DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 51.5 - - 52.7 - - 56.6 - - 57.0 - - 55.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - -3 - - 9 - - -3 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 718 - - 791 - - 1910 - - 1364 - - 792 Hgt.Variab. W* 13 - - 12 - - 22 - - 10 - - 9 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 6 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 083 - - 080 - - 228 - - 063 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -3 - - 1 - - 2 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2871 - - -3108 - - -4149 - - -4417 - - -5226 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6965 - - 7202 - - 8243 - - 8511 - - 9320 sfcLCL ODpotential -10686 - - -10953 - - -11033 - - -11113 - - -12674 ODpotential blCL 14780 - - 15047 - - 15127 - - 15207 - - 16768 blCL maxRH 58 - - 49 - - 44 - - 48 - - 65 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 51.5 - - 52.7 - - 56.6 - - 57.0 - - 55.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.6 - - 35.8 - - 35.2 - - 34.5 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 52.2 - - 53.0 - - 57.8 - - 59.6 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.5 - - 34.6 - - 34.0 - - 33.3 - - 28.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - -3 - - 9 - - -3 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 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] 96651 33 095 25 100 30 096 34 091 19 089 96651 89547 20 090 23 094 22 114 20 074 12 075 89547 84006 22 062 15 080 9 071 17 033 17 038 84006 79402 14 074 14 062 5 056 17 359 20 028 79402 75426 17 050 17 031 6 060 12 352 19 009 75426 71900 13 020 24 017 16 032 15 005 17 029 71900 68696 9 018 18 001 18 011 16 004 21 028 68696 65732 15 014 14 349 19 353 19 013 22 012 65732 62992 18 350 15 328 22 345 15 007 18 348 62992 60359 17 339 21 326 27 330 29 341 21 336 60359 57632 22 337 28 321 29 326 31 326 23 325 57632 54824 25 323 33 320 30 323 28 326 27 333 54824 52158 30 321 33 324 31 330 28 327 29 326 52158 49759 36 326 34 331 32 335 28 328 26 317 49759 47603 43 321 37 326 36 332 31 323 25 319 47603 45658 45 310 43 312 37 315 34 311 29 316 45658 43905 40 290 48 295 43 311 34 302 31 299 43905 42298 38 291 44 286 56 305 36 306 36 298 42298 40791 41 295 41 282 60 285 48 299 40 300 40791 39371 41 296 42 282 56 287 55 292 41 301 39371 38030 39 301 43 283 49 289 49 294 42 306 38030 36735 37 304 44 286 44 285 46 293 47 306 36735 35424 39 308 45 297 43 286 46 291 51 301 35424 34071 42 310 47 304 44 291 46 287 52 294 34071 32678 43 310 44 301 43 293 46 281 53 290 32678 31233 41 308 42 302 44 292 47 280 55 290 31233 29725 39 307 40 303 46 289 47 282 56 291 29725 28159 37 306 39 300 46 284 48 282 58 290 28159 26535 38 302 39 296 46 281 49 281 59 288 26535 24853 38 297 39 292 45 281 50 287 56 286 24853 23119 37 296 36 291 45 282 48 290 50 288 23119 21334 33 296 32 291 42 287 42 294 42 297 21334 19493 30 294 29 292 34 295 33 305 32 310 19493 17629 29 294 29 296 30 306 27 317 25 315 17629 15838 30 302 29 306 29 314 25 322 24 317 15838 14207 32 311 29 315 29 320 24 323 25 322 14207 12752 33 318 28 321 29 324 23 324 24 329 12752 11453 32 321 27 323 28 326 22 326 22 335 11453 10290 30 323 26 325 27 327 21 329 21 341 10290 9249 27 323 24 325 23 326 19 332 18 345 9249 8318 24 323 22 325 19 323 16 333 15 346 8318 7492 21 322 19 324 14 318 14 328 11 345 7492 6755 19 320 17 320 11 308 12 318 9 341 6755 6090 17 314 15 312 10 293 10 309 8 331 6090 5497 14 307 13 304 8 278 9 310 7 318 5497 4998 10 303 10 295 6 281 7 320 6 302 4998 4614 5 301 6 287 4 283 5 343 4 280 4614 4348 1 034 0 177 2 278 4 018 2 239 4348 4186 3*085 3*091 1*264 4*048 2*208 4186 4093 4*083 4*080 1*228 4*063 2*201 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