DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.5 - - 87.5 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 41 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6247 - - 14398 - - - - - 4702 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 34 - - 38 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 149 - - 297 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5150 - - -7907 - - - - - -4788 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9247 - - 12003 - - - - - 8885 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7681 - - -9261 - - - - - -8120 ODpotential blCL - - - 11777 - - 13357 - - - - - 12216 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 83 - - - - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 1540 - - 1470 - - - - - 1640 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.5 - - 87.5 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.0 - - 48.9 - - - - - 55.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.2 - - 87.3 - - - - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.8 - - 47.7 - - - - - 54.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 41 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 2 - - 33 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - 11 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] 99341 18 112 17 112 7 074 99341 91883 17 102 18 112 15 097 91883 86124 14 101 17 103 20 098 86124 81320 13 115 13 115 17 095 81320 77170 13 125 12 103 10 109 77170 73507 10 128 6 120 9 114 73507 70195 10 126 9 167 10 092 70195 67161 6 152 10 157 3 143 67161 64353 7 209 7 201 7 171 64353 61648 5 210 7 195 5 259 61648 58836 12 230 14 226 6 233 58836 55900 17 217 17 205 23 226 55900 53100 20 234 26 231 34 243 53100 50607 34 238 37 232 36 243 50607 48389 40 234 39 234 42 248 48389 46383 41 228 42 240 49 250 46383 44549 41 228 47 243 52 251 44549 42854 43 231 50 241 54 252 42854 41273 44 230 50 241 56 252 41273 39790 41 226 49 242 58 252 39790 38398 38 222 46 239 54 251 38398 37065 37 221 43 232 48 249 37065 35726 37 222 41 226 45 248 35726 34353 36 224 38 226 42 250 34353 32946 36 225 36 230 41 249 32946 31494 34 222 35 233 39 245 31494 29985 29 220 33 233 35 242 29985 28424 28 220 31 231 30 238 28424 26809 31 223 32 228 29 232 26809 25140 33 225 35 229 30 224 25140 23421 35 224 37 230 30 216 23421 21648 36 222 39 228 31 206 21648 19811 36 221 38 225 31 196 19811 17942 35 220 32 223 30 191 17942 16139 32 220 24 221 27 190 16139 14490 28 220 20 220 23 195 14490 13015 25 221 19 221 20 202 13015 11694 22 223 18 223 17 212 11694 10506 19 223 16 225 15 224 10506 9439 16 222 15 227 15 238 9439 8483 14 222 14 229 16 251 8483 7631 12 223 12 231 18 262 7631 6869 10 224 11 232 20 268 6869 6179 9 222 9 235 21 271 6179 5563 6 218 7 238 22 273 5563 5043 4 212 6 244 21 275 5043 4641 3 194 4 252 19 278 4641 4362 2 168 3 270 15 282 4362 4193 2*155 3*286 12*287 4193 4095 1*149 3*297 6*303 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