DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.0 - - 79.7 - - 77.1 - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 45 - - 5 - - 32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1604 - - 2309 - - 203 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 5904 - - 6609 - - 4503 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5991 - - 8187 - - 5957 - - 1149 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 187 - - 158 - - 89 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 15 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 194 - - 202 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -7 - - 5 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5991 - - -3924 - - -784 - - -15 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10087 - - 9828 - - 7393 - - 4519 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9100 - - -6003 - - -3229 - - -3171 ODpotential blCL - - - 13195 - - 11907 - - 9838 - - 7674 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 86 - - 79 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 1040 - - 2090 - - 2480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.0 - - 79.7 - - 77.1 - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.9 - - 50.5 - - 58.3 - - 63.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.6 - - 79.3 - - 77.0 - - 69.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.7 - - 49.3 - - 57.0 - - 62.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 45 - - 5 - - 32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1604 - - 2309 - - 203 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 45 - - 14 - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 11 - - 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] 99334 23 099 26 104 16 116 16 093 99334 91842 18 107 18 083 19 110 14 099 91842 86063 17 122 12 101 17 100 17 096 86063 81251 14 114 14 121 11 103 11 080 81251 77093 16 097 12 126 8 104 8 074 77093 73422 14 086 7 121 8 096 8 101 73422 70108 11 082 10 162 2 145 7 098 70108 67067 4 096 9 158 3 147 4 102 67067 64245 2 166 6 161 3 212 2 160 64245 61517 4 228 4 179 6 237 4 247 61517 58685 10 257 6 252 9 233 12 242 58685 55758 13 244 13 246 15 235 18 236 55758 52965 17 237 18 241 21 239 23 237 52965 50446 23 228 22 233 23 235 25 233 50446 48184 26 222 27 228 25 231 26 228 48184 46132 27 222 29 222 29 225 28 225 46132 44257 28 221 29 224 29 221 29 222 44257 42528 25 220 28 230 28 224 28 221 42528 40924 21 222 26 229 27 225 28 223 40924 39434 16 224 22 225 26 226 27 223 39434 38045 14 221 17 227 26 228 24 217 38045 36721 9 219 12 222 27 234 22 214 36721 35395 2 335 4 196 28 217 24 204 35395 34034 2 023 3 225 23 204 24 184 34034 32639 2 227 7 229 23 199 22 188 32639 31198 6 222 12 218 26 194 20 195 31198 29696 9 225 13 222 24 199 20 208 29696 28137 11 244 12 239 19 209 20 218 28137 26522 11 243 12 236 13 227 17 224 26522 24854 10 235 11 230 8 255 12 229 24854 23140 9 254 9 251 7 270 9 251 23140 21373 18 265 16 253 10 265 10 266 21373 19547 22 248 21 250 13 262 14 267 19547 17699 25 233 25 243 18 259 18 267 17699 15923 26 231 25 244 20 258 20 260 15923 14306 25 235 24 247 19 256 18 251 14306 12862 25 238 20 252 18 256 15 244 12862 11567 25 241 17 253 17 253 14 245 11567 10403 24 242 16 251 17 246 15 248 10403 9355 19 242 14 248 17 239 15 248 9355 8415 13 240 12 242 16 228 15 246 8415 7575 10 237 11 234 16 220 13 241 7575 6824 7 231 9 223 16*208 11 235 6824 6144 5 225 8*214 16*206 10 227 6144 5537 5 222 8*205 16 204 14 197 5537 5025 4 217 7 196 15 202 14 176 5025 4631 4 215 6 190 14 201 15*158 4631 4357 3 211 6 188 14 199 15*150 4357 4190 3*211 6 187 13 198 14 146 4190 4094 3*211 6 187 12 196 13 144 4094 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