DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 57.2 - - 59.7 - - - - - 54.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 113 - - 205 - - - - - 30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1331 - - 2002 - - - - - 561 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 712 - - 1762 - - - - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2043 - - 2715 - - - - - 1273 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1888 - - 1470 - - - - - 1088 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 219 - - 306 - - - - - 105 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 267 - - - - - 268 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 591 - - 595 - - - - - 249 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1452 - - 2121 - - - - - 1024 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 495 - - 507 - - - - - 53 ODpotential blCL - - - 1548 - - 2208 - - - - - 1220 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.2 - - 59.7 - - - - - 54.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.4 - - 53.0 - - - - - 52.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.5 - - 58.5 - - - - - 54.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.8 - - 52.1 - - - - - 52.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 113 - - 205 - - - - - 30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1331 - - 2002 - - - - - 561 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 101 - - - - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 98353 5 144 4 017 8 110 98353 90901 7 138 6 026 7 100 90901 85201 12 122 4 181 20 083 85201 80467 11 122 16 147 18 039 80467 76396 9 141 14 129 10 040 76396 72813 10 153 11 150 10 086 72813 69554 10 154 11 171 8 139 69554 66536 9 166 13 184 12 178 66536 63717 14 203 14 205 10 206 63717 60982 12 207 21 215 18 234 60982 58130 14 240 17 222 19 226 58130 55173 16 260 20 261 23 253 55173 52359 30 268 33 263 28 265 52359 49833 32 263 30 267 36 271 49833 47577 26 269 31 273 40 270 47577 45539 27 280 32 278 38 281 45539 43683 30 292 38 293 49 291 43683 41980 44 296 53 295 61 295 41980 40408 53 293 60 296 64 297 40408 38949 48 298 63 301 67 303 38949 37584 53 312 68 305 72 306 37584 36264 64 313 70 307 73 305 36264 34918 65 310 69 308 72 304 34918 33517 62 309 65 309 70 303 33517 32063 59 310 58 310 68 304 32063 30543 55 314 51 310 64 308 30543 28946 48 318 48 310 55 309 28946 27274 47 318 46 311 49 306 27274 25522 47 320 44 318 44 305 25522 23691 41 325 39 323 38 305 23691 21784 32 340 32 330 31 309 21784 19794 31 338 28 334 25 312 19794 17716 29 338 25 323 22 311 17716 15595 28 343 26 327 21 313 15595 13556 29 345 24 337 20 321 13556 11705 28 351 23 337 18 331 11705 10059 24 355 21 343 17 343 10059 8595 18 351 17 350 13 358 8595 7295 14 341 13 350 11 011 7295 6144 14 302 9 349 11 017 6144 5129 15 282 6 332 9 023 5129 4238 13 278 6 278 6 022 4238 3454 12 272 8 268 3 324 3454 2757 11 263 10*267 7 277 2757 2146 11*257 11*267 10 270 2146 1639 11*255 11 267 11*268 1639 1251 10 253 11 266 10*268 1251 984 10 253 10 267 9 268 984 821 9 253 10 266 9 268 821 729 7 253 8 266 6 267 729 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