DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/30 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 74.2 - - 68.4 - - 56.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 113 - - 38 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 318 - - 1667 - - 999 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 713 - - 1295 - - 713 - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1032 - - 2381 - - 1712 - - 729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 819 - - 1618 - - 980 - - 560 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 103 - - 246 - - 151 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 8 - - 17 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 271 - - 275 - - 226 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6142 - - -6275 - - -4861 - - -2927 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7175 - - 8656 - - 6573 - - 3656 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10921 - - -10338 - - -7799 - - -7388 ODpotential blCL - - - 11953 - - 12719 - - 9511 - - 8117 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 91 - - 92 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 74.2 - - 68.4 - - 56.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 38.9 - - 42.4 - - 43.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.7 - - 73.3 - - 68.2 - - 57.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 37.7 - - 41.3 - - 42.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 113 - - 38 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 318 - - 1667 - - 999 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 64 - - 67 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96532 35 290 31 282 42 275 44 285 96532 89296 25 285 32 275 34 286 32 287 89296 83804 22 280 32 273 29 292 23 297 83804 79255 16 268 28 285 21 289 18 316 79255 75324 15 289 24 289 15 308 15 317 75324 71829 20 293 22 282 19 316 15 310 71829 68646 21 281 26 276 27 295 25 293 68646 65726 22 269 27 268 30 280 26 278 65726 63000 21 265 23 286 29 280 24 278 63000 60318 27 286 35 295 35 278 35 290 60318 57516 36 285 37 278 40 276 45 282 57516 54622 39 286 45 278 47 272 53 271 54622 51859 52 277 51 275 50 267 56 256 51859 49365 53 272 56 272 59 271 46 270 49365 47120 50 277 56 274 57 276 56 282 47120 45082 76 285 66 281 66 281 68 279 45082 43232 121 283 88 283 78 280 81 277 43232 41548 153 279 105 279 87 279 98 277 41548 39999 144 278 103 275 86 279 101 277 39999 38557 120 277 89 269 83 277 93 276 38557 37205 90 277 84 263 76 270 83 273 37205 35903 75 273 83 263 73 266 71 266 35903 34578 73 271 78 262 74 265 70 259 34578 33198 65 262 73 261 69 259 71 258 33198 31767 60 263 68 262 62 252 65 260 31767 30269 57 272 62 259 53 250 60 263 30269 28691 50 273 49 251 44 250 60 268 28691 27032 44 263 35 243 41 243 58 272 27032 25293 40 260 31 254 38 239 50 269 25293 23473 35 267 27 262 32 235 45 273 23473 21575 28 267 21 256 23 236 46 271 21575 19597 29 268 19 255 19 233 30 253 19597 17540 33 264 27 252 14 231 23 260 17540 15454 29 267 28 243 12 235 27 272 15454 13452 21 260 26 250 10 203 38 267 13452 11633 18 240 23 247 10 241 44 244 11633 10017 16 230 18 223 17 264 43 237 10017 8580 10 233 14 224 20 255 35 245 8580 7301 6 237 12 226 20 246 25 253 7301 6163 5 237 10 225 18 245 11 249 6163 5155 4 264 9 225 16 247 3 229 5155 4265 6 298 7 237 16 250 2 270 4265 3479 7 312 6 253 17 254 8 293 3479 2777 9 320 7*265 18 260 14 296 2777 2158 9 329 8*270 19*268 17 302 2158 1644 7 330 9 271 19*273 14 307 1644 1253 3*317 9 271 18 275 9 308 1253 984 2*282 9 271 17 276 4 285 984 822 1 277 8 271 15 275 3*255 822 729 1 275 7 271 11 275 3*226 729 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