DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.4 - - 57.7 - - - - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 123 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2943 - - 2834 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2243 - - 2136 - - - - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3655 - - 3547 - - - - - 728 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3100 - - 2967 - - - - - 2111 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 304 - - 295 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 290 - - - - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -4 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 943 - - 542 - - - - - -892 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2712 - - 3005 - - - - - 1620 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 136 - - -308 - - - - - -2599 ODpotential blCL - - - 3519 - - 3855 - - - - - 3327 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 91 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 110 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.4 - - 57.7 - - - - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.1 - - 47.1 - - - - - 47.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.5 - - 56.8 - - - - - 52.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 45.9 - - - - - 47.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 132 - - 123 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2943 - - 2834 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 66 - - - - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 97470 26 287 38 282 32 312 97470 90103 23 292 27 287 27 293 90103 84474 19 286 22 293 23 287 84474 79819 19 276 22 281 21 289 79819 75787 18 274 18 259 20 282 75787 72195 18 263 20 253 19 270 72195 68922 21 252 23 249 19 259 68922 65895 20 248 23 245 17 258 65895 63077 19 251 21 240 17 258 63077 60338 19 256 21 242 17 260 60338 57473 22 258 18 262 19 266 57473 54506 20 252 19 263 22 265 54506 51682 17 251 19 264 21 264 51682 49142 15 275 21 259 20 279 49142 46870 24 297 21 279 26 288 46870 44820 32 294 29 295 32 276 44820 42950 36 291 35 293 33 272 42950 41235 35 286 38 289 31 280 41235 39656 28 295 35 296 34 288 39656 38201 23 334 38 308 43 285 38201 36851 39 353 37 308 50 279 36851 35555 43 356 35 312 53 276 35555 34240 43 360 37 318 52 279 34240 32874 44 002 39 322 44 284 32874 31462 46 003 40 323 41 289 31462 29982 46 005 40 325 43 292 29982 28424 45 006 38 330 44 292 28424 26786 46 006 37 334 42 292 26786 25070 47 010 35 335 39 292 25070 23274 45 012 33 335 37 294 23274 21399 39 011 30 338 35 296 21399 19439 30 006 25 340 28 301 19439 17393 23 001 20 343 21 306 17393 15309 15 000 15 350 16 315 15309 13303 12 003 11 356 9 326 13303 11485 11 008 7 005 7 350 11485 9876 10 012 9 033 3 033 9876 8451 7 018 7 036 5 137 8451 7189 4 002 6 039 5 146 7189 6069 3 358 4 029 3 136 6069 5077 2 342 3 018 0 268 5077 4204 5*299 3*343 4 296 4204 3433 6*287 4*310 8 298 3433 2746 7 282 7 293 13 300 2746 2140 7 278 8 289 15 300 2140 1636 7 276 8 287 15 296 1636 1249 7 274 8 286 14 292 1249 983 7 272 8 284 12 289 983 821 6 272 7 284 9 286 821 728 5 271 6 283 5*283 728 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