DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - 67.6 - - 75.8 - - - - - 64.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 210 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 338 - - 1140 - - - - - 318 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 713 - - 1161 - - - - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1051 - - 1854 - - - - - 1031 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 381 - - 925 - - - - - 472 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 131 - - 256 - - - - - 42 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 13 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 304 - - - - - 258 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2343 - - -3721 - - - - - -1752 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3394 - - 5575 - - - - - 2783 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8806 - - -8849 - - - - - -9673 ODpotential blCL - - - 9857 - - 10703 - - - - - 10704 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 95 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.6 - - 75.8 - - - - - 64.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.5 - - 54.1 - - - - - 54.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.0 - - 74.3 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.0 - - 53.3 - - - - - 54.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 210 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 338 - - 1140 - - - - - 318 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 79 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 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] 99040 23 107 24 112 17 116 99040 91640 25 102 29 115 18 110 91640 85899 20 104 23 113 23 121 85899 81115 21 115 10 107 21 104 81115 77009 18 115 8 094 15 098 77009 73377 13 104 11 110 13 094 73377 70081 11 096 13 144 9 046 70081 67061 8 107 10 146 7 356 67061 64279 1 096 8 136 3 221 64279 61603 4 257 2 170 10 195 61603 58812 8 235 11 213 10 229 58812 55911 19 240 21 223 20 244 55911 53145 28 250 25 234 28 247 53145 50660 37 247 32 246 40 252 50660 48437 41 243 39 241 51 250 48437 46416 41 240 45 236 55 247 46416 44559 42 240 47 234 56 246 44559 42838 45 241 49 233 55 244 42838 41234 49 243 50 233 54 243 41234 39730 53 239 51 232 53 242 39730 38315 56 232 52 228 52 242 38315 36950 55 220 54 225 53 242 36950 35566 54 215 58 222 56 241 35566 34133 53 212 59 219 57 239 34133 32652 53 207 58 220 55 239 32652 31106 54 211 56 222 52 239 31106 29483 56 227 52 226 47 240 29483 27785 48 239 44 230 40 238 27785 26010 31 240 34 228 35 240 26010 24153 21 212 30 224 34 245 24153 22216 27 209 35 227 27 253 22216 20196 32 226 38 230 24 250 20196 18087 30 243 38 240 19 261 18087 15934 21 251 30 246 15 268 15934 13857 7 240 23 240 11 280 13857 11966 3 194 22 229 11 303 11966 10285 2 163 23 218 12 306 10285 8792 3 168 22 208 8 307 8792 7466 4 173 18 204 5 312 7466 6290 5 174 13 203 7 288 6290 5249 5 187 7 214 7 278 5249 4334 5 212 2 266 8 263 4334 3529 6 234 3 358 13 273 3529 2813 9 238 4 347 15 286 2813 2183 11 233 4*329 13 287 2183 1660 11 237 4*314 12 276 1660 1262 9*235 4 306 11*263 1262 990 8*236 4 300 10*260 990 824 7 236 4 297 9 258 824 729 5 235 3 296 6 256 729 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