DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 77.8 - - 80.7 - - 73.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 45 - - 19 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3690 - - 9385 - - 12549 - - 2094 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 40 - - 31 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - 5 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 031 - - 043 - - 342 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 8 - - 1 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6537 - - -6610 - - -6031 - - -5464 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10633 - - 10707 - - 10128 - - 9559 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10173 - - -8645 - - -7886 - - -9037 ODpotential blCL - - - 14268 - - 12741 - - 11982 - - 13132 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 72 - - 75 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 580 - - 1500 - - 230 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 77.8 - - 80.7 - - 73.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.9 - - 45.1 - - 50.4 - - 45.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.4 - - 77.6 - - 81.2 - - 75.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.8 - - 43.9 - - 49.1 - - 44.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 45 - - 19 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 - - 7 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] 98637 3 099 21 076 24 082 19 105 98637 91162 16 107 11 085 13 080 19 081 91162 85428 21 099 11 099 16 083 20 082 85428 80693 21 098 13 108 13 090 19 080 80693 76621 18 081 14 104 8 086 20 065 76621 73033 14 081 14 084 9 083 17 058 73033 69797 12 099 9 099 10 065 16 062 69797 66822 9 119 6 076 7 084 12 055 66822 64052 8 108 4 099 6 071 5 044 64052 61361 6 033 5 032 4 104 3 290 61361 58539 2 323 6 272 4 325 3 344 58539 55588 4 280 6 240 8 268 5 297 55588 52767 15 279 13 291 12 292 9 312 52767 50244 17 274 17 297 16 306 14 318 50244 47998 12 289 17 306 17 314 17 318 47998 45983 16 325 21 317 26 332 29 333 45983 44165 24 336 30 329 40 333 48 334 44165 42506 36 337 40 335 50 334 53 328 42506 40968 44 334 50 340 52 332 55 327 40968 39524 44 332 57 340 49 333 55 322 39524 38164 40 327 56 338 47 335 50 318 38164 36853 36 321 51 333 44 335 45 319 36853 35526 36 316 47 331 43 333 39 322 35526 34157 37 310 37 333 43 330 35 320 34157 32748 35 311 33 323 38 326 35 318 32748 31291 32 308 32 314 32 320 33 317 31291 29773 30 303 30 312 30 318 29 317 29773 28199 29 301 27 310 28 318 27 307 28199 26574 28 300 24 300 23 308 22 292 26574 24904 27 302 23 291 22 290 19 287 24904 23193 26 302 21 290 22 279 20 280 23193 21432 24 296 20 290 20 277 20 271 21432 19611 22 287 20 287 19 275 18 263 19611 17763 20 277 20 278 18 267 16 254 17763 15984 19 265 20 262 15 259 15 242 15984 14359 18 260 18 245 14 264 12 232 14359 12905 17 255 17 242 14 269 9 230 12905 11602 15 244 16 241 13 278 7 239 11602 10430 12 228 15 240 12 286 7 261 10430 9376 10 204 12 238 11 293 9 282 9376 8432 8 181 9 235 10 301 12 292 8432 7590 7 168 6 229 9 308 16 295 7590 6836 7 160 4 217 8 316 19 295 6836 6155 6 154 1 176 8 324 20 295 6155 5545 4 147 2 086 7 330 21 295 5545 5032 3 140 4 065 7 335 21 295 5032 4634 2 125 5 055 6 340 19 296 4634 4359 1 078 6 050 6 343 17 298 4359 4191 1*046 6*047 6*342 15*300 4191 4094 1*031 5*043 5*342 9*306 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