DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 58.3 - - 65.0 - - - - - 54.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 253 - - 392 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2246 - - 3926 - - - - - 537 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3632 - - 5040 - - - - - 2321 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4567 - - 6248 - - - - - 2859 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1167 - - 1125 - - - - - 1548 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 345 - - 477 - - - - - 25 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 016 - - 001 - - - - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 0 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 7 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3022 - - -2725 - - - - - -360 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7589 - - 8973 - - - - - 3219 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7986 - - -6354 - - - - - -2258 ODpotential blCL - - - 12553 - - 12602 - - - - - 5117 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 69 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 65.0 - - - - - 54.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.3 - - 33.7 - - - - - 48.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.7 - - 62.7 - - - - - 54.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 32.5 - - - - - 48.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 253 - - 392 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2246 - - 3926 - - - - - 537 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 8 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] 97542 30 270 38 294 28 285 97542 90138 27 279 35 283 31 303 90138 84470 24 298 29 274 29 307 84470 79796 19 303 23 278 21 292 79796 75766 15 299 16 287 16 288 75766 72191 16 295 10 308 13 289 72191 68939 20 266 13 300 16 293 68939 65938 21 266 18 273 24 280 65938 63155 21 273 18 266 23 270 63155 60453 23 265 21 271 20 271 60453 57626 25 264 27 270 24 287 57626 54688 33 271 35 271 33 289 54688 51885 40 271 42 267 43 283 51885 49370 46 269 45 265 50 278 49370 47128 46 269 45 270 53 277 47128 45102 46 281 48 282 52 275 45102 43255 55 287 55 281 52 275 43255 41560 69 279 64 278 56 275 41560 39998 78 274 72 274 59 274 39998 38551 78 273 75 273 58 275 38551 37204 74 277 73 275 55 276 37204 35915 73 281 69 278 53 276 35915 34613 71 285 62 280 50 277 34613 33264 65 286 56 282 46 277 33264 31868 63 291 51 285 46 277 31868 30412 63 293 49 288 44 279 30412 28884 62 294 49 292 42 283 28884 27289 58 294 49 294 38 286 27289 25627 53 298 44 298 34 287 25627 23900 43 302 37 296 32 287 23900 22113 35 303 31 296 26 290 22113 20261 32 311 25 302 18 288 20261 18335 23 322 17 312 10 291 18335 16371 12 347 12 312 8 309 16371 14478 9 001 10 306 8 319 14478 12755 10 338 9 310 8 316 12755 11222 12 336 8 327 9 309 11222 9860 11 348 8 345 10 302 9860 8648 10 001 7 357 10 290 8648 7571 10 007 6 001 8 274 7571 6615 9 002 5*001 3 281 6615 5769 9 005 6*001 3 015 5769 5019 10*015 6 001 6 015 5019 4344 10*016 6 001 9 001 4344 3745 9 017 7 001 12 345 3745 3244 9 016 7 000 13*336 3244 2858 9 015 7 000 13*332 2858 2592 8 015 7 001 11 330 2592 2430 8 015 6 000 10 330 2430 2338 7 015 6 000 6 329 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