DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 Panoche 2322ft 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 - - - 75.6 - - 82.8 - - - - - 66.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 375 - - 476 - - - - - 45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1939 - - 3058 - - - - - 576 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3510 - - 4420 - - - - - 2322 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4262 - - 5380 - - - - - 2898 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 607 - - 906 - - - - - 794 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 370 - - 466 - - - - - 122 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 11 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 224 - - - - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 4 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3203 - - -3861 - - - - - -1583 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7465 - - 9241 - - - - - 4481 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10460 - - -9363 - - - - - -10542 ODpotential blCL - - - 14722 - - 14743 - - - - - 13440 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 49 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.6 - - 82.8 - - - - - 66.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.0 - - 50.3 - - - - - 54.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.3 - - 80.0 - - - - - 66.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.7 - - 49.9 - - - - - 54.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 375 - - 476 - - - - - 45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1939 - - 3058 - - - - - 576 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 10 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] 98733 31 124 31 109 28 112 98733 91266 27 116 25 130 29 102 91266 85526 28 129 17 133 21 085 85526 80765 28 131 15 133 12 097 80765 76664 21 118 14 142 11 131 76664 73045 11 132 12 135 15 097 73045 69783 12 135 11 122 9 094 69783 66799 12 113 6 138 7 132 66799 64044 4 105 8 126 10 141 64044 61388 3 242 6 194 9 141 61388 58637 6 210 15 205 12 215 58637 55809 6 229 20 203 21 231 55809 53123 19 243 19 218 31 232 53123 50711 29 244 24 235 33 235 50711 48550 36 252 32 251 33 245 48550 46582 49 255 45 254 48 258 46582 44765 58 255 53 249 55 252 44765 43073 62 254 57 253 59 248 43073 41489 62 264 60 259 63 251 41489 39998 73 270 63 263 65 253 39998 38592 77 271 68 267 64 254 38592 37236 68 274 70 270 65 253 37236 35862 56 280 73 275 61 255 35862 34443 51 287 57 280 56 256 34443 32981 37 284 37 283 52 256 32981 31461 29 274 24 268 42 258 31461 29869 21 268 26 258 31 250 29869 28208 11 253 21 264 29 242 28208 26483 8 219 12 245 24 238 26483 24697 6 217 9 223 16 222 24697 22851 2 227 4 230 15 204 22851 20936 2 168 6 141 14 178 20936 18947 11 185 10 133 20 141 18947 16921 21 168 16 152 22 128 16921 14965 21 153 18 147 21 132 14965 13177 16 147 18 143 22 143 13177 11581 15 141 19 148 23 155 11581 10159 17 125 19 150 20 171 10159 8891 13 114 13 150 16 191 8891 7763 6 094 7 155 14 192 7763 6762 2 077 5 172 12 161 6762 5879 1 148 5*198 12 127 5879 5098 4 172 6*212 9 142 5098 4399 4*184 7 219 9 194 4399 3781 4*201 8 223 10 216 3781 3267 4 211 8 227 8*246 3267 2871 4 216 8 229 8*266 2871 2599 4 220 8 230 7 271 2599 2434 4 221 8 231 7 272 2434 2339 4 222 7 231 6 276 2339 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