DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 81.9 - - 90.0 - - - - - 73.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 337 - - 438 - - - - - 17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1578 - - 3317 - - - - - 337 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3221 - - 4602 - - - - - 2323 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3901 - - 5641 - - - - - 2660 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 926 - - 2286 - - - - - 404 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 334 - - 467 - - - - - 75 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 296 - - 291 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5881 - - -6622 - - - - - -4056 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9783 - - 12263 - - - - - 6717 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12041 - - -11770 - - - - - -11039 ODpotential blCL - - - 15942 - - 17411 - - - - - 13699 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 30 - - - - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.9 - - 90.0 - - - - - 73.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.4 - - 44.3 - - - - - 52.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.8 - - 87.3 - - - - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.9 - - 43.6 - - - - - 52.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 337 - - 438 - - - - - 17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1578 - - 3317 - - - - - 337 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 98617 26 087 23 107 22 100 98617 91126 17 110 21 109 21 088 91126 85381 16 109 19 094 18 078 85381 80649 22 104 14 082 21 085 80649 76604 23 098 14 118 21 090 76604 73040 20 088 19 111 22 087 73040 69816 18 082 19 099 19 081 69816 66861 14 090 16 087 16 076 66861 64134 15 105 12 078 12 066 64134 61508 15 100 8 099 9 050 61508 58775 10 082 5 112 4 032 58775 55941 5 050 1 270 4 330 55941 53234 4 331 5 277 9 299 53234 50790 9 302 8 276 12 280 50790 48585 13 298 6 270 12 266 48585 46571 12 274 3 287 11 260 46571 44721 7 216 0 277 9 237 44721 43013 8 130 8 119 11 153 43013 41429 14 112 14 123 19 122 41429 39952 17 109 17 118 22 118 39952 38566 16 110 17 110 23 119 38566 37229 12 109 14 102 23 119 37229 35875 8 111 10 096 21 123 35875 34474 8 110 7 104 18 128 34474 33026 10 100 6 115 16 133 33026 31517 11 092 9 117 15 135 31517 29936 10 089 10 108 14 139 29936 28284 11 106 10 104 13 139 28284 26562 19 115 12 121 13 129 26562 24774 22 112 17 121 14 127 24774 22925 20 110 18 121 12 135 22925 21009 20 105 19 120 12 141 21009 19017 15 103 18 118 18 132 19017 16990 19 117 19 116 24 118 16990 15035 24 129 20 122 22 108 15035 13250 21 125 18 122 19 091 13250 11656 18 107 15 121 17 085 11656 10232 13 092 14 115 14 097 10232 8960 6 055 8 101 7 102 8960 7828 6 337 2 351 2 229 7828 6823 9 320 5 299 5 249 6823 5934 9 316 6*288 7 256 5934 5144 8 312 6*285 8 266 5144 4435 6*302 6 287 10 276 4435 3807 6*298 7 290 11 290 3807 3281 6 297 8 293 14 310 3281 2879 6 296 8 294 14*318 2879 2603 6 296 8 295 13*320 2603 2435 6 295 8 295 12 320 2435 2339 5 294 7 295 8 320 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