DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.0 - - 58.5 - - 61.9 - - 57.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 43 - - 15 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3938 - - 5406 - - 5881 - - 3725 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 38 - - 28 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 030 - - 035 - - 034 - - 041 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4895 - - -6084 - - -6325 - - -5320 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8989 - - 10178 - - 10419 - - 9414 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10920 - - -11822 - - -10931 - - -11062 ODpotential blCL - - - 15014 - - 15916 - - 15025 - - 15156 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 78 - - 75 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.0 - - 58.5 - - 61.9 - - 57.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 28.3 - - 30.7 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.5 - - 58.1 - - 61.9 - - 58.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 27.3 - - 29.7 - - 29.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 43 - - 15 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 14 - - 1 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96163 34 271 33 279 27 268 40 281 96163 89068 29 280 29 274 29 277 29 289 89068 83618 21 279 25 278 31 281 29 295 83618 79091 21 286 26 271 32 283 28 296 79091 75198 24 289 24 271 26 276 24 299 75198 71754 22 278 24 275 18 271 22 285 71754 68628 20 260 23 262 19 281 20 281 68628 65746 21 270 21 264 17 273 19 256 65746 63071 29 270 25 275 18 279 19 249 63071 60476 35 260 34 265 28 279 22 262 60476 57769 40 261 39 264 38 270 34 265 57769 54965 47 256 49 259 50 263 47 267 54965 52279 55 251 55 258 59 264 56 263 52279 49845 60 254 61 258 66 266 63 262 49845 47644 64 258 65 256 69 265 68 268 47644 45623 64 262 66 255 69 259 73 270 45623 43759 67 261 69 258 70 256 70 258 43759 42051 70 255 76 254 75 255 73 256 42051 40496 79 249 76 250 79 253 79 250 40496 39064 79 248 77 250 84 253 81 251 39064 37717 74 250 77 249 85 253 81 253 37717 36415 72 252 74 251 81 255 79 257 36415 35099 71 254 72 252 74 255 74 258 35099 33744 72 256 71 253 69 255 66 260 33744 32356 73 258 71 255 66 255 60 258 32356 30922 73 260 69 257 66 256 61 255 30922 29431 72 263 66 260 62 258 61 254 29431 27881 70 265 65 261 58 259 57 257 27881 26274 65 267 60 264 55 262 52 261 26274 24614 61 270 55 270 48 266 45 266 24614 22908 59 275 51 275 41 271 36 269 22908 21150 53 276 44 278 35 273 29 270 21150 19332 43 275 38 279 30 278 22 273 19332 17488 35 273 35 278 27 285 15 282 17488 15715 32 274 32 278 24 290 10 295 15715 14101 31 275 27 279 19 295 6 299 14101 12661 29 275 21 278 13 297 3 287 12661 11376 25 274 14 272 7 293 1 234 11376 10227 20 274 5 266 1 346 3 143 10227 9201 13 280 4 065 6 072 5 130 9201 8284 6 312 7 063 9 067 6 107 8284 7468 5 006 10 059 10 065 10 089 7468 6739 7 021 10 057 10 060 15 080 6739 6080 9 036 10 053 9 056 18 074 6080 5492 9 035 9 049 9 051 19 071 5492 4996 9 034 9 046 8 046 18 068 4996 4613 9 033 8 043 7 043 16 064 4613 4348 8 032 7 041 7 040 12 057 4348 4186 8*032 7*039 6*037 9*050 4186 4093 7*030 6*035 5*034 6*041 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