DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 73.1 - - 76.6 - - 74.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 56 - - 24 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4095 - - 4095 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6214 - - 9164 - - 11921 - - 12641 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 42 - - 34 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 059 - - 063 - - 242 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6420 - - -7286 - - -7935 - - -7073 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10516 - - 11382 - - 12031 - - 11170 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8694 - - -9504 - - -9518 - - -9115 ODpotential blCL - - - 12789 - - 13599 - - 13613 - - 13211 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 46 - - 58 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 10 - - 130 - - 180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 73.1 - - 76.6 - - 74.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.2 - - 37.3 - - 37.9 - - 39.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.8 - - 72.6 - - 76.4 - - 76.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.1 - - 36.1 - - 36.7 - - 38.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 56 - - 24 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98258 7 107 10 117 6 096 6 083 98258 90797 9 133 6 110 6 111 8 054 90797 85076 13 137 5 153 4 074 7 094 85076 80326 11 155 1 131 6 133 4 164 80326 76225 11 180 6 143 4 143 4 163 76225 72594 9 161 4 091 4 154 4 143 72594 69302 7 185 5 234 1 178 5 098 69302 66274 0 327 4 185 2 012 1 049 66274 63462 4 327 2 251 5 315 2 026 63462 60737 12 332 1 078 5 317 4 002 60737 57905 9 345 4 335 8 290 10 324 57905 54988 11 344 12 335 10 308 14 325 54988 52224 15 331 17 316 15 325 15 319 52224 49752 22 347 20 324 21 335 19 330 49752 47555 33 340 29 327 29 329 27 328 47555 45583 32 343 32 334 30 330 29 332 45583 43792 41 352 40 339 33 330 33 338 43792 42143 45 349 43 338 35 333 33 338 42143 40608 44 352 42 349 34 341 32 343 40608 39167 48 358 45 356 35 349 32 347 39167 37810 48 000 46 359 35 350 32 347 37810 36503 45 002 43 001 31 348 30 344 36503 35184 41 001 37 358 28 341 29 337 35184 33826 40 004 34 351 28 335 29 332 33826 32432 38 005 33 348 28 334 29 332 32432 30991 34 357 33 345 29 335 29 333 30991 29492 33 348 34 343 30 339 28 335 29492 27937 34 351 32 347 27 348 24 341 27937 26329 30 353 28 354 21 356 17 342 26329 24673 24 350 24 354 17 355 14 333 24673 22971 18 349 19 348 15 345 13 322 22971 21221 14 354 13 331 12 327 12 320 21221 19416 10 356 10 317 8 310 7 318 19416 17595 8 332 7 314 7 282 6 291 17595 15848 8 301 7 308 10 271 8 303 15848 14252 7 289 7 284 10 274 9 309 14252 12823 4 284 6 273 10 278 9 313 12823 11539 1 351 6 271 9 284 9 318 11539 10383 3 049 6 273 8 296 9 320 10383 9343 3 058 5 277 7 311 9 321 9343 8408 4 062 4 286 7 325 9 320 8408 7573 4 066 3 295 7 339 9 320 7573 6825 3 066 2 314 6 353 8 319 6825 6147 3 068 2 341 6 005 8 317 6147 5540 2 060 2 011 6 018 7 315 5540 5029 1 037 2 030 6 028 6 313 5029 4633 1 324 2 038 5 039 5 309 4633 4358 1 296 2 048 4 050 3 303 4358 4191 1*267 1*054 4*059 2*290 4191 4095 1*255 1*062 3*063 1*242 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