DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 64.9 - - 73.2 - - - - - 60.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 252 - - 431 - - - - - 50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 759 - - 1135 - - - - - 397 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 932 - - 1337 - - - - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1472 - - 1848 - - - - - 1110 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 364 - - 383 - - - - - 374 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 236 - - 321 - - - - - 110 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 266 - - 271 - - - - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -290 - - -2224 - - - - - -561 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1762 - - 4072 - - - - - 1671 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11029 - - -10973 - - - - - -12258 ODpotential blCL - - - 12501 - - 12821 - - - - - 13368 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 74 - - - - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 73.2 - - - - - 60.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.5 - - 58.0 - - - - - 55.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.3 - - 70.8 - - - - - 60.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.9 - - 57.5 - - - - - 55.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 252 - - 431 - - - - - 50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 759 - - 1135 - - - - - 397 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 0 - - - - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 10 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] 98693 26 087 25 114 23 094 98693 91189 18 110 24 097 19 095 91189 85436 20 112 20 094 22 094 85436 80699 22 102 17 104 26 082 80699 76648 20 098 18 095 22 083 76648 73077 19 092 17 095 20 092 73077 69844 17 090 17 094 19 091 69844 66885 14 099 14 101 15 079 66885 64158 14 097 12 113 12 055 64158 61523 14 081 8 106 7 046 61523 58780 11 068 6 092 5 060 58780 55940 6 061 5 094 3 024 55940 53229 4 043 4 105 4 303 53229 50778 5 000 2 159 6 285 50778 48573 1 275 9 105 7 252 48573 46564 4 131 13 101 9 166 46564 44722 20 114 22 109 15 130 44722 43025 33 111 35 114 32 127 43025 41453 45 112 45 110 42 123 41453 39982 51 109 46 108 46 119 39982 38593 53 106 46 108 46 118 38593 37247 52 104 46 105 44 121 37247 35876 51 109 45 105 43 123 35876 34447 47 113 43 108 42 120 34447 32963 41 105 41 108 40 117 32963 31409 37 103 37 101 37 119 31409 29774 29 111 30 099 33 122 29774 28058 27 118 25 103 29 123 28058 26262 25 119 23 114 25 118 26262 24388 26 117 23 122 20 114 24388 22435 28 113 23 128 17 121 22435 20401 24 111 21 133 15 139 20401 18282 12 122 13 135 12 142 18282 16121 13 157 14 145 8 141 16121 14033 11 141 12 135 6 139 14033 12126 11 110 10 105 5 069 12126 10424 10 087 10 105 7 074 10424 8906 9 075 8 099 6 084 8906 7554 7 040 8 056 4 087 7554 6353 7 021 7 055 1 068 6353 5292 7 022 1 109 3 287 5292 4361 6 021 4 233 10 277 4361 3542 4 003 9 241 15 265 3542 2815 4 275 12 241 17 258 2815 2178 10 261 12*252 18 260 2178 1655 11*262 11*268 17 269 1655 1258 9*265 11 272 14*276 1258 987 9 266 11 273 13*279 987 823 8 267 10 272 11 279 823 729 7 267 9 273 8 279 729 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