DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 MtDiablo 712ft 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 - - - 52.6 - - 57.8 - - - - - 53.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 121 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 392 - - 3114 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 2349 - - - - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1103 - - 3826 - - - - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3074 - - 2453 - - - - - 3719 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 53 - - 307 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 265 - - - - - 010 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -281 - - 1006 - - - - - -618 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1384 - - 2820 - - - - - 1347 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -695 - - 86 - - - - - -1411 ODpotential blCL - - - 1798 - - 3740 - - - - - 2140 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 87 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 140 - - 180 - - - - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.6 - - 57.8 - - - - - 53.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.3 - - 48.1 - - - - - 50.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.6 - - 57.0 - - - - - 54.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.8 - - 46.8 - - - - - 49.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 121 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 392 - - 3114 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 48 - - - - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 97469 36 275 37 291 32 291 97469 90118 34 288 40 279 31 295 90118 84474 30 284 28 283 28 297 84474 79796 21 270 20 289 20 301 79796 75764 13 283 20 275 16 311 75764 72182 20 299 21 262 13 304 72182 68926 19 265 17 252 16 297 68926 65936 9 240 15 254 20 283 65936 63172 13 276 15 246 22 278 63172 60492 25 267 15 260 22 284 60492 57688 28 275 27 282 28 281 57688 54764 35 280 38 278 32 271 54764 51965 41 275 42 278 31 271 51965 49437 45 280 45 282 34 278 49437 47164 50 276 51 281 43 284 47164 45104 51 271 54 273 57 281 45104 43230 51 274 52 275 61 283 43230 41515 59 283 61 289 67 286 41515 39935 77 284 79 291 80 287 39935 38468 92 280 91 286 85 285 38468 37097 96 278 95 282 85 286 37097 35779 96 275 95 283 85 288 35779 34442 89 276 95 287 86 289 34442 33052 80 277 82 284 85 289 33052 31609 75 278 70 283 85 290 31609 30096 72 282 69 284 79 293 30096 28507 72 283 65 286 71 294 28507 26849 74 284 64 290 60 295 26849 25117 73 289 63 292 55 297 25117 23308 69 293 57 291 53 298 23308 21424 64 295 51 291 50 299 21424 19462 59 298 50 294 47 300 19462 17411 54 298 52 298 43 311 17411 15319 46 299 47 304 32 322 15319 13308 29 304 34 306 22 337 13308 11486 10 293 20 308 16 356 11486 9877 11 250 11 324 13 011 9877 8452 17 243 8 345 11 032 8452 7190 21 242 6 340 11 038 7190 6072 21 240 5 295 10 022 6072 5083 19 237 8 268 9 010 5083 4212 17 232 9*265 7 007 4212 3443 15 225 10*266 6 005 3443 2755 14 218 10 265 7 010 2755 2147 12 212 10 265 7 013 2147 1641 11 208 10 264 7 013 1641 1251 9*209 10 264 7 014 1251 984 7*210 9 265 7 013 984 822 6 211 9 264 5*011 822 729 4 211 7 264 3*010 729 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