DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 - - - 59.0 - - 65.3 - - 67.7 - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 38 - - 8 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4095 - - 4095 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2488 - - 6904 - - 9255 - - 6791 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 31 - - 36 - - 24 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 135 - - 069 - - 031 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 9 - - 6 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7162 - - -5988 - - -5761 - - -5054 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11256 - - 10083 - - 9857 - - 9149 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12117 - - -8304 - - -7584 - - -7451 ODpotential blCL - - - 16211 - - 12399 - - 11679 - - 11546 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 77 - - 88 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 230 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.0 - - 65.3 - - 67.7 - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.3 - - 35.5 - - 38.8 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.4 - - 65.4 - - 67.9 - - 65.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.2 - - 34.3 - - 37.6 - - 37.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 38 - - 8 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 9 - - 53 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 5 - - 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] 96743 33 271 37 281 34 286 31 289 96743 89542 26 278 26 281 30 287 29 301 89542 84047 20 305 23 284 26 297 26 315 84047 79506 17 313 22 284 25 298 26 322 79506 75583 14 330 14 290 21 298 24 317 75583 72101 19 320 19 315 20 301 23 310 72101 68938 22 314 24 318 20 300 22 311 68938 66012 23 315 26 309 20 299 21 298 66012 63277 26 303 28 295 24 301 23 286 63277 60607 27 284 33 277 28 293 25 280 60607 57799 31 275 36 267 32 287 31 275 57799 54861 38 271 38 263 39 280 36 279 54861 52038 42 265 41 264 48 276 43 277 52038 49498 41 260 42 264 49 270 46 273 49498 47239 37 257 40 266 46 267 50 265 47239 45210 32 260 39 266 41 270 42 261 45210 43369 31 271 40 266 40 275 36 268 43369 41687 31 278 35 267 39 272 39 276 41687 40143 30 273 30 270 34 266 42 272 40143 38709 28 260 29 269 28 263 41 267 38709 37371 24 255 25 263 25 264 35 263 37371 36094 24 247 22 257 27 265 29 254 36094 34808 24 236 21 249 26 262 28 255 34808 33482 22 237 22 242 23 258 25 261 33482 32120 18 237 23 242 21 251 21 263 32120 30711 16 231 22 241 22 239 20 251 30711 29247 17 216 20 241 24 228 21 242 29247 27725 17 205 18 237 23 233 20 240 27725 26147 15 207 16 222 22 249 20 246 26147 24514 14 198 17 213 18 259 18 244 24514 22831 15 186 17 209 15 240 17 240 22831 21094 15 185 16 207 16 224 12 238 21094 19296 15 190 16 208 15 229 9 227 19296 17473 15 194 15 212 16 236 17 235 17473 15722 14 194 14 214 17 234 21 234 15722 14128 12 195 12 216 12 236 18 238 14128 12706 11 198 10 217 11 244 9 248 12706 11432 10 200 10 214 11 250 5 283 11432 10288 10 199 10 213 8 255 5 323 10288 9259 11 194 9 211 6 262 7 332 9259 8336 12 189 8 206 4 276 9 330 8336 7513 12 184 7 197 2 306 10 325 7513 6776 11 177 6 183 2 352 12 319 6776 6109 10 172 5 164 3 021 13 313 6109 5513 9 165 5 144 4 031 14 308 5513 5010 8 158 4 127 5 036 15 306 5010 4621 7 151 4 110 5 035 14 307 4621 4352 6 144 4 093 6 035 11 310 4352 4188 5*139 4*081 5*035 9*313 4188 4094 4*135 4*069 5*031 6*315 4094 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