DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - 1001z - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.9 - - 48.9 - - - - - 47.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 55 - - - - - 69 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1112 - - 1361 - - - - - 813 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4076 - - - - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5412 - - 5661 - - - - - 5113 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1846 - - 2253 - - - - - 2297 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 191 - - 185 - - - - - 167 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 268 - - - - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 22 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 820 - - 1310 - - - - - 810 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4593 - - 4351 - - - - - 4304 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -372 - - -50 - - - - - -417 ODpotential blCL - - - 5784 - - 5711 - - - - - 5530 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 130 - - - - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.9 - - 48.9 - - - - - 47.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.7 - - 43.6 - - - - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.9 - - 48.1 - - - - - 46.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 42.5 - - - - - 41.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 55 - - - - - 69 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1112 - - 1361 - - - - - 813 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - - - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 98716 15 141 9 062 8 080 98716 91239 13 128 9 107 9 056 91239 85467 14 125 7 129 8 063 85467 80690 15 124 8 137 11 075 80690 76587 8 113 7 121 12 088 76587 72984 10 143 12 127 13 089 72984 69726 12 131 11 138 4 125 69726 66698 9 147 10 157 7 180 66698 63863 9 163 10 160 11 170 63863 61104 8 149 9 165 12 155 61104 58218 4 137 9 167 10 148 58218 55209 2 098 7 143 9 157 55209 52334 2 058 5 131 12 133 52334 49756 3 183 6 163 13 112 49756 47451 11 138 13 150 9 109 47451 45355 14 098 18 134 8 128 45355 43427 14 076 18 126 9 139 43427 41642 12 065 17 117 11 147 41642 39981 9 064 16 108 14 142 39981 38432 10 079 17 101 14 120 38432 36988 16 087 20 094 14 100 36988 35614 19 083 22 086 13 093 35614 34241 22 084 23 077 11 100 34241 32841 25 082 22 071 11 104 32841 31425 27 082 22 071 13 095 31425 29979 30 075 20 073 12 082 29979 28495 30 065 18 074 11 072 28495 26976 28 056 21 034 9 081 26976 25424 32 048 18 038 7 131 25424 23840 34 047 15 048 13 197 23840 22216 30 055 11 050 13 198 22216 20538 25 062 9 056 12 204 20538 18799 22 064 6 053 10 210 18799 17032 21 060 4 051 8 207 17032 15332 17 054 2 079 6 194 15332 13783 13 051 3 128 5 172 13783 12401 10 060 4 124 6 156 12401 11165 9 078 4 109 6 141 11165 10057 10 091 2 090 6 132 10057 9063 9 089 1 329 6 130 9063 8173 6 076 4 291 5 132 8173 7379 3 035 7 283 4 140 7379 6671 4 328 10 278 3 140 6671 6029 6 310 12*273 4 158 6029 5456 9*295 12*271 8*168 5456 4974 11*292 12 269 10*170 4974 4600 11 292 12 267 11 169 4600 4341 11 292 11 266 11 168 4341 4184 10 293 10 265 10 167 4184 4093 10 294 9 264 10 167 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