DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - 77.4 - - 83.6 - - - - - 85.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 47 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3466 - - 8551 - - - - - 11395 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 41 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 015 - - - - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3551 - - -5579 - - - - - -4461 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7648 - - 9676 - - - - - 8557 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6507 - - -7563 - - - - - -6609 ODpotential blCL - - - 10603 - - 11659 - - - - - 10705 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 79 - - - - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 1010 - - 1130 - - - - - 2620 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 83.6 - - - - - 85.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.8 - - 55.2 - - - - - 61.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.0 - - 83.0 - - - - - 85.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 54.0 - - - - - 60.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 47 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 15 - - - - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 10 - - - - - 13 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] 99602 39 114 43 105 29 104 99602 92029 36 117 38 103 33 100 92029 86191 35 113 31 106 32 109 86191 81372 24 100 27 110 30 109 81372 77230 23 111 23 114 27 106 77230 73581 26 121 19 113 22 106 73581 70300 24 109 20 129 16 091 70300 67296 17 103 18 142 12 107 67296 64514 13 134 13 154 12 129 64514 61823 10 169 10 157 13 148 61823 59017 17 197 12 203 9 192 59017 56102 28 210 23 209 8 203 56102 53322 39 206 36 216 30 231 53322 50830 47 206 47 207 47 219 50830 48604 43 207 52 213 53 216 48604 46593 56 227 62 218 55 218 46593 44765 67 223 62 215 57 223 44765 43082 64 217 59 215 58 224 43082 41511 60 217 60 218 59 225 41511 40032 60 220 61 219 59 225 40032 38639 62 223 61 221 58 226 38639 37298 63 225 60 225 57 226 37298 35944 59 226 58 229 55 227 35944 34550 54 227 53 231 52 228 34550 33123 51 230 49 232 50 227 33123 31651 47 230 45 231 50 223 31651 30125 42 225 42 231 51 223 30125 28547 39 224 38 229 48 224 28547 26918 37 229 36 229 42 226 26918 25233 35 232 35 226 37 226 25233 23495 30 226 32 220 34 226 23495 21702 29 217 30 219 28 226 21702 19848 28 216 29 222 23 222 19848 17969 25 219 26 218 21 204 17969 16165 19 218 21 212 14 178 16165 14520 15 205 18 209 6 160 14520 13048 15 189 15 208 1 029 13048 11727 14 184 11 204 4 339 11727 10539 11 184 9 200 7 326 10539 9471 8 182 7 195 9 316 9471 8512 5 174 5 190 11 309 8512 7656 3 150 4 181 13 304 7656 6890 3 115 3 170 14 300 6890 6196 3 089 2 149 15 298 6196 5575 2 067 1 099 16 296 5575 5051 1 046 2 055 16 295 5051 4646 0 341 3 035 15 295 4646 4365 1 278 3 020 14 295 4365 4194 1*263 3*018 12*295 4194 4095 1*262 3*015 8*296 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