DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - 79.2 - - 85.3 - - - - - 86.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 49 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3226 - - 5031 - - - - - 14177 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 41 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 4 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 134 - - 007 - - - - - 103 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7510 - - -7873 - - - - - -8510 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11607 - - 11970 - - - - - 12607 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11852 - - -10757 - - - - - -11221 ODpotential blCL - - - 15948 - - 14853 - - - - - 15317 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 70 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 580 - - - - - 870 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 85.3 - - - - - 86.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.7 - - 46.9 - - - - - 45.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.7 - - 84.9 - - - - - 90.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.5 - - 45.7 - - - - - 44.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 49 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 7 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] 98970 30 114 33 106 29 108 98970 91462 27 117 24 114 28 099 91462 85690 24 131 18 127 24 099 85690 80905 25 120 19 129 18 097 80905 76786 18 118 16 124 13 103 76786 73147 17 130 10 125 13 100 73147 69862 13 114 9 128 9 099 69862 66858 8 093 8 121 5 109 66858 64084 3 022 5 083 4 121 64084 61410 5 301 3 322 2 029 61410 58640 13 279 8 260 7 287 58640 55785 15 260 16 253 16 263 55785 53069 21 277 24 253 24 249 53069 50629 30 289 28 260 27 264 50629 48434 42 272 37 265 39 258 48434 46429 45 272 44 267 48 261 46429 44590 48 275 48 267 58 264 44590 42892 47 273 49 272 59 262 42892 41306 42 272 52 277 59 263 41306 39817 38 275 47 277 60 266 39817 38419 30 270 39 276 60 269 38419 37080 21 249 32 271 56 271 37080 35733 18 218 23 258 45 270 35733 34351 19 204 18 238 39 261 34351 32939 18 189 18 232 34 259 32939 31486 18 192 17 232 24 256 31486 29979 18 199 16 229 21 246 29979 28418 15 197 15 223 18 234 28418 26803 12 183 13 213 13 223 26803 25134 12 181 13 198 9 220 25134 23416 13 197 15 197 15 232 23416 21647 11 209 15 203 21 233 21647 19819 8 230 12 217 18 241 19819 17961 6 261 9 244 11 257 17961 16169 9 309 7 268 8 274 16169 14530 12 313 7 293 7 289 14530 13061 10 313 6 280 6 310 13061 11741 6 303 5 264 7 327 11741 10554 4 272 4 257 7 337 10554 9485 3 230 4 255 8 343 9485 8525 2 174 3 256 8 348 8525 7668 3 128 2 258 8 351 7668 6899 3 115 1 270 8 354 6899 6203 3 104 1 348 8 357 6203 5580 3 086 1 020 7 001 5580 5055 2 072 2 026 6 006 5055 4648 2 070 2 021 5 010 4648 4366 1 072 2 015 4 014 4366 4194 1*085 2*012 3*019 4194 4095 1*134 2*007 1*103 4095 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