DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.6 - - 50.5 - - 54.5 - - 54.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 60 - - 22 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2258 - - 1881 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5195 - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6558 - - 6181 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1617 - - 2666 - - 5094 - - 4405 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 257 - - 210 - - 31 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 7 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 141 - - 132 - - 104 - - 053 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - -16 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5626 - - -8225 - - -9829 - - -7344 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12185 - - 14407 - - 13923 - - 11438 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16024 - - -17911 - - -17126 - - -13202 ODpotential blCL - - - 22582 - - 24092 - - 21220 - - 17296 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 54 - - 70 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.6 - - 50.5 - - 54.5 - - 54.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.8 - - 1.8 - - 7.8 - - 18.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.7 - - 49.9 - - 54.2 - - 55.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 3.7 - - 0.8 - - 6.8 - - 17.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 60 - - 22 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2258 - - 1881 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 97065 60 259 68 270 61 280 60 279 97065 89743 50 276 53 270 54 279 46 282 89743 84120 45 283 37 278 37 272 34 276 84120 79452 32 283 28 278 29 278 26 268 79452 75421 25 286 28 275 24 284 20 283 75421 71862 23 282 25 283 20 294 16 302 71862 68649 19 286 18 286 18 294 16 311 68649 65688 21 293 18 309 16 298 19 318 65688 62933 21 289 24 298 23 308 24 325 62933 60263 19 296 24 297 26 312 24 324 60263 57472 25 319 21 316 25 320 24 322 57472 54572 32 322 27 326 27 320 27 320 54572 51807 35 318 33 321 30 320 30 325 51807 49314 34 319 36 317 35 322 34 320 49314 47068 36 327 36 319 36 319 34 317 47068 45023 41 330 37 322 37 320 38 316 45023 43154 43 326 42 318 41 318 36 309 43154 41438 47 321 43 316 40 319 38 326 41438 39873 45 320 44 320 52 318 50 323 39873 38450 42 332 46 321 59 307 54 310 38450 37132 54 337 48 324 49 305 52 308 37132 35867 61 334 52 329 43 318 50 309 35867 34588 62 333 56 335 50 323 48 314 34588 33269 60 333 59 336 52 317 48 318 33269 31912 58 332 57 337 49 317 45 316 31912 30507 58 331 54 334 46 317 39 316 30507 29042 53 333 51 331 44 318 38 321 29042 27519 50 334 49 330 42 319 38 324 27519 25939 50 336 48 328 39 319 36 324 25939 24306 48 337 46 327 37 325 30 317 24306 22624 42 334 44 330 36 326 27 314 22624 20888 38 325 39 330 32 322 25 315 20888 19093 34 321 34 328 28 324 21 313 19093 17276 29 327 28 324 23 322 17 307 17276 15531 25 332 21 325 19 317 13 302 15531 13945 20 337 16 328 15 316 10 300 13945 12534 13 341 11 328 11 311 9 300 12534 11273 4 342 6 316 8 301 8 296 11273 10146 4 163 3 266 6 280 7 287 10146 9135 9 160 4 177 3 212 5 280 9135 8231 11 153 8 152 5 158 0 185 8231 7427 12 148 9 145 6 142 4 098 7427 6708 14*145 9*141 6 132 6 095 6708 6058 14*142 9*137 6 129 7 096 6058 5476 14 142 8 133 5 125 7 097 5476 4987 14 141 7 132 4 121 7 097 4987 4607 13 141 7 130 3 116 6 094 4607 4345 13 141 6 131 3 108 4 086 4345 4185 12 141 6 130 2*107 3*068 4185 4093 12 141 6 131 2*102 2*053 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