DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 46.6 - - 47.3 - - 52.6 - - 53.4 - - 49.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - -4 - - 3 - - -3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4076 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top 4094 - - 4093 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 737 - - 898 - - 1681 - - 1666 - - 759 Hgt.Variab. W* 13 - - 13 - - 17 - - 9 - - 10 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 014 - - 055 - - 140 - - 140 - - 348 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -12 - - -8 - - -5 - - -6 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4481 - - -4721 - - -6057 - - -6923 - - -6363 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8576 - - 8815 - - 10151 - - 11018 - - 10457 sfcLCL ODpotential -14458 - - -14722 - - -14862 - - -15821 - - -16028 ODpotential blCL 18552 - - 18815 - - 18956 - - 19915 - - 20122 blCL maxRH 46 - - 38 - - 49 - - 56 - - 42 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 46.6 - - 47.3 - - 52.6 - - 53.4 - - 49.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.3 - - 23.9 - - 23.4 - - 20.5 - - 19.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.5 - - 47.6 - - 54.8 - - 56.3 - - 52.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.2 - - 22.8 - - 22.3 - - 19.3 - - 18.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - -4 - - 3 - - -3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96452 42 060 24 084 28 068 35 065 36 074 96452 89548 43 065 32 084 29 071 25 067 32 065 89548 84173 37 081 33 080 24 067 17 059 21 065 84173 79649 36 101 32 086 19 086 18 067 18 059 79649 75697 33 098 28 096 19 094 18 073 24 067 75697 72188 26 090 20 080 18 083 17 067 24 060 72188 69009 21 077 12 062 19 047 14 053 15 051 69009 66082 19 047 18 058 11 076 9 030 12 044 66082 63358 19 026 22 022 22 045 24 055 17 075 63358 60721 18 017 24 013 21 006 29 020 28 033 60721 58002 18 001 17 011 17 029 21 012 26 023 58002 55209 29 022 28 019 29 039 32 027 36 024 55209 52548 44 004 34 001 30 358 49 356 48 360 52548 50133 42 353 32 015 34 008 41 002 36 359 50133 47945 30 019 48 031 39 029 37 035 31 035 47945 45950 58 038 60 030 50 043 40 062 38 057 45950 44117 73 027 69 029 61 045 51 061 47 062 44117 42430 69 020 72 028 64 042 57 056 51 065 42430 40880 40 024 62 027 59 041 50 051 50 068 40880 39442 24 053 33 027 42 043 37 055 45 073 39442 38097 26 090 25 070 32 049 36 066 40 080 38097 36804 43 097 30 091 30 073 36 074 35 084 36804 35495 41 083 34 093 31 081 32 082 31 088 35495 34144 40 067 39 075 32 084 31 090 27 092 34144 32755 33 057 39 066 34 085 31 089 24 098 32755 31315 27 060 40 063 37 085 29 080 22 096 31315 29815 21 075 38 064 34 071 31 073 21 084 29815 28256 22 054 31 072 30 057 30 069 23 084 28256 26640 25 038 24 079 22 065 26 071 23 090 26640 24968 21 032 18 072 18 079 19 079 18 092 24968 23243 18 032 16 068 16 070 14 077 13 088 23243 21460 20 033 15 068 13 069 15 073 15 091 21460 19611 16 032 15 073 13 084 15 084 16 098 19611 17730 13 005 13 079 12 096 12 102 13 106 17730 15918 8 003 11 077 7 101 10 115 9 114 15918 14266 5 044 9 077 5 100 6 122 8 114 14266 12790 5 092 6 094 4 113 5 134 8 114 12790 11472 8 118 8 121 4 143 5 152 9 118 11472 10292 11 135 10 139 7 162 6 165 10 125 10292 9238 14 146 14 153 11 169 8 168 11 132 9238 8300 16 153 16 160 12 172 9 166 11 138 8300 7469 16 154 15 164 12 172 10 162 11 140 7469 6732 15 154 14 165 11 167 9 156 11 142 6732 6068 14 152 13 164 11 156 9 148 11 145 6068 5480 14 150 12 161 10 144 12 147 11 146 5480 4987 12 146 10 154 9 137 11 141 10 144 4987 4607 10 134 8 140 8 133 10 140 8 136 4607 4344 7 117 6 117 6 131 8 139 5 117 4344 4184 4*090 4*090 4*132 6*138 3*080 4184 4093 2*014 3*055 2*140 1*140 2*348 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