DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 83.4 - - - - - 83.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 51 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4773 - - 7637 - - - - - 11106 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 41 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 247 - - 096 - - - - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 10 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5589 - - -7931 - - - - - -6318 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9686 - - 12028 - - - - - 10415 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9104 - - -10792 - - - - - -8771 ODpotential blCL - - - 13200 - - 14888 - - - - - 12867 blCL maxRH - - - 30 - - 28 - - - - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 410 - - 210 - - - - - 1160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 83.4 - - - - - 83.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.2 - - 44.9 - - - - - 52.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.2 - - 83.1 - - - - - 86.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 43.6 - - - - - 50.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 51 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 9 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] 99422 33 107 25 110 27 105 99422 91854 29 126 26 086 27 098 91854 86034 27 106 20 105 24 097 86034 81227 23 110 20 117 17 090 81227 77094 23 102 23 119 15 101 77094 73446 17 104 18 106 13 108 73446 70148 15 125 12 099 14 106 70148 67126 12 119 13 129 8 095 67126 64339 7 121 5 128 8 141 64339 61659 3 235 10 185 6 151 61659 58876 8 267 14 234 8 250 58876 55995 19 247 22 230 20 223 55995 53266 27 264 22 270 31 251 53266 50827 48 269 40 266 44 249 50827 48640 58 263 49 262 46 256 48640 46640 64 268 55 266 52 264 46640 44792 76 272 69 269 62 267 44792 43070 89 272 82 268 73 268 43070 41456 87 271 81 268 74 268 41456 39939 73 270 69 266 65 266 39939 38515 56 274 52 271 54 265 38515 37157 45 283 35 283 44 275 37157 35802 37 286 24 295 36 286 35802 34417 30 290 20 298 29 288 34417 33002 27 289 20 291 21 288 33002 31542 23 285 22 288 17 289 31542 30023 21 285 23 290 18 296 30023 28448 21 288 24 294 19 300 28448 26820 21 286 24 297 18 301 26820 25140 19 284 21 293 16 300 25140 23413 18 282 17 292 16 297 23413 21631 16 281 15 296 15 294 21631 19789 11 277 13 289 11 284 19789 17922 9 260 13 278 8 279 17922 16124 8 242 12 270 7 279 16124 14486 3 224 10 264 7 283 14486 13021 0 313 6 260 8 287 13021 11706 1 349 6 267 9 294 11706 10523 2 344 6 273 9 302 10523 9458 3 358 6 278 10 309 9458 8502 4 010 5 286 10 314 8502 7648 4 011 4 296 10 318 7648 6884 4 012 4 308 9 320 6884 6191 4 006 3 323 9 322 6191 5572 4 358 3 346 9 322 5572 5049 3 341 2 008 9 323 5049 4645 3 320 2 029 8 324 4645 4364 2 300 2 046 7 326 4364 4194 2*271 1*080 5*327 4194 4095 2*247 1*096 4*331 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