DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - 71.1 - - 76.9 - - - - - 78.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 53 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2046 - - 453 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6346 - - 4753 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3124 - - 8220 - - - - - 10319 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 187 - - 127 - - - - - 28 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 127 - - 109 - - - - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -9 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -818 - - -4463 - - - - - -5619 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7165 - - 9216 - - - - - 9715 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3397 - - -6547 - - - - - -7633 ODpotential blCL - - - 9743 - - 11300 - - - - - 11729 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 70 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 790 - - 900 - - - - - 1090 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 76.9 - - - - - 78.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.6 - - 50.5 - - - - - 50.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.6 - - 76.4 - - - - - 79.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.6 - - 49.3 - - - - - 48.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 53 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2046 - - 453 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 9 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] 99366 26 118 19 116 27 117 99366 91902 20 125 17 113 21 112 91902 86133 16 113 17 115 17 103 86133 81339 16 123 17 127 10 093 81339 77217 16 126 13 125 6 113 77217 73569 14 123 9 129 6 110 73569 70256 11 119 7 145 3 042 70256 67208 3 099 5 187 1 016 67208 64386 4 348 7 239 4 246 64386 61661 12 256 10 241 13 237 61661 58821 20 234 18 237 17 230 58821 55865 23 229 26 236 20 228 55865 53036 24 224 30 231 22 232 53036 50491 22 224 29 223 25 236 50491 48212 23 226 26 218 28 235 48212 46146 25 229 26 218 31 233 46146 44255 28 231 26 222 31 232 44255 42516 28 229 26 224 27 235 42516 40914 24 221 26 222 23 247 40914 39432 19 224 22 219 22 265 39432 38055 18 227 19 219 22 277 38055 36742 16 226 18 216 23 274 36742 35421 13 227 14 213 21 261 35421 34063 13 222 11 213 19 251 34063 32670 14 218 10 217 19 245 32670 31231 13 218 9 217 20 240 31231 29735 12 214 8 212 18 238 29735 28185 10 216 9 212 16 236 28185 26583 8 225 9 206 13 233 26583 24927 8 238 8 208 13 224 24927 23219 7 244 7 215 12 222 23219 21453 9 253 8 225 14 234 21453 19623 15 249 14 232 21 230 19623 17767 21 234 19 232 27 215 17767 15984 27 225 22 230 18 197 15984 14361 26 220 21 228 10 167 14361 12908 25 217 17 229 6 133 12908 11606 24 214 14 226 5 112 11606 10434 21 212 13 222 3 068 10434 9381 17 210 12 219 4 356 9381 8437 10 199 10 214 7 326 8437 7594 6 168 9 208 11 318 7594 6840 5*141 8 202 14 315 6840 6158 5*132 6 191 17 314 6158 5548 5 128 5 173 19 313 5548 5034 4 127 4*150 19 314 5034 4636 4 126 3*122 19 315 4636 4360 4 124 3 107 17 317 4360 4192 4 125 3 104 16*319 4192 4095 4 126 3 103 11*325 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