DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 58.4 - - 61.2 - - - - - 55.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 264 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2572 - - 2804 - - - - - 633 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3759 - - 4056 - - - - - 2321 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4894 - - 5126 - - - - - 2955 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1856 - - 1789 - - - - - 1107 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 327 - - 376 - - - - - 38 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 309 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -7 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 921 - - 572 - - - - - 136 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3973 - - 4554 - - - - - 2819 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 23 - - -415 - - - - - -4751 ODpotential blCL - - - 4871 - - 5541 - - - - - 7706 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 94 - - - - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.4 - - 61.2 - - - - - 55.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.1 - - 49.2 - - - - - 50.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 59.5 - - - - - 55.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.8 - - 48.2 - - - - - 50.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 264 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2572 - - 2804 - - - - - 633 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 54 - - 74 - - - - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 98356 7 100 12 046 7 098 98356 90899 7 122 9 029 12 088 90899 85183 11 114 3 122 20 056 85183 80453 10 109 13 125 17 045 80453 76384 11 112 18 116 13 057 76384 72801 9 151 11 133 12 086 72801 69553 13 160 10 168 8 111 69553 66547 8 159 11 178 11 169 66547 63742 13 226 12 233 10 191 63742 61018 16 210 22 220 17 243 61018 58177 14 249 18 222 20 231 58177 55230 24 262 18 260 23 255 55230 52426 29 263 32 271 31 263 52426 49910 33 265 35 262 36 269 49910 47658 32 271 34 274 42 277 47658 45624 33 283 35 283 41 283 45624 43773 35 294 37 291 52 295 43773 42075 46 299 53 293 62 296 42075 40503 55 297 59 291 64 298 40503 39042 54 299 59 298 65 304 39042 37676 50 310 63 306 67 307 37676 36363 56 318 66 308 68 306 36363 35031 62 317 67 308 69 303 35031 33651 63 314 67 307 68 304 33651 32227 62 313 64 307 66 305 32227 30746 59 313 57 307 64 308 30746 29198 53 316 51 306 57 311 29198 27584 50 317 46 308 52 308 27584 25905 49 319 45 311 49 306 25905 24157 49 321 45 317 44 307 24157 22345 42 329 40 326 39 310 22345 20464 37 338 31 328 32 316 20464 18508 36 343 29 328 27 319 18508 16516 35 345 30 332 25 319 16516 14604 34 351 30 335 23 323 14604 12867 34 350 28 339 22 333 12867 11321 31 345 25 341 21 344 11321 9942 25 342 22 340 20 351 9942 8711 20 337 17 338 19 353 8711 7615 15 335 12 329 18 352 7615 6643 11 339 7 320 14 347 6643 5786 8 343 6*316 9 344 5786 5028 8*340 7*314 6 342 5028 4349 7*336 7 310 4 343 4349 3747 7 332 8 309 6 330 3747 3245 7 331 8 308 9*323 3245 2859 7 330 9 307 10*321 2859 2593 7 328 8 307 9 320 2593 2431 7 328 8 307 8 319 2431 2338 6 327 7 307 6 317 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