DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 83.4 - - 90.5 - - - - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 313 - - 431 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1883 - - 4548 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3419 - - 5553 - - - - - 2323 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4206 - - 6872 - - - - - 2339 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1001 - - 1675 - - - - - 845 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 344 - - 513 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 72 - - 52 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 352 - - 228 - - - - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 25 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6746 - - -5523 - - - - - -6194 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10952 - - 12395 - - - - - 8534 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11411 - - -8955 - - - - - -12766 ODpotential blCL - - - 15617 - - 15827 - - - - - 15105 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 65 - - - - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.4 - - 90.5 - - - - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.9 - - 44.2 - - - - - 47.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.4 - - 87.9 - - - - - 77.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 43.9 - - - - - 47.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 313 - - 431 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1883 - - 4548 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99096 25 127 25 101 17 097 99096 91681 25 101 23 108 24 097 91681 85952 26 110 20 103 24 104 85952 81174 23 108 17 107 24 101 81174 77048 16 107 16 109 16 082 77048 73400 16 101 14 124 10 091 73400 70111 9 097 12 125 7 105 70111 67099 9 118 7 124 11 126 67099 64317 8 127 9 147 6 131 64317 61633 9 197 9 206 4 139 61633 58830 14 200 17 211 12 212 58830 55938 21 206 24 212 23 217 55938 53197 29 217 31 207 31 221 53197 50732 36 222 37 202 32 218 50732 48518 43 223 39 209 29 224 48518 46504 45 220 43 216 33 234 46504 44659 44 222 44 216 39 231 44659 42962 44 223 44 219 43 229 42962 41393 46 219 45 220 48 231 41393 39928 45 218 45 221 49 229 39928 38548 42 221 41 220 46 228 38548 37214 39 224 37 221 44 225 37214 35860 37 225 35 222 43 226 35860 34458 33 226 31 221 40 226 34458 33012 32 226 28 222 38 227 33012 31507 30 226 28 221 35 228 31507 29932 29 225 28 222 32 228 29932 28288 29 224 28 223 30 226 28288 26575 28 223 28 221 27 222 26575 24796 29 222 28 219 25 217 24796 22951 29 219 28 218 23 212 22951 21034 29 221 26 222 21 206 21034 19039 28 222 24 222 20 206 19039 17004 26 218 23 220 20 209 17004 15042 24 214 23 217 18 212 15042 13254 21 212 23 214 17 218 13254 11661 18 212 21 211 18 220 11661 10241 15 213 18 210 18 220 10241 8972 14 213 15 211 16 216 8972 7840 13 212 11*210 13 207 7840 6834 12 212 6*204 10 202 6834 5942 10 210 4 204 5 189 5942 5151 8 204 3 206 2 151 5151 4441 4*192 1 228 2 070 4441 3812 1*166 1 290 4 016 3812 3285 1 352 1 311 9 346 3285 2882 1 353 2 322 11 337 2882 2604 2 352 2 322 10 335 2604 2436 2 348 2 324 9 334 2436 2339 2 347 2 326 5*333 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