DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 Panoche 2321ft 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 - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.7 - - 54.4 - - - - - 48.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 258 - - 361 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3581 - - 3602 - - - - - 534 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4620 - - 4757 - - - - - 2321 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5902 - - 5924 - - - - - 2855 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2102 - - 2941 - - - - - 1008 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 402 - - 449 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 323 - - - - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 742 - - 490 - - - - - -400 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5160 - - 5434 - - - - - 3255 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 174 - - 4 - - - - - -2471 ODpotential blCL - - - 5728 - - 5920 - - - - - 5326 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 92 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 60 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.7 - - 54.4 - - - - - 48.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.2 - - 38.8 - - - - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.0 - - 52.4 - - - - - 48.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.5 - - 38.2 - - - - - 42.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 258 - - 361 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3581 - - 3602 - - - - - 534 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 72 - - 68 - - - - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 97521 26 283 39 280 33 309 97521 90147 29 296 29 288 32 298 90147 84513 23 293 25 294 25 296 84513 79846 17 279 19 282 20 291 79846 75805 16 265 16 268 19 276 75805 72220 16 261 15 242 13 262 72220 68959 16 255 17 242 10 262 68959 65941 17 247 19 242 14 260 65941 63125 18 246 20 240 17 259 63125 60385 21 248 22 246 18 261 60385 57522 24 254 19 253 20 261 57522 54554 25 257 22 259 24 265 54554 51727 24 259 26 256 29 268 51727 49191 26 266 26 262 34 265 49191 46926 30 274 31 270 35 267 46926 44881 36 279 37 273 39 268 44881 43021 42 281 36 282 43 268 43021 41319 45 281 43 291 47 267 41319 39750 45 284 50 291 44 264 39750 38295 50 281 46 287 38 273 38295 36948 32 304 37 311 39 276 36948 35664 33 340 37 319 39 277 35664 34368 49 346 34 323 41 281 34368 33026 54 352 34 328 42 280 33026 31641 56 359 35 332 42 280 31641 30198 58 003 36 336 40 283 30198 28685 56 006 37 341 38 289 28685 27107 50 007 37 344 37 292 27107 25462 37 353 38 344 33 292 25462 23751 33 332 38 345 30 293 23751 21974 33 320 35 351 29 292 21974 20124 31 318 32 347 30 293 20124 18195 25 320 28 335 27 302 18195 16229 21 316 22 330 21 313 16229 14338 18 312 15 332 16 326 14338 12626 16 316 11 340 11 340 12626 11112 11 320 11 347 6 009 11112 9767 8 313 7 338 4 070 9767 8571 8 308 2 022 6 089 8571 7508 7 306 1 061 6 081 7508 6565 7*307 1*025 5 067 6565 5729 6*307 2*341 5 042 5729 4987 7 307 5 328 6 010 4987 4319 7 307 7 323 7 351 4319 3726 7 307 8 322 12 326 3726 3231 7 306 8 321 15*317 3231 2851 7 305 8 320 15*315 2851 2589 7 305 8 319 13 314 2589 2429 6 306 8 319 12 314 2429 2337 6 305 7 319 7 313 2337 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