DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - 77.5 - - 84.4 - - 88.3 - - 83.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 50 - - 20 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 476 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - 4079 - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4776 - - 4096 - - 4097 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3395 - - 8305 - - 12353 - - 4593 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 120 - - 42 - - 32 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 091 - - 065 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 11 - - 4 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1785 - - -4396 - - -5191 - - -3667 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6561 - - 8493 - - 9289 - - 7763 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4592 - - -6689 - - -7068 - - -6610 ODpotential blCL - - - 9368 - - 10785 - - 11165 - - 10706 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 67 - - 92 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 1320 - - 1680 - - 2320 - - 2070 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.5 - - 84.4 - - 88.3 - - 83.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.4 - - 60.9 - - 61.3 - - 62.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.1 - - 83.8 - - 88.2 - - 83.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 59.6 - - 60.1 - - 61.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 50 - - 20 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 476 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 68 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 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] 99490 32 114 31 101 36 111 38 104 99490 91970 29 119 25 113 23 102 33 095 91970 86194 29 115 27 121 20 100 25 103 86194 81412 30 103 29 112 24 106 24 120 81412 77288 27 104 27 105 27 111 25 115 77288 73637 20 108 20 109 22 107 26 106 73637 70343 16 123 21 113 17 119 17 103 70343 67328 19 125 16 128 16 138 12 120 67328 64541 13 110 17 133 16 151 8 135 64541 61858 9 159 13 161 16 157 13 159 61858 59074 12 204 19 191 16 198 12 179 59074 56194 20 200 22 210 19 203 17 203 56194 53460 24 188 30 208 23 212 19 213 53460 51019 26 185 29 198 27 213 25 217 51019 48841 24 203 28 206 30 214 32 219 48841 46855 30 218 35 206 36 217 38 222 46855 45021 35 209 38 208 42 219 42 220 45021 43311 38 209 41 213 46 220 45 226 43311 41716 38 212 40 215 45 222 48 229 41716 40225 36 211 37 215 44 223 46 229 40225 38830 34 209 33 213 41 222 43 229 38830 37493 33 206 29 212 38 221 41 228 37493 36144 34 204 26 216 36 221 39 230 36144 34753 34 208 25 221 33 222 36 236 34753 33327 28 210 25 225 30 228 33 241 33327 31851 23 208 25 230 28 235 29 240 31851 30313 23 214 24 235 26 239 27 237 30313 28715 24 223 23 239 25 240 27 238 28715 27057 24 231 21 238 23 241 26 242 27057 25347 22 236 20 234 23 238 23 240 25347 23590 19 236 19 230 24 236 23 237 23590 21781 17 234 19 230 25 234 24 237 21781 19914 12 234 17 232 24 236 23 234 19914 18021 12 230 16 231 21 231 23 226 18021 16204 13 228 17 234 14 234 16 204 16204 14548 12 229 15 240 13 240 10 170 14548 13067 9 234 13 244 11 250 9 138 13067 11738 7 244 10 246 10 256 7 124 11738 10543 6 248 9 246 9 262 4 112 10543 9469 7 246 8 246 7 264 1 019 9469 8507 7 243 6 244 5 267 5 307 8507 7649 7 239 4 238 3 271 10 298 7649 6883 6 238 2 221 1 290 15 295 6883 6190 5 234 1 148 1 044 18 292 6190 5570 4 225 3 104 2 064 20 292 5570 5049 3*205 4 094 3 070 20 292 5049 4645 3*179 5 091 3 070 19 292 4645 4365 3 167 5 091 3 066 17 294 4365 4194 3 161 5*091 3*066 15*295 4194 4095 3 160 5*091 3*065 9*300 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