DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 MtDiablo 713ft pt33457@37.708,-121.962 SPONSORED BY: Bay Area Paragliding Association - BAPA NOTE: Sfc.elevation based on smoothed model topo so represents plain around Mt Diablo, not the peak 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 - - - 69.5 - - 73.0 - - - - - 59.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 116 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 621 - - 1323 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 713 - - 1065 - - - - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1335 - - 2037 - - - - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 649 - - 859 - - - - - 413 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 152 - - 233 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 10 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 293 - - - - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5008 - - -5238 - - - - - -3285 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6343 - - 7276 - - - - - 4014 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14736 - - -14095 - - - - - -14081 ODpotential blCL - - - 16071 - - 16132 - - - - - 14810 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 35 - - - - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 73.0 - - - - - 59.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.8 - - 44.1 - - - - - 44.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 72.1 - - - - - 61.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.5 - - 42.8 - - - - - 43.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 116 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 621 - - 1323 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 96475 32 286 36 288 34 287 96475 89301 21 302 29 273 25 304 89301 83834 12 309 19 276 16 307 83834 79306 3 295 11 285 16 292 79306 75391 3 350 8 269 15 287 75391 71931 6 342 7 295 14 290 71931 68810 10 358 8 259 12 284 68810 65959 10 319 17 235 14 290 65959 63329 13 279 18 238 15 257 63329 60785 16 255 19 264 17 235 60785 58126 19 240 25 261 21 246 58126 55352 25 243 32 243 28 264 55352 52680 29 251 35 237 38 257 52680 50254 32 260 34 243 40 244 50254 48062 35 268 36 251 41 243 48062 46059 36 274 41 248 46 245 46059 44219 35 269 47 242 50 240 44219 42521 37 257 46 237 50 234 42521 40951 40 245 44 234 46 234 40951 39498 37 239 45 232 42 238 39498 38135 39 238 51 233 41 238 38135 36813 48 236 52 235 42 235 36813 35464 50 236 51 231 43 234 35464 34058 52 234 55 223 46 233 34058 32596 52 226 55 223 50 234 32596 31062 50 231 49 232 51 234 31062 29445 45 233 44 231 49 236 29445 27746 42 236 41 241 45 238 27746 25962 42 235 40 248 41 239 25962 24098 42 235 42 247 42 244 24098 22160 43 239 43 246 39 251 22160 20146 43 242 37 248 32 250 20146 18046 37 243 31 249 27 251 18046 15898 32 249 28 256 24 260 15898 13821 28 257 24 259 20 262 13821 11928 23 253 22 260 18 255 11928 10247 19 248 15 258 15 249 10247 8757 16 251 12 253 12 248 8757 7437 14 261 9 266 11 260 7437 6266 13 272 8 285 10 276 6266 5232 12 286 7 300 9 291 5232 4323 11 300 8 309 10 305 4323 3522 9 311 9 311 11 314 3522 2808 7 319 11 307 13 321 2808 2179 7 325 11*300 14 321 2179 1658 6*320 11*296 13 315 1658 1260 4*293 10 294 10 300 1260 988 4 287 10 292 8 281 988 823 3 285 9 292 6 268 823 729 3 284 7 290 3*249 729 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