DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 Panoche 2322ft pt31353@36.586,-120.999 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.9 - - 68.6 - - 74.7 - - 73.5 - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 270 - - 376 - - 185 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2232 - - 6006 - - 4766 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 2321 - - 3638 - - 6664 - - 5366 - - 2322 Hcrit BL Top 2338 - - 4554 - - 8329 - - 7088 - - 2338 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 399 - - 2202 - - 1716 - - 2518 - - 805 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 350 - - 543 - - 398 - - 8 W* B/S 3 - - 32 - - 21 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 073 - - 345 - - 010 - - 359 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 5 - - 18 - - 9 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3369 - - -3914 - - -1786 - - -2373 - - -2870 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5707 - - 8469 - - 10116 - - 9461 - - 5208 sfcLCL ODpotential -10621 - - -8320 - - -5534 - - -6319 - - -6729 ODpotential blCL 12959 - - 12874 - - 13863 - - 13407 - - 9067 blCL maxRH 47 - - 59 - - 73 - - 59 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 54.9 - - 68.6 - - 74.7 - - 73.5 - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.5 - - 39.7 - - 38.3 - - 40.1 - - 47.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.9 - - 66.8 - - 72.3 - - 72.1 - - 63.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.6 - - 38.7 - - 37.1 - - 39.1 - - 47.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 270 - - 376 - - 185 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2232 - - 6006 - - 4766 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 97797 7 333 7 184 11 266 13 308 15 304 97797 90358 4 058 3 258 5 256 6 245 11 316 90358 84683 6 059 6 314 3 321 4 243 3 309 84683 79991 5 086 1 043 2 252 5 311 2 279 79991 75934 6 057 4 090 5 168 4 316 3 274 75934 72340 4 068 5 086 2 137 7 350 5 080 72340 69085 3 039 5 089 4 222 9 322 8 050 69085 66090 3 294 3 347 5 194 5 308 5 017 66090 63307 2 252 5 331 1 185 5 326 6 346 63307 60606 2 278 6 302 7 303 9 309 12 336 60606 57790 7 335 7 312 12 321 11 325 16 348 57790 54873 12 321 12 318 17 323 13 323 19 341 54873 52098 13 326 13 325 16 318 14 326 19 334 52098 49608 14 339 15 325 17 316 18 334 20 332 49608 47378 22 335 18 332 17 333 20 334 19 330 47378 45357 29 333 23 347 23 345 22 335 22 330 45357 43512 30 341 27 348 30 343 24 328 26 323 43512 41825 30 355 32 353 33 338 29 327 31 321 41825 40275 33 001 36 356 32 335 35 325 35 320 40275 38844 32 003 37 358 30 336 36 321 40 314 38844 37508 29 006 34 360 29 337 33 317 40 308 37508 36224 28 007 30 358 27 335 30 319 38 313 36224 34920 28 006 30 353 25 335 28 324 38 317 34920 33566 29 005 28 349 26 335 28 329 36 327 33566 32165 29 003 26 349 26 331 27 328 36 331 32165 30704 27 360 27 345 25 329 25 325 30 326 30704 29172 24 358 27 341 24 330 25 321 27 328 29172 27571 24 357 24 337 24 330 23 317 27 331 27571 25900 25 358 24 331 24 330 22 316 27 333 25900 24165 25 001 23 329 24 331 21 322 24 335 24165 22368 26 358 20 336 21 330 19 328 21 333 22368 20501 28 356 19 348 17 334 18 332 19 328 20501 18559 27 006 17 354 15 342 17 338 16 327 18559 16578 27 017 15 005 12 352 16 343 13 333 16578 14668 23 027 15 021 11 006 14 343 12 340 14668 12928 18 038 13 033 9 024 11 349 11 347 12928 11379 12 038 10 030 8 031 8 000 8 356 11379 10000 9 029 7 018 7 022 4 359 6 337 10000 8773 9 024 5 017 4*021 2 030 5 298 8773 7679 11 019 7 028 4*023 2*043 4 291 7679 6705 11 016 9 028 4 021 3*033 4 322 6705 5843 9 012 8 022 4 017 4 018 5 349 5843 5076 7 012 5*011 4 013 5 007 6 359 5076 4387 7 016 3*351 5 006 7 358 8 360 4387 3775 6 017 2 347 5 004 8 352 10 353 3775 3262 4 025 2 343 6 002 8 351 13 344 3262 2869 4 036 2 341 6 001 8 350 14 337 2869 2597 3 041 2 341 6 000 8 349 12 337 2597 2433 2*033 2 342 6 000 8 348 10 337 2433 2338 1*073 1 343 5 000 7 348 5*337 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