DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - 70.7 - - 74.8 - - - - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 416 - - 539 - - - - - 57 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1735 - - 2563 - - - - - 640 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3381 - - 4068 - - - - - 2322 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4057 - - 4886 - - - - - 2962 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1014 - - 1691 - - - - - 482 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 368 - - 457 - - - - - 136 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 307 - - - - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -7 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2577 - - -1608 - - - - - -122 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6635 - - 6494 - - - - - 3084 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8202 - - -3509 - - - - - -5451 ODpotential blCL - - - 12259 - - 8395 - - - - - 8413 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 89 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.7 - - 74.8 - - - - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.7 - - 54.2 - - - - - 54.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.2 - - 71.8 - - - - - 59.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.4 - - 53.9 - - - - - 54.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 416 - - 539 - - - - - 57 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1735 - - 2563 - - - - - 640 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 56 - - - - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 10 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] 98889 28 119 27 115 32 102 98889 91460 31 115 22 128 31 091 91460 85730 26 114 25 123 19 082 85730 80948 20 106 21 100 14 121 80948 76834 13 113 12 077 17 112 76834 73190 12 123 7 102 15 090 73190 69877 10 117 8 122 6 098 69877 66844 3 179 4 109 7 077 66844 64052 8 194 4 200 8 008 64052 61361 2 223 4 211 8 300 61361 58571 15 295 12 246 13 299 58571 55686 22 276 17 278 23 299 55686 52941 26 271 22 268 29 285 52941 50494 24 268 23 273 43 323 50494 48328 34 298 35 309 47 309 48328 46365 52 297 45 307 45 314 46365 44554 51 292 46 310 43 316 44554 42876 44 301 56 323 38 323 42876 41309 52 317 53 316 51 340 41309 39839 58 313 50 325 68 338 39839 38456 53 307 56 333 66 328 38456 37120 52 307 60 329 61 319 37120 35763 53 309 61 327 55 317 35763 34357 55 310 61 326 48 317 34357 32903 56 313 60 327 46 315 32903 31386 54 313 60 328 47 315 31386 29795 46 300 57 327 51 320 29795 28130 46 280 54 326 53 325 28130 26394 50 274 47 318 46 321 26394 24590 49 275 43 305 44 315 24590 22717 44 276 44 299 47 315 22717 20775 38 277 41 294 44 313 20775 18763 35 274 38 293 42 306 18763 16726 33 275 31 288 37 301 16726 14774 30 279 28 278 32 293 14774 13005 26 284 28 275 29 292 13005 11436 23 287 25 278 23 295 11436 10042 20 288 20 282 18 296 10042 8802 16 290 16 286 14 294 8802 7696 13 295 13 292 11 295 7696 6713 9 304 11 300 10 301 6713 5842 6 319 10 309 10 310 5842 5070 5 332 10*309 11 317 5070 4377 7*326 11*308 13 323 4377 3764 8*315 11 308 17 318 3764 3254 9 313 12 307 18*312 3254 2864 9 312 12 306 17*310 2864 2596 9 311 11 306 16 309 2596 2432 9 310 11 306 15 308 2432 2338 7 310 9 306 9 307 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