DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 Panoche 2322ft 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 - - - 66.6 - - 71.1 - - - - - 59.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 131 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 396 - - 1765 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2322 - - 3065 - - - - - 2322 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2718 - - 4087 - - - - - 2338 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 902 - - 1057 - - - - - 932 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 264 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 019 - - 053 - - - - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 3 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5951 - - -4364 - - - - - -2404 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8670 - - 8452 - - - - - 4743 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13204 - - -11001 - - - - - -10076 ODpotential blCL - - - 15922 - - 15088 - - - - - 12414 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 87 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.6 - - 71.1 - - - - - 59.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.3 - - 42.5 - - - - - 47.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.3 - - 70.0 - - - - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.3 - - 41.2 - - - - - 46.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 131 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 396 - - 1765 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 12 - - 48 - - - - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 96175 4 270 14 294 14 319 96175 89062 9 056 2 297 3 338 89062 83595 11 025 7 355 5 033 83595 79066 17 009 10 345 14 006 79066 75171 24 348 16 334 19 004 75171 71735 26 342 21 330 27 351 71735 68635 28 328 24 333 30 335 68635 65787 29 323 23 316 33 326 65787 63138 30 313 24 297 32 316 63138 60566 32 311 27 295 34 308 60566 57873 33 307 30 301 33 301 57873 55065 31 295 33 296 36 297 55065 52372 32 297 30 295 38 295 52372 49939 34 291 30 299 38 298 49939 47747 30 285 30 301 41 299 47747 45752 32 286 32 299 43 296 45752 43927 42 286 44 290 43 297 43927 42252 50 283 55 285 47 288 42252 40709 51 285 62 279 61 280 40709 39274 56 285 60 281 75 269 39274 37923 55 281 60 279 75 271 37923 36613 53 282 55 273 73 273 36613 35281 49 281 54 274 67 275 35281 33900 40 276 52 273 57 275 33900 32472 40 279 49 270 52 274 32472 30983 42 280 47 271 51 276 30983 29422 40 280 46 275 51 284 29422 27793 35 279 47 274 44 285 27793 26095 33 278 42 269 38 278 26095 24338 29 272 32 267 35 275 24338 22526 25 272 26 275 29 272 22526 20649 23 273 23 278 23 272 20649 18698 17 290 19 283 21 273 18698 16705 15 305 15 284 18 281 16705 14781 14 314 9 289 14 295 14781 13025 12 324 5 320 11 301 13025 11460 9 331 4 356 10 301 11460 10064 7 329 2 358 9 307 10064 8819 7 329 2 335 8 315 8819 7708 6 336 2 332 8 322 7708 6722 6 346 2 343 9 328 6722 5850 5 354 2 358 8 330 5850 5078 3 004 2 011 8 334 5078 4385 2 021 3*027 7 347 4385 3773 2 013 3*044 5 011 3773 3261 3 012 4 051 7 032 3261 2868 2*015 4 054 9 029 2868 2597 1*020 4 057 8 028 2597 2433 1 019 4 058 7 029 2433 2338 1 018 4 057 4*031 2338 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