DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.8 - - 84.3 - - 87.1 - - 82.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 53 - - 22 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4079 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3531 - - 8723 - - 12899 - - 5997 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 42 - - 33 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 279 - - 000 - - 047 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 8 - - 6 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5087 - - -7646 - - -6990 - - -4439 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9184 - - 11742 - - 11087 - - 8536 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8240 - - -9825 - - -8926 - - -7260 ODpotential blCL - - - 12336 - - 13921 - - 13022 - - 11356 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 45 - - 68 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 390 - - 290 - - 1490 - - 2320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.8 - - 84.3 - - 87.1 - - 82.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.6 - - 46.9 - - 52.5 - - 59.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.5 - - 84.0 - - 87.2 - - 83.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.3 - - 45.7 - - 51.3 - - 57.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 53 - - 22 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 - - 12 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] 99114 25 108 27 109 20 107 29 105 99114 91579 25 126 19 115 18 101 19 116 91579 85780 24 123 14 110 18 105 17 108 85780 80990 21 110 16 112 18 107 21 099 80990 76870 19 112 17 117 17 104 19 100 76870 73232 21 103 18 133 9 128 15 074 73232 69941 15 107 14 120 8 130 7 061 69941 66924 5 096 10 114 4 123 6 070 66924 64136 5 178 3 118 2 163 2 036 64136 61443 5 228 4 273 4 274 6 287 61443 58648 6 274 7 261 8 254 11 262 58648 55760 21 279 20 279 17 279 15 271 55760 53009 32 272 32 271 30 271 27 270 53009 50543 40 272 40 268 40 267 40 266 50543 48346 46 273 44 269 45 264 46 261 48346 46364 46 276 46 269 47 263 47 260 46364 44552 44 278 44 270 46 263 45 258 44552 42877 43 278 43 273 42 263 43 256 42877 41313 41 276 44 273 41 264 42 255 41313 39844 38 273 45 272 41 262 41 256 39844 38459 35 272 45 270 40 258 39 257 38459 37127 33 272 43 269 39 255 38 258 37127 35786 31 270 40 270 36 253 38 257 35786 34407 29 269 37 270 34 251 38 259 34407 32996 26 266 36 270 33 252 39 260 32996 31537 22 255 36 268 33 255 38 261 31537 30020 19 244 33 264 31 257 36 261 30020 28448 18 248 30 261 28 260 33 258 28448 26823 18 253 27 258 27 262 28 256 26823 25148 18 255 25 260 25 267 26 260 25148 23423 17 255 22 262 24 271 27 267 23423 21643 14 252 18 253 22 269 27 273 21643 19801 11 237 16 237 20 257 24 273 19801 17931 10 219 16 218 17 238 20 264 17931 16133 7 228 11 208 16 238 13 238 16133 14493 9 237 9 210 14 241 4 231 14493 13026 11 223 8 214 12 244 4 013 13026 11710 10 202 8 218 9 249 6 014 11710 10526 8 181 6 220 7 256 7 359 10526 9460 6 162 5 226 5 269 9 337 9460 8503 5 145 3 230 3 296 12 324 8503 7649 4 123 2 238 2 338 15 316 7649 6884 3 068 1 268 3 011 18 310 6884 6191 3 042 1 313 4 027 20 308 6191 5572 3 019 2 349 5 036 20 307 5572 5049 3 002 2 358 6 041 21 306 5049 4645 3 348 2 002 6 045 20 306 4645 4364 2 333 2 000 5 046 19 306 4364 4193 2*317 2*358 5*048 17*307 4193 4095 1*279 2*000 4*047 10*309 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