DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 87.1 - - 92.9 - - - - - 76.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 412 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2396 - - 4575 - - - - - 126 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3797 - - 5565 - - - - - 2323 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4719 - - 6898 - - - - - 2449 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1195 - - 1635 - - - - - 554 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 373 - - 510 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 15 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 345 - - 010 - - - - - 332 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 14 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8204 - - -7276 - - - - - -6026 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12924 - - 14175 - - - - - 8476 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14294 - - -12997 - - - - - -13400 ODpotential blCL - - - 19013 - - 19895 - - - - - 15849 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 43 - - - - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.1 - - 92.9 - - - - - 76.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.6 - - 38.5 - - - - - 48.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.0 - - 90.3 - - - - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.7 - - 37.6 - - - - - 48.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 412 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2396 - - 4575 - - - - - 126 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 8 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] 98695 20 106 12 097 20 097 98695 91212 19 109 19 100 10 079 91212 85473 17 107 22 096 18 100 85473 80734 17 099 21 098 22 095 80734 76645 18 098 19 106 21 079 76645 73030 20 098 12 089 16 074 73030 69766 17 084 11 132 15 070 69766 66771 8 090 9 103 6 081 66771 64009 7 082 4 125 5 094 64009 61343 6 025 6 105 2 081 61343 58571 10 312 3 358 5 325 58571 55722 13 292 10 308 8 279 55722 53024 17 281 16 287 8 313 53024 50600 17 273 20 278 15 303 50600 48425 18 285 23 281 21 290 48425 46449 21 291 27 280 27 282 46449 44634 23 293 27 281 30 274 44634 42955 26 301 25 292 29 270 42955 41389 29 308 27 303 26 269 41389 39917 30 309 29 306 23 271 39917 38528 29 308 30 306 22 277 38528 37188 28 307 29 304 22 284 37188 35830 27 307 28 300 22 291 35830 34426 27 305 26 298 22 300 34426 32980 29 304 26 300 26 302 32980 31477 30 304 26 303 28 297 31477 29904 29 307 25 306 28 293 29904 28261 25 309 23 305 26 296 28261 26548 19 309 19 301 24 301 26548 24768 14 312 14 309 23 306 24768 22923 12 314 13 336 25 325 22923 21008 10 326 12 355 18 345 21008 19018 10 001 10 023 10 009 19018 16990 10 012 8 030 10 030 16990 15033 8 359 6 023 12 033 15033 13248 3 335 5 339 11 034 13248 11657 0 080 4 285 9 043 11657 10237 6 050 1 142 7 054 10237 8969 10 038 4 077 4 049 8969 7838 11 027 5*039 2 026 7838 6832 11 016 5*025 3 034 6832 5943 10 005 5 018 5 034 5943 5153 7*354 5 014 8 026 5153 4444 6*348 6 010 10 019 4444 3814 5 346 7 006 12 010 3814 3288 5 345 7 004 13 353 3288 2883 5 344 7 003 12 338 2883 2605 5 344 7 002 11*334 2605 2436 4 344 7 003 10*333 2436 2339 4 344 6 002 6 331 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