DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 Panoche 2323ft pt31353@36.586,-120.999 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack 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 - - - 81.9 - - 88.0 - - - - - 72.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 357 - - 483 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1730 - - 3597 - - - - - 291 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3343 - - 4845 - - - - - 2323 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4053 - - 5920 - - - - - 2614 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1173 - - 1704 - - - - - 427 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 350 - - 494 - - - - - 33 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 14 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 314 - - - - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 5 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9087 - - -7325 - - - - - -5031 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13141 - - 13245 - - - - - 7645 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17638 - - -14277 - - - - - -13117 ODpotential blCL - - - 21691 - - 20197 - - - - - 15731 blCL maxRH - - - 20 - - 23 - - - - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.9 - - 88.0 - - - - - 72.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.8 - - 38.0 - - - - - 47.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.6 - - 85.2 - - - - - 72.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 37.5 - - - - - 47.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 357 - - 483 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1730 - - 3597 - - - - - 291 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99229 35 114 34 104 37 107 99229 91740 31 105 29 116 28 098 91740 85961 31 107 23 112 28 100 85961 81161 34 109 26 116 26 099 81161 77038 32 109 27 116 25 107 77038 73408 23 093 27 113 21 107 73408 70137 10 126 21 111 17 096 70137 67138 15 125 10 113 16 095 67138 64364 12 118 12 138 13 103 64364 61699 11 136 17 148 7 133 61699 58948 12 176 10 188 12 170 58948 56105 20 188 26 211 8 265 56105 53396 15 197 29 197 23 251 53396 50971 17 244 21 227 28 226 50971 48799 24 239 24 248 28 227 48799 46814 29 229 31 247 30 242 46814 44975 35 223 35 239 38 251 44975 43261 39 222 40 225 46 233 43261 41659 43 220 46 222 56 224 41659 40155 46 221 51 226 58 224 40155 38738 50 228 50 231 57 228 38738 37372 51 232 49 234 55 231 37372 35989 47 230 48 231 56 233 35989 34560 47 233 50 231 55 234 34560 33087 43 239 48 236 54 238 33087 31560 37 239 43 239 50 240 31560 29967 34 234 38 230 46 237 29967 28307 35 233 39 226 44 236 28307 26578 34 242 40 233 40 239 26578 24781 36 254 33 243 34 248 24781 22921 26 257 25 246 24 257 22921 20993 19 233 23 233 16 246 20993 18991 22 225 22 235 16 237 18991 16955 19 230 18 247 18 247 16955 14992 14 235 13 249 18 255 14992 13206 11 239 10 243 11 260 13206 11615 9 243 8 240 6 254 11615 10198 6 247 6 234 6 264 10198 8935 5 260 4 229 7 274 8935 7810 4 272 2 241 7 264 7810 6810 4 274 1 299 6 248 6810 5924 4 270 2*319 5 250 5924 5137 3 274 4*318 4 275 5137 4430 4*294 5 315 5 310 4430 3803 5*305 7 314 10 329 3803 3279 6 306 8 314 15 325 3279 2878 7 307 8 314 15*320 2878 2603 7 307 8 313 13*318 2603 2435 6 306 8 312 11 317 2435 2339 6 306 7 312 7 316 2339 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