DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - 78.8 - - 84.0 - - - - - 83.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 46 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3300 - - 5677 - - - - - 5559 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 41 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 356 - - 062 - - - - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9067 - - -8181 - - - - - -6028 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13163 - - 12277 - - - - - 10124 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14264 - - -11383 - - - - - -9041 ODpotential blCL - - - 18360 - - 15479 - - - - - 13137 blCL maxRH - - - 22 - - 21 - - - - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 900 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.8 - - 84.0 - - - - - 83.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.5 - - 44.3 - - - - - 52.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.5 - - 83.6 - - - - - 84.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 43.1 - - - - - 51.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 46 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 99468 33 115 31 098 34 104 99468 91948 26 104 25 118 32 107 91948 86140 23 106 27 109 30 100 86140 81325 29 117 23 110 26 104 81325 77192 31 110 24 115 20 104 77192 73540 22 090 20 113 19 110 73540 70244 14 091 18 113 14 095 70244 67233 8 166 7 103 11 113 67233 64448 10 177 13 162 7 101 64448 61752 5 210 8 185 8 277 61752 58962 11 193 15 228 14 222 58962 56081 21 219 28 229 9 224 56081 53326 27 207 35 213 28 250 53326 50859 27 229 33 213 45 237 50859 48656 37 240 37 226 51 230 48656 46653 45 236 46 231 54 226 46653 44813 52 229 51 230 62 224 44813 43105 58 223 57 223 71 222 43105 41506 62 218 66 217 73 222 41506 40002 65 218 69 218 72 223 40002 38590 68 225 67 221 69 222 38590 37236 64 226 64 223 69 220 37236 35874 61 224 61 225 70 220 35874 34476 55 228 58 228 68 223 34476 33049 48 230 52 228 62 224 33049 31583 43 231 47 226 56 222 31583 30062 39 229 44 225 48 222 30062 28486 39 230 42 227 38 225 28486 26854 36 241 39 233 29 224 26854 25168 25 241 30 234 25 219 25168 23434 21 219 24 219 23 222 23434 21647 20 208 23 218 23 225 21647 19799 20 205 21 225 28 221 19799 17926 20 203 19 225 26 212 17926 16125 21 203 17 218 11 202 16125 14485 21 204 15 217 2 171 14485 13017 19 202 14 222 1 345 13017 11701 16 202 13 226 4 340 11701 10517 14 203 11 232 7 337 10517 9452 13 211 10 236 10 332 9452 8496 11 226 8 239 12 326 8496 7643 9 244 5 243 15 320 7643 6880 6 261 3 247 17 316 6880 6188 5 274 1 279 19 313 6188 5569 4 295 2 047 20 311 5569 5047 3 316 4 052 20 310 5047 4644 3 336 5 053 19 310 4644 4364 3 352 5 055 17 312 4364 4193 2*356 5*059 14*312 4193 4095 2*356 4*062 8*315 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