DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 Panoche 2322ft 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 - - - 68.8 - - 77.8 - - - - - 62.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 427 - - 503 - - - - - 55 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2200 - - 3934 - - - - - 602 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3734 - - 5122 - - - - - 2322 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4522 - - 6257 - - - - - 2924 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 764 - - 1123 - - - - - 721 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 402 - - 516 - - - - - 132 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 14 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 214 - - - - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 7 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1833 - - -2908 - - - - - -1089 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6355 - - 9165 - - - - - 4013 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9539 - - -9033 - - - - - -9861 ODpotential blCL - - - 14061 - - 15290 - - - - - 12785 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 48 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 77.8 - - - - - 62.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.0 - - 45.7 - - - - - 52.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.3 - - 75.0 - - - - - 61.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 45.2 - - - - - 52.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 427 - - 503 - - - - - 55 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2200 - - 3934 - - - - - 602 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 98879 27 109 23 103 24 090 98879 91371 21 109 16 102 26 100 91371 85610 21 122 20 112 22 099 85610 80840 25 128 16 131 10 079 80840 76737 21 117 19 139 7 050 76737 73107 14 095 21 126 6 142 73107 69825 10 113 11 143 9 116 69825 66822 6 131 7 164 5 101 66822 64054 9 178 6 146 8 139 64054 61380 12 214 11 202 6 192 61380 58603 17 216 19 216 12 240 58603 55749 21 225 28 218 23 243 55749 53038 28 232 29 228 29 238 53038 50593 42 250 35 247 39 248 50593 48396 59 243 52 248 53 245 48396 46395 68 235 61 239 62 246 46395 44551 70 231 66 237 69 248 44551 42841 68 233 69 237 71 249 42841 41243 70 237 70 242 74 250 41243 39743 75 243 75 246 76 252 39743 38333 82 245 77 247 78 253 38333 36976 83 242 79 247 79 254 36976 35605 81 238 80 247 80 255 35605 34189 80 235 83 248 82 255 34189 32729 78 235 84 247 82 255 32729 31210 74 236 76 247 81 256 31210 29624 66 235 61 246 76 258 29624 27976 55 234 49 245 60 258 27976 26272 45 232 40 245 42 258 26272 24508 35 229 33 245 33 260 24508 22679 27 231 26 243 27 262 22679 20778 21 222 21 239 21 261 20778 18799 22 215 21 241 16 256 18799 16781 20 217 20 244 14 251 16781 14833 17 216 19 243 15 251 14833 13058 16 205 17 236 14 249 13058 11476 15 190 15 227 12 245 11476 10069 13 185 14 220 12 246 10069 8818 12 195 12 216 12 235 8818 7706 11 209 8 207 11 192 7706 6718 10 214 6*195 12 142 6718 5845 8 203 6*201 10 137 5845 5073 7*200 6 206 8 180 5073 4381 7*208 7 213 8 206 4381 3769 8 213 7 216 5 248 3769 3259 8 215 7 219 9*303 3259 2867 8 216 7 220 10*308 2867 2597 8 217 7 222 10 308 2597 2432 8 218 7 222 9 309 2432 2338 7 218 6 223 7 309 2338 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