DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.0 - - 52.1 - - - - - 52.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 63 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1549 - - - - - 602 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4076 - - - - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 5849 - - - - - 4902 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6670 - - 6807 - - - - - 6575 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 40 - - 197 - - - - - 88 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 335 - - 354 - - - - - 349 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -24 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3259 - - -2583 - - - - - -1843 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7353 - - 8433 - - - - - 6745 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4619 - - -4334 - - - - - -3890 ODpotential blCL - - - 8713 - - 10183 - - - - - 8792 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 93 - - - - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 110 - - - - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.0 - - 52.1 - - - - - 52.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.0 - - 29.4 - - - - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.3 - - 51.3 - - - - - 52.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 28.4 - - - - - 36.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 63 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1549 - - - - - 602 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 71 - - - - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 97329 18 290 28 280 30 305 97329 90003 20 291 22 280 19 293 90003 84400 14 288 20 283 17 292 84400 79757 12 277 17 270 18 288 79757 75742 16 253 17 262 16 276 75742 72166 17 238 20 260 17 265 72166 68898 16 244 20 252 19 258 68898 65873 17 248 22 241 21 256 65873 63056 20 256 21 242 21 254 63056 60316 24 257 20 252 22 254 60316 57448 22 255 18 257 18 252 57448 54459 17 253 20 263 15 259 54459 51596 13 255 20 266 18 266 51596 49024 17 274 21 264 22 284 49024 46739 19 274 18 266 22 289 46739 44682 14 279 14 281 22 286 44682 42808 20 302 16 300 22 286 42808 41087 24 297 23 298 23 286 41087 39500 20 306 24 307 24 279 39500 38031 14 333 27 328 22 282 38031 36666 31 353 32 330 23 290 36666 35369 35 359 32 329 25 293 35369 34076 43 010 30 335 30 297 34076 32762 49 014 31 340 39 293 32762 31423 50 016 32 341 43 293 31423 30039 50 017 33 342 38 299 30039 28600 50 018 32 345 30 304 28600 27108 47 019 33 348 25 305 27108 25562 36 017 31 354 22 308 25562 23964 27 010 27 006 22 304 23964 22316 15 356 22 011 22 302 22316 20614 13 339 18 353 24 298 20614 18854 10 325 12 328 18 319 18854 17077 6 340 6 310 13 349 17077 15378 6 357 4 326 4 360 15378 13835 4 001 4 328 5 258 13835 12456 3 302 5 323 8 258 12456 11219 3 275 5 322 7 264 11219 10109 0 213 5 326 5 282 10109 9110 1 078 5 330 5 307 9110 8214 1 027 5 336 5 329 8214 7414 2 003 5 340 7 339 7414 6698 2 353 5 344 8 344 6698 6050 2 346 5*349 12 348 6050 5471 2 343 4*351 16 349 5471 4983 1 343 4 354 18*350 4983 4605 1 339 3 355 18*349 4605 4344 1 336 3 355 18 349 4344 4185 1*334 3 355 17 349 4185 4093 1*335 3 354 14 350 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