DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 70.1 - - 74.9 - - - - - 78.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 54 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4326 - - 4323 - - - - - 5888 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 38 - - 42 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 070 - - 306 - - - - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8854 - - -8241 - - - - - -8616 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12950 - - 12337 - - - - - 12713 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16524 - - -14881 - - - - - -13614 ODpotential blCL - - - 20619 - - 18977 - - - - - 17710 blCL maxRH - - - 30 - - 31 - - - - - 23 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 74.9 - - - - - 78.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.9 - - 35.2 - - - - - 37.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.7 - - 74.4 - - - - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.8 - - 34.1 - - - - - 36.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 54 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 98834 22 098 23 097 31 095 98834 91353 28 106 17 117 22 077 91353 85606 26 099 15 108 17 072 85606 80834 17 101 16 081 14 080 80834 76737 11 093 14 081 13 097 76737 73132 8 097 17 091 14 089 73132 69866 8 106 9 076 16 088 69866 66848 14 088 4 150 16 062 66848 64041 13 055 9 124 3 001 64041 61337 9 013 4 005 3 359 61337 58540 8 288 11 300 6 326 58540 55651 12 289 15 285 10 311 55651 52903 23 310 23 297 23 303 52903 50447 34 294 33 297 31 299 50447 48250 37 286 38 292 38 288 48250 46256 37 289 41 291 41 284 46256 44426 37 292 41 292 40 288 44426 42736 36 294 39 296 39 295 42736 41163 35 299 37 300 38 296 41163 39690 34 303 36 302 38 296 39690 38306 35 305 38 302 39 297 38306 36977 38 304 39 303 41 299 36977 35640 40 303 39 304 40 299 35640 34270 39 302 38 306 40 298 34270 32868 37 302 36 311 38 299 32868 31420 36 299 33 313 37 304 31420 29913 33 294 31 313 35 310 29913 28351 28 295 29 310 32 313 28351 26734 26 303 29 307 30 314 26734 25063 26 311 30 304 28 316 25063 23342 26 312 29 304 26 318 23342 21565 26 314 28 306 26 320 21565 19725 26 320 26 311 27 323 19725 17854 25 323 25 316 25 327 17854 16051 21 323 23 317 21 327 16051 14409 18 324 20 314 18 319 14409 12946 14 322 16 310 17 308 12946 11636 8 314 11 299 17 300 11636 10460 4 290 7 276 16 300 10460 9402 1 186 2 257 15 303 9402 8455 5 110 1 121 13 310 8455 7609 7 106 2 087 10 321 7609 6852 7 104 2 073 8 336 6852 6167 6 101 2 054 7 348 6167 5554 5 094 2 023 6 359 5554 5038 4 087 2 343 5 007 5038 4638 3 078 2 321 4 015 4638 4361 3 071 3 312 4 024 4361 4192 2*068 3*310 3*035 4192 4095 2*070 3*303 2*123 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