DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 Panoche 2323ft 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 - - - 75.8 - - 83.0 - - - - - 71.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 157 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 562 - - 2004 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2323 - - 3313 - - - - - 2323 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2885 - - 4328 - - - - - 2340 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 784 - - 1340 - - - - - 1623 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 139 - - 291 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 137 - - 197 - - - - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 3 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5016 - - -6711 - - - - - -3984 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7901 - - 11040 - - - - - 6324 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12693 - - -12781 - - - - - -10321 ODpotential blCL - - - 15578 - - 17109 - - - - - 12661 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 32 - - - - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.8 - - 83.0 - - - - - 71.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.7 - - 43.0 - - - - - 52.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.3 - - 81.8 - - - - - 76.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.4 - - 41.7 - - - - - 51.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 157 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 562 - - 2004 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 96495 24 320 17 302 16 283 96495 89352 6 312 6 296 8 303 89352 83895 6 138 2 213 3 345 83895 79373 11 123 1 287 4 043 79373 75478 9 112 3 268 4 004 75478 72045 6 059 4 249 7 359 72045 68937 11 036 4 315 10 011 68937 66080 10 014 7 339 9 003 66080 63445 9 348 8 342 3 328 63445 60906 9 280 8 314 2 288 60906 58262 14 278 12 286 8 301 58262 55511 20 285 19 284 19 308 55511 52856 23 277 22 285 27 301 52856 50422 23 265 21 262 26 276 50422 48210 27 264 25 251 33 263 48210 46189 30 262 29 250 35 251 46189 44336 34 253 34 243 37 242 44336 42631 39 234 40 232 39 236 42631 41053 38 227 42 228 40 231 41053 39585 39 230 42 226 42 228 39585 38214 46 231 41 226 45 226 38214 36897 50 227 42 228 46 225 36897 35562 44 222 46 227 47 221 35562 34180 40 220 41 223 49 216 34180 32754 37 212 36 222 45 215 32754 31266 33 211 34 219 41 216 31266 29707 32 213 34 213 40 220 29707 28079 33 211 34 211 37 222 28079 26381 32 210 35 211 35 221 26381 24615 31 210 35 211 34 218 24615 22782 29 209 32 210 33 215 22782 20878 26 205 27 209 29 212 20878 18897 22 196 23 203 24 209 18897 16881 22 195 20 202 19 208 16881 14940 17 204 14 204 12 207 14940 13171 10 196 9 188 11 201 13171 11592 5 156 8 173 14 202 11592 10182 7 105 9 173 15 205 10182 8924 9 095 9 181 15 200 8924 7803 8 094 8 189 14 193 7803 6807 6 095 8 196 11 195 6807 5925 4 108 7 202 10 200 5925 5143 3 146 6 202 9 199 5143 4438 3 181 5*194 7 197 4438 3812 4 187 5*195 4 199 3812 3287 5*168 5 197 1 238 3287 2884 4*145 5 197 2 303 2884 2606 4 136 4 197 3 324 2606 2436 3 133 4 199 3*328 2436 2340 3 131 4 197 2*327 2340 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