DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 0959z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.4 - - - - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 412 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4323 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5362 - - - - - 2323 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6646 - - - - - 2340 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1891 - - - - - 547 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 498 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 22 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - - - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 28 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -6288 - - - - - -7054 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 12935 - - - - - 9395 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11064 - - - - - -14571 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17710 - - - - - 16911 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - - - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.4 - - - - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.7 - - - - - 44.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.8 - - - - - 77.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.3 - - - - - 44.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 412 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4323 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 44 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 99135 17 080 21 096 99135 91679 23 119 21 110 91679 85936 21 123 23 115 85936 81169 24 140 22 116 81169 77048 18 134 19 096 77048 73403 11 125 14 074 73403 70120 14 137 13 092 70120 67113 14 133 12 095 67113 64340 14 122 9 123 64340 61660 17 121 11 152 61660 58867 19 167 18 196 58867 55996 29 184 24 212 55996 53282 28 186 33 206 53282 50852 30 223 33 207 50852 48681 39 231 37 215 48681 46719 44 222 43 213 46719 44922 47 217 47 211 44922 43254 48 216 48 212 43254 41689 46 217 48 214 41689 40213 44 218 46 216 40213 38819 43 219 46 215 38819 37471 42 217 47 211 37471 36103 41 215 48 211 36103 34684 41 218 45 215 34684 33220 42 221 41 218 33220 31699 39 220 37 218 31699 30107 35 220 35 214 30107 28448 32 220 35 207 28448 26720 31 217 34 204 26720 24923 31 212 31 199 24923 23061 32 208 30 193 23061 21128 30 205 26 189 21128 19120 26 207 20 182 19120 17076 20 205 16 179 17076 15105 17 203 14 184 15105 13307 17 205 14 200 13307 11703 18 207 14 213 11703 10275 17 209 15 219 10275 8999 14 207 15 214 8999 7862 11 195 16 200 7862 6851 8*190 14 193 6851 5956 6*191 10 192 5956 5162 5 199 5 182 5162 4449 4 216 3 156 4449 3817 4 235 1 061 3817 3288 4 244 5 345 3288 2883 4 251 9 337 2883 2605 4 253 9 335 2605 2436 4 253 8*335 2436 2340 3 255 5*333 2340 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