DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/24 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.6 - - 48.7 - - 51.3 - - 51.1 - - 49.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 8 - - 18 - - 17 - - 4 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1941 - - 2672 - - 3257 - - 3115 - - 2024 Hgt.Variab. W* 23 - - 30 - - 29 - - 20 - - 19 W* B/S 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 343 - - 330 - - 334 - - 325 - - 108 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -2 - - 0 - - -1 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3506 - - -1997 - - -1876 - - -1973 - - -1741 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7600 - - 6091 - - 5971 - - 6068 - - 5835 sfcLCL ODpotential -9666 - - -6035 - - -4405 - - -5211 - - -5361 ODpotential blCL 13760 - - 10129 - - 8499 - - 9305 - - 9455 blCL maxRH 63 - - 75 - - 72 - - 64 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.6 - - 48.7 - - 51.3 - - 51.1 - - 49.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.9 - - 36.5 - - 39.5 - - 38.9 - - 38.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.8 - - 48.2 - - 50.8 - - 51.0 - - 50.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.9 - - 35.4 - - 38.5 - - 38.1 - - 38.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 8 - - 18 - - 17 - - 4 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96437 20 096 19 071 17 067 19 077 16 077 96437 89385 16 086 13 098 15 078 12 099 16 069 89385 83870 10 083 10 109 6 103 5 085 12 073 83870 79251 9 126 3 153 5 132 3 129 9 056 79251 75259 2 151 3 160 4 261 3 286 4 053 75259 71721 1 323 3 214 5 267 5 309 5 031 71721 68492 5 295 12 240 17 273 16 297 12 351 68492 65515 10 284 9 269 17 270 17 291 15 306 65515 62760 28 281 20 284 22 281 21 297 20 298 62760 60090 27 277 27 282 30 281 26 296 22 297 60090 57293 32 284 30 280 33 280 31 294 26 297 57293 54377 37 273 35 279 38 283 38 292 35 293 54377 51602 41 271 41 278 42 280 41 288 42 291 51602 49129 47 276 43 278 42 283 48 289 41 297 49129 46938 55 281 48 285 50 285 45 291 45 305 46938 44970 66 279 58 284 52 292 48 292 42 301 44970 43174 68 276 59 291 50 294 40 301 38 323 43174 41526 62 282 58 289 48 314 56 322 55 324 41526 40011 65 292 51 300 56 318 65 312 59 321 40011 38609 65 289 57 315 53 312 54 306 56 328 38609 37296 61 289 58 313 48 327 47 318 59 337 37296 36029 61 290 53 305 52 340 58 332 66 344 36029 34748 60 288 45 304 54 338 61 334 66 341 34748 33426 55 293 46 314 47 328 51 325 61 337 33426 32063 53 302 53 318 46 317 48 316 46 331 32063 30649 52 310 55 318 54 318 52 316 41 328 30649 29173 51 315 54 319 58 322 53 320 41 330 29173 27639 53 317 53 318 57 324 53 322 41 328 27639 26052 52 315 50 317 53 323 52 322 46 321 26052 24416 48 314 46 317 48 321 49 321 46 315 24416 22732 44 313 43 316 42 317 45 317 45 308 22732 20993 40 313 40 314 37 312 42 312 45 303 20993 19191 38 315 37 313 35 308 39 309 44 304 19191 17362 37 320 34 314 35 306 36 307 39 303 17362 15603 34 323 32 315 34 306 34 308 33 299 15603 14003 31 321 30 315 31 308 32 309 30 299 14003 12578 27 314 26 311 29 311 29 312 26 306 12578 11305 25 309 23 303 26 314 26 317 21 314 11305 10167 22 306 19 295 23 313 22 321 16 318 10167 9148 19 306 15 291 19 310 17 323 10 315 9148 8238 16 309 13 295 16 306 13 319 7 299 8238 7429 14 313 11 306 14 306 10 312 7 278 7429 6707 14 316 11 316 12 311 8 305 7 266 6707 6055 13 315 11 321 9 317 7 303 6 262 6055 5473 12 313 10 322 8 324 6 307 4 256 5473 4983 9 314 9 322 8 326 5 311 2 243 4983 4605 6 318 7 323 8 329 4 314 1 190 4605 4344 3 330 6 327 7 331 4 318 1 134 4344 4184 3*336 6*329 7*333 3*322 1*117 4184 4093 2*343 5*330 6*334 3*325 1*108 4093 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