DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.2 - - 82.0 - - - - - 67.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 499 - - - - - 29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1594 - - 2443 - - - - - 334 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3255 - - 3959 - - - - - 2322 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3917 - - 4766 - - - - - 2656 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 878 - - 1713 - - - - - 339 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 346 - - 439 - - - - - 88 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 16 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 290 - - - - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 15 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4517 - - -5163 - - - - - -3392 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8435 - - 9929 - - - - - 6048 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12095 - - -11193 - - - - - -12882 ODpotential blCL - - - 16012 - - 15959 - - - - - 15538 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 52 - - - - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.2 - - 82.0 - - - - - 67.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.6 - - 46.7 - - - - - 49.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.0 - - 79.1 - - - - - 66.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 46.3 - - - - - 49.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 499 - - - - - 29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1594 - - 2443 - - - - - 334 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 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] 99337 36 108 34 106 39 107 99337 91807 28 121 34 115 35 087 91807 86017 34 128 31 118 27 086 86017 81223 35 113 28 119 25 100 81223 77094 33 088 27 109 29 108 77094 73462 21 105 15 109 26 097 73462 70198 20 121 17 154 21 087 70198 67203 19 122 18 154 11 100 67203 64444 16 113 14 139 11 138 64444 61786 10 170 15 165 8 167 61786 59025 24 195 23 191 20 204 59025 56193 25 211 24 208 26 218 56193 53512 32 226 34 229 32 226 53512 51096 35 228 40 229 36 235 51096 48921 41 232 46 226 44 242 48921 46933 48 235 48 232 50 243 46933 45091 55 240 54 244 55 246 45091 43368 60 244 62 245 60 246 43368 41752 67 247 66 243 65 246 41752 40229 70 244 65 245 67 245 40229 38786 71 242 61 250 65 246 38786 37389 65 244 55 251 60 248 37389 35980 55 248 50 250 55 250 35980 34541 47 245 44 252 51 252 34541 33071 42 245 38 250 48 252 33071 31549 41 253 36 249 45 256 31549 29958 39 257 35 247 43 256 29958 28299 40 257 34 243 40 259 28299 26572 31 257 30 242 34 259 26572 24789 27 255 23 243 26 253 24789 22946 26 254 21 248 21 255 22946 21027 22 253 19 254 18 254 21027 19024 17 242 15 244 17 246 19024 16980 13 219 13 222 16 240 16980 15008 12 204 13 212 15 239 15008 13215 12 197 13 210 12 240 13215 11616 13 194 14 210 10 237 11616 10192 12 202 15 211 9 233 10192 8922 11 210 15 212 10 230 8922 7793 10 214 13 211 11 220 7793 6791 10 211 10 201 13 202 6791 5906 10 203 7 187 10 189 5906 5121 10 188 5*189 6 190 5121 4416 6*180 3*218 3 220 4416 3791 3*207 4 288 3 274 3791 3270 3 270 6 294 10 313 3270 2872 3 280 6 296 13*315 2872 2599 3 284 6 298 12*315 2599 2433 3 285 6 297 11 315 2433 2339 3 285 6 297 7 314 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