DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 = 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 - - - 65.1 - - 68.4 - - 71.3 - - 69.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 58 - - 24 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 107 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4407 - - 4095 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7071 - - 8693 - - 11539 - - 10879 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 38 - - 80 - - 33 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 052 - - 358 - - 024 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 8 - - 5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6660 - - -5962 - - -6341 - - -4907 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10756 - - 10370 - - 10437 - - 9002 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9242 - - -7821 - - -7957 - - -6950 ODpotential blCL - - - 13337 - - 12228 - - 12052 - - 11045 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 58 - - 76 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - 500 - - 760 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.1 - - 68.4 - - 71.3 - - 69.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 37.2 - - 39.7 - - 43.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 67.9 - - 71.2 - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.1 - - 36.1 - - 38.6 - - 42.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 58 - - 24 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 107 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98548 16 120 14 092 13 098 13 105 98548 91059 20 116 12 115 13 089 13 092 91059 85346 20 120 12 131 13 084 16 096 85346 80625 22 120 15 120 12 095 22 095 80625 76551 18 120 16 130 9 083 18 086 76551 72948 12 106 21 136 9 133 11 071 72948 69694 9 137 14 117 9 112 7 119 69694 66694 11 187 4 148 3 052 7 126 66694 63898 13 198 8 184 6 173 6 192 63898 61166 13 222 9 215 8 220 13 220 61166 58298 17 234 19 225 19 234 21 224 58298 55318 22 243 20 243 20 246 17 235 55318 52468 28 255 25 256 24 254 21 255 52468 49907 35 263 31 259 29 257 27 259 49907 47615 38 264 35 262 32 264 30 261 47615 45542 40 265 37 268 35 273 32 272 45542 43647 43 266 40 271 37 277 38 279 43647 41906 44 273 43 275 44 279 46 279 41906 40306 49 271 49 274 50 277 51 279 40306 38836 43 271 50 277 53 277 52 276 38836 37476 46 282 50 276 47 276 42 279 37476 36180 51 281 40 286 42 306 38 310 36180 34882 53 275 49 305 56 314 49 321 34882 33552 51 275 58 302 60 309 54 317 33552 32190 46 277 57 297 59 305 55 313 32190 30781 40 274 55 299 55 305 54 311 30781 29312 37 268 54 301 52 307 54 313 29312 27786 36 266 52 302 49 308 50 312 27786 26204 34 264 47 303 43 308 44 307 26204 24570 33 265 40 297 36 299 37 301 24570 22887 31 268 38 286 34 286 34 294 22887 21150 27 269 37 280 34 282 33 289 21150 19350 22 268 32 280 30 282 31 288 19350 17528 20 263 27 276 24 269 24 279 17528 15778 17 252 23 263 19 252 17 246 15778 14185 13 240 17 243 18 254 11 259 14185 12761 9 226 12 222 15 257 9 296 12761 11484 8 199 9 211 12 261 9 320 11484 10335 9 149 7 204 8 273 9 330 10335 9301 10 128 6 194 6 293 9 336 9301 8372 10 120 4 180 5 324 10 339 8372 7543 9 116 3 159 5 354 10 340 7543 6801 8 111 2 130 6 010 10 341 6801 6128 7 107 2 095 7 018 10 340 6128 5527 5 097 2 047 8 023 10 339 5527 5020 4 084 3 017 8 026 10 339 5020 4627 3 070 5*004 7 027 9 338 4627 4355 3 060 6*359 7 026 8 338 4355 4189 2*056 6 358 7*025 7*338 4189 4094 2*052 6 357 6*024 5*336 4094 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