DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - 61.4 - - 69.8 - - - - - 57.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 89 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 363 - - 1151 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 713 - - 713 - - - - - 713 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1076 - - 1865 - - - - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 458 - - 827 - - - - - 540 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 129 - - 205 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 298 - - - - - 260 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2184 - - -3493 - - - - - -1026 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3261 - - 5358 - - - - - 1755 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11381 - - -11049 - - - - - -9731 ODpotential blCL - - - 12457 - - 12914 - - - - - 10460 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 48 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 69.8 - - - - - 57.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.0 - - 49.2 - - - - - 52.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.9 - - 69.1 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.8 - - 48.0 - - - - - 51.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 89 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 363 - - 1151 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 96196 6 259 11 310 13 325 96196 89091 9 065 3 303 8 341 89091 83633 11 034 8 015 7 037 83633 79096 18 009 14 349 15 011 79096 75186 20 343 16 329 18 000 75186 71744 23 341 21 333 25 346 71744 68635 26 337 21 328 27 333 68635 65779 29 323 22 313 30 326 65779 63121 31 321 25 304 33 316 63121 60530 37 313 27 298 35 309 60530 57817 36 306 31 302 36 303 57817 54995 39 302 39 302 39 299 54995 52293 40 292 43 295 46 296 52293 49852 42 289 41 291 50 292 49852 47662 41 289 39 294 49 291 47662 45672 41 290 41 296 48 294 45672 43847 44 286 45 291 49 292 43847 42164 50 275 53 285 46 285 42164 40610 53 274 63 277 53 282 40610 39168 62 279 66 278 78 277 39168 37813 61 280 65 275 89 270 37813 36494 60 277 65 269 86 269 36494 35147 58 275 63 270 79 269 35147 33743 53 272 57 275 71 269 33743 32286 46 274 52 268 64 271 32286 30761 42 272 51 268 58 274 30761 29156 39 269 48 274 50 275 29156 27470 37 269 43 278 46 280 27470 25705 36 274 41 271 44 281 25705 23867 32 278 37 271 39 274 23867 21961 29 284 32 278 31 270 21961 19979 28 286 28 281 27 272 19979 17905 23 287 23 281 26 278 17905 15781 18 297 20 278 24 283 15781 13726 16 306 17 270 21 294 13726 11854 13 306 13 277 16 300 11854 10189 10 304 10 293 11 295 10189 8712 8 307 7 304 10 298 8712 7400 7 308 6 311 11 314 7400 6236 7 314 5 321 12 325 6236 5207 7 322 4 330 12 330 5207 4302 6 327 3 327 10 330 4302 3506 5 333 2 309 9 323 3506 2797 3 332 2 307 8 311 2797 2173 3 306 3*311 8 300 2173 1654 4 266 4*303 9 295 1654 1259 5*259 4 300 10 286 1259 987 4*260 4 295 9 277 987 823 4 260 4 294 7 268 823 729 3 259 4 293 4*260 729 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