DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - 80.8 - - 88.0 - - 85.0 - - 81.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 32 - - -1 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4079 - - 4079 - - 4079 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7134 - - 12834 - - 11510 - - 4871 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 34 - - 38 - - 23 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 7 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 248 - - 268 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - -5 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5463 - - -8041 - - -5115 - - -5438 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9559 - - 12138 - - 9211 - - 9535 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7893 - - -9303 - - -7331 - - -8816 ODpotential blCL - - - 11989 - - 13399 - - 11427 - - 12912 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 63 - - 64 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 940 - - 970 - - 2430 - - 1060 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 88.0 - - 85.0 - - 81.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.1 - - 48.8 - - 58.5 - - 53.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.8 - - 88.1 - - 85.8 - - 82.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 47.9 - - 57.2 - - 52.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 32 - - -1 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 12 - - 10 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] 99241 18 128 20 103 17 118 20 090 99241 91777 20 112 14 104 18 114 13 091 91777 86017 15 104 15 129 12 071 18 090 86017 81235 10 091 14 115 5 089 12 074 81235 77112 9 096 10 104 8 103 7 050 77112 73478 10 085 4 098 10 089 7 072 73478 70193 10 064 10 104 4 100 8 104 70193 67169 5 117 10 122 5 116 4 085 67169 64371 5 167 4 184 2 160 3 067 64371 61675 5 168 5 194 5 241 4 332 61675 58864 9 228 10 233 9 216 5 221 58864 55957 17 225 21 224 27 242 24 253 55957 53210 31 243 36 236 44 244 40 250 53210 50749 42 247 45 244 51 240 45 246 50749 48538 48 251 50 248 51 245 44 247 48538 46521 53 253 57 251 60 249 53 254 46521 44668 59 252 60 249 64 246 64 252 44668 42958 59 250 58 247 59 245 64 249 42958 41375 54 249 54 248 54 247 60 248 41375 39900 48 249 51 250 53 248 57 245 39900 38520 44 248 49 250 53 248 56 243 38520 37195 44 246 48 249 51 246 54 240 37195 35859 44 244 47 246 49 242 53 238 35859 34482 43 242 46 242 49 239 53 240 34482 33069 42 240 45 238 49 238 52 241 33069 31608 40 238 43 235 46 238 50 240 31608 30089 39 238 41 232 43 236 47 240 30089 28513 39 236 40 231 41 236 43 240 28513 26881 39 234 40 233 38 236 39 239 26881 25195 37 235 36 235 33 232 39 234 25195 23462 33 238 30 234 31 227 39 228 23462 21676 28 239 26 231 31 223 38 219 21676 19831 26 234 25 228 31 220 37 211 19831 17957 27 226 25 224 29 214 36 205 17957 16150 27 221 20 223 22 208 33 202 16150 14500 25 222 18 225 17 210 28 206 14500 13025 24 227 17 227 16 213 23 211 13025 11703 23 233 17 229 16 219 20 219 11703 10515 21 233 16 232 15 234 17 228 10515 9447 19 231 16 235 16 242 16 240 9447 8491 17 228 15 237 16 247 17 253 8491 7637 15 222 14 239 16 251 18 261 7637 6874 13 218 14 240 17 253 19 266 6874 6183 10 214 13 242 16 255 20 269 6183 5565 9 208 12 243 16 257 20 271 5565 5045 7 201 11 245 16 260 19 274 5045 4642 5 193 10 246 15 261 17 276 4642 4363 4 184 9 247 14 263 14 281 4363 4193 3*177 8*247 13*264 11*285 4193 4095 2*167 7*248 10*268 6*295 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