58126 55340 31 269 32 281 34 302 55340 52666 39 285 40 286 39 290 52666 50237 44 284 40 276 32 278 50237 48027 48 272 37 295 44 314 48027 46014 44 293 51 301 58 308 46014 44185 44 299 50 292 53 301 44185 42516 23 297 38 290 33 292 42516 40970 26 325 21 308 21 278 40970 39523 57 350 44 009 23 335 39523 38165 79 349 56 359 28 334 38165 36855 74 346 49 354 27 329 36855 35523 51 345 42 352 25 318 35523 34141 38 337 27 348 32 310 34141 32712 36 327 22 324 41 306 32712 31223 21 309 28 305 33 294 31223 29660 17 286 27 295 31 284 29660 28025 19 288 25 291 29 282 28025 26316 20 303 25 299 28 283 26316 24538 22 310 25 302 28 288 24538 22698 20 298 22 293 27 290 22698 20790 16 273 20 272 27 290 20790 18806 18 268 20 267 27 293 18806 16788 18 276 19 277 25 301 16788 14848 17 287 15 288 21 310 14848 13083 15 293 11 291 16 320 13083 11512 13 296 11 294 13 324 11512 10111 12 296 10 296 12 324 10111 8862 12 294 10 290 11 324 8862 7747 11 290 10 283 12 325 7747 6756 11 284 10 278 11 326 6756 5880 10 278 7 276 10 327 5880 5103 9 273 4*298 7 328 5103 4406 7 267 3*314 3 350 4406 3788 5 255 4 322 3 048 3788 3272 2*213 4 326 5 044 3272 2875 2*186 4 329 6 028 2875 2601 1 182 4 329 6 020 2601 2434 1 179 4 330 5*018 2434 2339 1 177 4 330 3*017 2339 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