DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - 1001z - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.1 - - 71.1 - - - - - 56.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 264 - - 396 - - - - - 35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1096 - - 1907 - - - - - 423 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1202 - - 1883 - - - - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1809 - - 2620 - - - - - 1135 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 466 - - 808 - - - - - 1028 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 272 - - 371 - - - - - 101 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 14 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 279 - - - - - 273 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2498 - - -2852 - - - - - 206 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4307 - - 5472 - - - - - 929 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9981 - - -7391 - - - - - 9 ODpotential blCL - - - 11790 - - 10011 - - - - - 1126 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 85 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.1 - - 71.1 - - - - - 56.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.9 - - 49.6 - - - - - 55.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 68.9 - - - - - 56.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 49.0 - - - - - 55.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 264 - - 396 - - - - - 35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1096 - - 1907 - - - - - 423 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 42 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 9 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] 98736 23 123 22 104 20 115 98736 91257 24 108 21 112 13 115 91257 85527 16 103 16 109 13 104 85527 80796 12 096 17 126 11 116 80796 76716 11 115 13 126 10 108 76716 73101 15 138 15 136 9 076 73101 69817 14 131 11 127 9 061 69817 66798 7 121 3 122 4 032 66798 64010 3 235 5 223 5 005 64010 61314 8 262 12 271 7 262 61314 58501 14 270 18 261 15 286 58501 55580 19 281 16 252 23 286 55580 52806 26 287 23 305 29 309 52806 50343 38 297 37 321 42 312 50343 48165 44 293 36 313 38 334 48165 46189 46 309 32 333 53 345 46189 44371 46 327 63 348 66 340 44371 42687 72 338 88 342 76 334 42687 41120 87 338 93 339 79 328 41120 39649 88 332 93 336 77 326 39649 38256 84 329 90 334 74 326 38256 36903 81 330 88 334 73 328 36903 35521 72 331 86 336 73 328 35521 34084 59 324 81 337 72 326 34084 32591 50 313 70 338 70 324 32591 31029 48 300 53 332 68 322 31029 29385 43 288 43 316 68 320 29385 27660 38 289 44 301 67 320 27660 25855 41 302 43 294 62 319 25855 23972 36 305 37 298 54 317 23972 22016 30 307 34 308 43 315 22016 19982 34 305 31 310 31 307 19982 17870 32 303 25 302 25 297 17870 15720 26 285 25 301 30 298 15720 13650 23 283 23 305 31 307 13650 11771 18 290 20 307 25 308 11771 10103 15 305 19 305 20 298 10103 8625 14 315 18 295 20 293 8625 7318 14 316 18 291 21 289 7318 6166 15 317 16 294 21 289 6166 5150 16 320 16 301 21 290 5150 4257 17 320 17 309 21 292 4257 3470 16 317 17 309 23 295 3470 2770 15 308 16*300 22 298 2770 2154 12*288 15*286 20 297 2154 1644 11*251 15 281 16 289 1644 1253 11 248 15 278 12*279 1253 985 11 247 14 276 11*275 985 822 10 247 13 275 10 273 822 729 9 247 11 274 7 271 729 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