DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.8 - - 49.4 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 19 - - - - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4076 - - - - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4094 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5788 - - 4410 - - - - - 4479 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 30 - - 30 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 4 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 301 - - - - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -5 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3202 - - -1022 - - - - - -1739 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7296 - - 5116 - - - - - 5833 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4477 - - -2086 - - - - - -3232 ODpotential blCL - - - 8571 - - 6180 - - - - - 7326 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.8 - - 49.4 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.0 - - 41.0 - - - - - 39.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.4 - - 48.8 - - - - - 51.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 40.3 - - - - - 38.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 19 - - - - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 96394 23 280 29 283 26 297 96394 89169 21 288 22 283 27 315 89169 83686 13 275 14 294 21 309 83686 79161 13 266 21 296 18 306 79161 75247 19 274 26 284 19 305 75247 71756 15 276 24 275 19 297 71756 68557 16 294 28 266 28 297 68557 65587 32 285 31 269 36 289 65587 62816 29 272 31 273 38 278 62816 60120 28 290 31 270 38 275 60120 57295 34 279 39 272 40 271 57295 54346 38 276 47 268 41 271 54346 51518 42 274 47 267 46 273 51518 48975 44 272 49 269 47 271 48975 46702 47 274 53 268 47 272 46702 44645 51 277 58 266 49 274 44645 42767 59 275 66 265 51 270 42767 41046 73 271 71 261 51 266 41046 39460 86 265 72 257 51 266 39460 37988 98 260 73 253 52 265 37988 36616 104 256 71 249 52 261 36616 35306 102 253 68 245 51 256 35306 33997 92 251 64 240 51 251 33997 32665 78 247 57 233 47 246 32665 31317 74 242 48 223 44 232 31317 29937 75 240 48 215 54 224 29937 28506 75 236 51 221 49 233 28506 27024 68 226 55 233 29 238 27024 25489 54 219 52 245 28 227 25489 23903 38 217 37 253 26 225 23903 22270 29 220 22 250 19 236 22270 20586 26 231 23 251 16 255 20586 18844 25 238 26 253 15 270 18844 17076 25 243 28 258 15 267 17076 15374 26 246 29 259 16 258 15374 13824 24 244 31 253 17 259 13824 12441 23 243 32 248 16 266 12441 11203 23 242 31 246 17 271 11203 10092 24 243 29 246 19 271 10092 9094 22 244 26 248 22 269 9094 8200 19 247 23 251 23 267 8200 7403 17 251 19 254 24 265 7403 6691 16 255 16 259 23 264 6691 6045 16 256 13 264 21 263 6045 5468 15 258 10 271 18 262 5468 4982 14 259 8 280 16 263 4982 4605 13 260 5 292 14 263 4605 4344 12 261 5 297 11 264 4344 4184 11*261 5*299 10*264 4184 4093 10*261 4*301 9*264 4093 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