DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 AirSailing_NV 4300ft pt36781@40.056,-119.529,4344ft SPONSORED BY: Harry Fox BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.1 degF 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 - - - 40.7 - - 47.6 - - - - - 49.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 44 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4075 - - 4076 - - - - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4093 - - 4094 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3369 - - 6060 - - - - - 5048 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 38 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 106 - - 042 - - - - - 093 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3440 - - -5279 - - - - - -5277 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7533 - - 9373 - - - - - 9372 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8044 - - -8802 - - - - - -10679 ODpotential blCL - - - 12137 - - 12896 - - - - - 14773 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 62 - - - - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.7 - - 47.6 - - - - - 49.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.4 - - 21.1 - - - - - 22.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 47.0 - - - - - 50.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.5 - - 20.1 - - - - - 21.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 44 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 96231 15 320 21 315 16 338 96231 89201 21 325 8 333 13 341 89201 83747 8 323 9 322 11 315 83747 79187 6 304 13 311 11 337 79187 75240 7 303 9 271 18 328 75240 71754 10 324 5 296 14 308 71754 68587 18 327 11 320 13 320 68587 65650 19 321 18 313 15 313 65650 62908 17 315 18 323 15 327 62908 60235 15 323 18 334 17 331 60235 57432 14 327 20 328 20 352 57432 54518 18 342 21 337 23 006 54518 51743 30 355 29 001 30 018 51743 49249 32 356 35 003 43 031 49249 47029 33 003 41 011 61 015 47029 45041 46 008 50 010 61 014 45041 43250 53 003 64 013 76 025 43250 41618 62 014 74 015 83 032 41618 40101 80 019 82 019 105 038 40101 38677 87 021 91 026 113 037 38677 37331 97 027 106 034 114 036 37331 36032 113 032 112 035 114 036 36032 34723 119 031 111 030 107 037 34723 33379 118 029 111 026 97 038 33379 32002 114 027 113 025 93 035 32002 30579 105 026 109 028 92 032 30579 29097 95 025 98 028 91 032 29097 27557 90 025 90 026 87 032 27557 25962 84 023 83 022 80 032 25962 24315 75 018 77 021 73 030 24315 22621 66 012 79 021 68 028 22621 20874 61 007 84 024 65 026 20874 19071 57 008 77 028 64 026 19071 17244 49 017 57 027 61 029 17244 15492 39 025 41 026 52 034 15492 13902 34 031 30 028 39 035 13902 12490 30 030 23 032 29 031 12490 11234 23 031 20 037 23 024 11234 10112 19 042 15 046 20 019 10112 9107 15 052 12 058 18 022 9107 8208 11 063 11 059 16 028 8208 7407 8 077 10 059 14 037 7407 6691 7 089 9 058 13 046 6691 6044 6 091 8 057 12 056 6044 5466 5 093 7 055 12 062 5466 4980 4 095 5 052 11 064 4980 4603 3 098 3 048 9 066 4603 4343 3 101 3 045 7 068 4343 4184 2*104 3*042 4*070 4184 4093 2*106 2*042 2*093 4093 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