DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.2 - - 60.0 - - - - - 51.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 164 - - 234 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1573 - - 2258 - - - - - 153 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1374 - - 2009 - - - - - 712 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2285 - - 2970 - - - - - 865 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 648 - - 959 - - - - - 1966 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 264 - - 338 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 258 - - - - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 616 - - 180 - - - - - -464 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1669 - - 2791 - - - - - 1329 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 372 - - -3463 - - - - - -825 ODpotential blCL - - - 1913 - - 6433 - - - - - 1690 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 85 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.2 - - 60.0 - - - - - 51.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.4 - - 50.2 - - - - - 48.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.1 - - 58.6 - - - - - 52.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.4 - - 49.0 - - - - - 48.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 164 - - 234 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1573 - - 2258 - - - - - 153 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 39 - - - - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 97397 28 281 32 278 34 295 97397 89993 27 287 28 291 27 291 89993 84345 22 294 22 293 19 294 84345 79682 14 291 21 287 17 275 79682 75655 14 274 22 276 14 264 75655 72076 16 256 21 264 17 271 72076 68822 15 249 20 248 20 279 68822 65827 17 274 17 270 18 281 65827 63047 22 271 20 274 17 283 63047 60346 22 286 22 269 22 285 60346 57517 27 297 25 273 31 288 57517 54574 33 291 31 277 38 281 54574 51765 40 281 36 278 42 275 51765 49236 44 277 42 279 44 275 49236 46974 49 276 47 280 46 275 46974 44930 48 272 49 280 48 273 44930 43072 44 270 47 277 49 268 43072 41372 44 272 46 277 47 268 41372 39806 44 272 47 279 45 270 39806 38353 42 270 47 280 46 276 38353 36999 38 267 45 279 55 278 36999 35698 35 267 41 280 61 276 35698 34377 32 264 38 281 68 277 34377 33001 24 258 30 275 67 278 33001 31570 13 244 22 280 68 275 31570 30068 8 215 21 274 67 279 30068 28488 8 216 14 262 48 285 28488 26832 12 249 16 250 33 284 26832 25100 10 259 13 267 24 281 25100 23294 10 266 13 283 17 277 23294 21416 12 267 15 299 13 299 21416 19460 7 269 4 321 5 351 19460 17422 1 025 2 061 7 077 17422 15349 4 311 6 020 6 084 15349 13353 9 291 4 010 1 243 13353 11538 9 302 6 259 6 254 11538 9923 6 307 12 252 4 254 9923 8486 1 300 10 242 4 218 8486 7210 3 132 6 198 6 205 7210 6079 5 135 8 175 7 203 6079 5079 5 158 11 176 7 215 5079 4201 6 188 11 188 7 231 4201 3428 8 220 9*212 10 253 3428 2741 10*254 9*245 13 271 2741 2137 10*258 9 256 15 277 2137 1634 10 259 10 259 16 279 1634 1248 10 259 9 261 15 279 1248 982 9 260 9 262 13*279 982 821 8 259 9 263 11*278 821 728 7 259 7 262 7 278 728 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