DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - 79.4 - - 85.5 - - - - - 84.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 44 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3402 - - 7799 - - - - - 4005 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 40 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 130 - - 053 - - - - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6899 - - -6907 - - - - - -6027 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10995 - - 11003 - - - - - 10123 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11795 - - -9851 - - - - - -9560 ODpotential blCL - - - 15891 - - 13947 - - - - - 13656 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 35 - - - - - 23 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 520 - - - - - 620 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.4 - - 85.5 - - - - - 84.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.6 - - 51.4 - - - - - 54.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.1 - - 85.3 - - - - - 85.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.5 - - 50.2 - - - - - 52.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 44 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 10 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] 99650 42 111 36 113 34 107 99650 92152 37 124 37 114 33 106 92152 86353 31 108 28 123 27 106 86353 81542 26 110 21 110 26 104 81542 77406 22 115 20 110 20 110 77406 73754 22 115 23 123 20 105 73754 70443 19 111 26 124 12 090 70443 67406 15 124 18 116 9 118 67406 64611 11 124 9 117 11 109 64611 61921 5 185 4 200 5 064 61921 59133 8 243 9 198 2 225 59133 56271 14 247 20 246 22 265 56271 53566 27 260 27 249 32 257 53566 51143 41 268 38 262 42 265 51143 48970 53 266 56 264 53 270 48970 46989 62 264 64 267 61 273 46989 45158 63 263 70 269 66 275 45158 43450 63 269 70 269 69 277 43450 41845 67 275 71 273 71 278 41845 40333 70 278 72 276 71 280 40333 38909 67 278 71 275 70 283 38909 37541 61 274 68 274 66 284 37541 36165 58 272 61 271 60 281 36165 34756 54 272 54 269 56 277 34756 33318 45 271 53 268 52 276 33318 31834 37 265 51 265 48 278 31834 30296 37 266 46 265 43 279 30296 28702 36 267 40 266 40 278 28702 27051 30 265 35 263 39 274 27051 25347 25 266 32 260 39 269 25347 23595 24 267 29 259 37 262 23595 21790 21 265 25 258 34 255 21790 19925 18 258 20 253 29 245 19925 18034 16 245 16 242 26 234 18034 16215 17 234 15 235 23 223 16215 14557 19 230 16 233 15 203 14557 13075 21 225 15 227 6 194 13075 11747 20 220 15 226 1 181 11747 10552 18 220 14 226 2 304 10552 9479 15 224 13 227 5 298 9479 8516 11 224 11 228 9 296 8516 7657 6 223 9 227 12 295 7657 6889 4 225 7 225 15 293 6889 6194 3 237 5 218 19 290 6194 5574 2 254 2 199 21 288 5574 5050 1 251 1 122 21 286 5050 4645 0 142 2 072 20 286 4645 4365 1 125 3 060 18 287 4365 4194 1*129 4*057 15*288 4194 4095 1*130 4*053 8*291 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