DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.7 - - 78.1 - - - - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 395 - - 499 - - - - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2239 - - 4203 - - - - - 420 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3742 - - 5330 - - - - - 2322 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4561 - - 6526 - - - - - 2742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 998 - - 1340 - - - - - 836 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 393 - - 525 - - - - - 71 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 196 - - - - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1114 - - -1386 - - - - - -1890 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5676 - - 7913 - - - - - 4632 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6188 - - -5387 - - - - - -8970 ODpotential blCL - - - 10749 - - 11913 - - - - - 11712 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 64 - - - - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.7 - - 78.1 - - - - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.8 - - 51.3 - - - - - 52.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.3 - - 75.3 - - - - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 51.1 - - - - - 52.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 395 - - 499 - - - - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2239 - - 4203 - - - - - 420 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 9 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] 99173 30 113 29 111 33 120 99173 91708 27 118 26 112 27 104 91708 85959 25 116 29 115 17 101 85959 81196 22 113 22 119 17 097 81196 77095 19 113 18 130 16 095 77095 73464 14 119 13 129 12 102 73464 70175 9 130 9 156 8 107 70175 67156 7 141 9 167 9 143 67156 64365 4 218 8 192 7 168 64365 61667 8 202 13 214 13 197 61667 58846 14 219 19 220 15 209 58846 55907 21 214 23 223 20 217 55907 53090 20 222 26 228 19 220 53090 50551 21 230 29 227 26 244 50551 48282 21 237 28 223 33 242 48282 46232 21 251 23 224 35 241 46232 44364 24 262 20 242 35 240 44364 42651 26 269 24 259 29 255 42651 41069 25 273 26 270 30 271 41069 39596 23 273 26 276 30 277 39596 38215 17 269 21 282 27 278 38215 36884 13 274 19 290 25 280 36884 35536 13 296 17 289 26 279 35536 34140 13 304 15 288 26 276 34140 32700 11 306 14 282 27 274 32700 31201 10 299 14 272 26 274 31201 29631 10 280 14 266 25 269 29631 27994 9 260 14 265 22 260 27994 26292 8 253 12 267 19 252 26292 24528 8 256 11 270 16 240 24528 22699 9 247 9 262 14 228 22699 20796 11 235 10 250 14 212 20796 18814 13 222 11 236 14 202 18814 16792 14 207 11 218 14 201 16792 14842 15 196 14 202 12 203 14842 13067 14 190 17 197 11 203 13067 11489 13 189 18 196 14 200 11489 10086 14 190 17 195 18 193 10086 8837 14 190 16 191 20 185 8837 7726 15 189 13 179 19 169 7726 6738 18 181 9*176 16 148 6738 5864 19 175 8*182 12 142 5864 5089 14*174 8 187 10 167 5089 4394 9*180 8 194 9 188 4394 3778 7 189 8 198 6 211 3778 3264 7 193 8 202 6 294 3264 2870 6 197 8 205 8*305 2870 2598 6 200 8 207 8*306 2598 2433 6 201 8 207 8 306 2433 2338 5 201 7 208 6 305 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