DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - 85.4 - - 89.7 - - - - - 74.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 477 - - - - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2612 - - 3569 - - - - - 284 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3984 - - 4821 - - - - - 2323 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4935 - - 5893 - - - - - 2607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1630 - - 2236 - - - - - 313 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 395 - - 491 - - - - - 38 W* B/S - - - 31 - - 14 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 290 - - 309 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 5 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7982 - - -7353 - - - - - -5756 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12918 - - 13246 - - - - - 8363 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14952 - - -13632 - - - - - -14901 ODpotential blCL - - - 19887 - - 19525 - - - - - 17508 blCL maxRH - - - 23 - - 23 - - - - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.4 - - 89.7 - - - - - 74.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.0 - - 39.6 - - - - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.2 - - 86.7 - - - - - 74.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.5 - - 39.1 - - - - - 46.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 477 - - - - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2612 - - 3569 - - - - - 284 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99298 33 113 40 102 39 105 99298 91799 36 116 29 118 31 105 91799 86028 36 116 27 130 27 083 86028 81253 31 114 27 121 25 087 81253 77131 30 110 30 112 20 100 77131 73485 24 107 28 112 19 121 73485 70199 17 097 24 120 19 117 70199 67195 12 085 19 114 18 118 67195 64427 4 104 11 137 15 104 64427 61760 11 135 14 163 4 105 61760 59007 6 158 13 183 5 262 59007 56176 15 237 15 223 14 243 56176 53483 24 241 23 251 23 253 53483 51067 39 243 37 250 39 262 51067 48900 40 244 39 250 44 249 48900 46915 40 271 38 275 41 256 46915 45076 51 288 51 291 39 270 45076 43358 52 280 53 288 45 288 43358 41747 46 268 45 280 51 295 41747 40232 40 263 39 269 51 296 40232 38804 35 266 37 263 48 294 38804 37432 34 270 38 264 44 288 37432 36048 35 271 39 266 43 285 36048 34621 37 271 40 272 40 285 34621 33155 39 273 40 277 37 279 33155 31634 39 272 39 276 37 272 31634 30045 38 271 41 274 39 269 30045 28389 35 274 36 280 36 274 28389 26665 34 288 30 283 29 282 26665 24873 27 296 26 293 24 285 24873 23013 17 291 20 294 18 285 23013 21079 9 255 15 279 14 280 21079 19064 8 252 13 259 12 280 19064 17013 10 273 12 253 11 288 17013 15038 12 285 11 257 8 302 15038 13243 13 293 9 279 6 343 13243 11648 12 302 9 307 9 360 11648 10227 10 310 9 317 10 354 10227 8962 8 318 8 315 8 343 8962 7833 7 323 5 310 5 332 7833 6830 5 323 3 306 3 294 6830 5940 3 311 3*304 3 252 5940 5150 2*292 4*306 3 257 5150 4440 2*286 5 309 3 285 4440 3810 2 288 7 309 6 316 3810 3283 2 289 8 310 12 323 3283 2879 3 291 8 309 14*321 2879 2603 3 291 8 309 13*320 2603 2435 3 294 8 309 11 320 2435 2339 2 291 7 309 7 319 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