DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - 71.9 - - 78.7 - - - - - 63.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 273 - - 431 - - - - - 27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 697 - - 1217 - - - - - 478 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 915 - - 1396 - - - - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1411 - - 1931 - - - - - 1191 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 374 - - 428 - - - - - 361 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 236 - - 328 - - - - - 96 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 238 - - 251 - - - - - 247 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2622 - - -3983 - - - - - -1164 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4033 - - 5914 - - - - - 2355 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11264 - - -11094 - - - - - -12228 ODpotential blCL - - - 12675 - - 13025 - - - - - 13419 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 56 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 78.7 - - - - - 63.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.9 - - 55.6 - - - - - 55.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.2 - - 76.2 - - - - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.3 - - 55.1 - - - - - 55.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 273 - - 431 - - - - - 27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 697 - - 1217 - - - - - 478 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 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] 99391 35 121 35 109 39 103 99391 91872 35 112 29 118 28 100 91872 86094 32 116 24 117 24 100 86094 81309 33 111 23 123 24 103 81309 77181 28 106 25 121 22 092 77181 73527 23 110 29 116 15 110 73527 70234 16 109 24 113 18 121 70234 67225 10 095 20 120 14 108 67225 64445 6 118 10 142 7 101 64445 61771 8 149 20 183 2 214 61771 59005 3 261 13 204 9 250 59005 56152 21 233 18 221 17 235 56152 53423 21 262 22 265 21 263 53423 50969 47 255 48 264 49 257 50969 48787 52 244 52 252 55 252 48787 46792 40 260 44 271 52 262 46792 44945 50 280 55 286 53 282 44945 43223 52 276 58 282 59 292 43223 41612 47 271 50 277 62 297 41612 40100 46 275 45 277 59 297 40100 38677 50 279 46 279 53 294 38677 37305 52 280 49 279 48 292 37305 35913 48 279 51 277 43 289 35913 34471 44 276 49 276 41 286 34471 32980 42 271 43 277 39 285 32980 31422 40 268 38 280 36 281 31422 29788 38 276 35 282 33 277 29788 28074 39 284 34 285 32 280 28074 26278 35 288 33 293 30 285 26278 24401 25 286 28 293 27 288 24401 22443 20 274 19 284 23 280 22443 20398 15 267 16 268 22 275 20398 18264 12 277 14 268 17 278 18264 16088 8 290 10 273 10 266 16088 13993 8 322 8 305 6 266 13993 12087 9 335 9 325 5 299 12087 10391 8 334 9 326 4 320 10391 8882 6 325 8 317 4 321 8882 7540 4 319 8 308 5 313 7540 6348 3 320 7 303 6 310 6348 5293 0 148 6 295 8 306 5293 4365 3 129 5 278 10 300 4365 3548 3 154 7 268 14 292 3548 2821 5 210 10 259 16 286 2821 2184 10 229 12*253 16 280 2184 1659 11*234 12*251 15 261 1659 1261 10*237 12 251 14*250 1261 990 10 238 12 250 13*248 990 824 9 238 11 250 12 247 824 729 8 238 9 250 9 247 729 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