DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.5 - - 48.7 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 70 - - - - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1777 - - 859 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4075 - - 4076 - - - - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6077 - - 5159 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2297 - - 5476 - - - - - 7899 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 194 - - 167 - - - - - 25 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 325 - - 009 - - - - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -17 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -67 - - -2846 - - - - - -3699 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6144 - - 8006 - - - - - 7794 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1859 - - -4518 - - - - - -4745 ODpotential blCL - - - 7936 - - 9677 - - - - - 8839 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 69 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.5 - - 48.7 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.9 - - 28.0 - - - - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.8 - - 47.8 - - - - - 51.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.9 - - 26.8 - - - - - 30.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 70 - - - - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1777 - - 859 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 97093 45 273 64 278 50 283 97093 89694 43 276 55 273 43 279 89694 84006 40 270 37 268 45 278 84006 79334 31 257 30 267 39 269 79334 75318 23 263 23 257 24 271 75318 71751 25 271 23 247 24 281 71751 68507 26 262 24 244 26 274 68507 65516 26 257 27 257 25 259 65516 62729 26 250 29 252 21 260 62729 60015 23 245 20 255 22 274 60015 57179 25 273 25 274 23 276 57179 54234 25 270 26 280 24 279 54234 51425 23 279 25 279 24 297 51425 48902 24 286 27 290 26 304 48902 46641 26 292 29 296 23 305 46641 44590 27 294 28 297 21 313 44590 42716 25 292 24 299 23 321 42716 40994 21 292 19 305 26 324 40994 39401 20 302 16 318 22 332 39401 37924 18 309 16 329 20 358 37924 36556 17 307 15 336 31 014 36556 35263 11 301 12 329 44 017 35263 33979 7 001 13 351 48 017 33979 32668 25 022 16 040 45 020 32668 31331 24 029 24 023 42 023 31331 29955 27 060 19 044 37 027 29955 28527 36 060 23 057 29 022 28527 27050 34 057 24 052 21 015 27050 25520 32 054 24 050 18 003 25520 23938 31 050 25 044 17 352 23938 22305 29 046 25 043 19 346 22305 20614 20 038 21 044 19 353 20614 18861 15 032 14 037 17 014 18861 17079 12 031 10 013 16 021 17079 15363 7 059 6 356 15 012 15363 13805 4 075 2 343 11 008 13805 12423 3 065 1 020 7 001 12423 11190 2 050 1 010 8 348 11190 10083 1 054 2 347 10 345 10083 9089 1 177 3 343 12 342 9089 8198 0 208 3 342 13 339 8198 7402 1 301 4 345 14 337 7402 6689 2*307 4 349 14 337 6689 6044 3*312 4 352 14 336 6044 5467 2 319 4*359 14 335 5467 4981 2 328 3*007 13 335 4981 4604 2 335 2 009 13 334 4604 4343 2 337 2 014 12 335 4343 4184 2 333 2 009 11*334 4184 4093 2 337 2 008 10*335 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