DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 79.3 - - 86.1 - - - - - 83.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 48 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2400 - - 7668 - - - - - 2267 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 40 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 086 - - - - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8698 - - -7563 - - - - - -4928 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12795 - - 11659 - - - - - 9024 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14854 - - -11000 - - - - - -8264 ODpotential blCL - - - 18950 - - 15096 - - - - - 12360 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 67 - - - - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 240 - - - - - 1740 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.3 - - 86.1 - - - - - 83.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.8 - - 49.2 - - - - - 58.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.0 - - 85.9 - - - - - 85.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 47.9 - - - - - 57.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 48 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 2 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 12 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] 98836 23 104 27 109 26 094 98836 91321 26 087 30 089 24 091 91321 85555 18 103 18 086 27 091 85555 80801 21 099 16 105 23 078 80801 76726 19 095 18 099 17 090 76726 73131 16 079 15 090 19 096 73131 69888 14 082 13 088 20 082 69888 66923 16 066 13 081 18 067 66923 64173 9 054 9 077 13 048 64173 61516 9 051 5 113 12 015 61516 58764 13 015 6 060 8 343 58764 55925 9 016 11 020 11 015 55925 53222 8 052 7 043 11 020 53222 50794 12 087 10 097 4 046 50794 48616 21 069 19 083 8 128 48616 46632 20 060 21 079 15 109 46632 44815 12 075 16 092 19 093 44815 43141 16 100 14 110 13 094 43141 41579 21 084 17 090 15 105 41579 40109 26 072 19 075 17 085 40109 38727 25 067 20 087 17 082 38727 37399 24 073 19 093 10 084 37399 36057 20 084 17 076 8 129 36057 34673 19 088 13 059 6 129 34673 33250 19 082 8 096 8 099 33250 31777 18 083 7 094 9 090 31777 30245 13 089 8 073 7 087 30245 28655 9 094 10 067 6 102 28655 27010 9 075 11 077 3 122 27010 25314 10 061 10 069 3 003 25314 23567 12 055 10 061 3 002 23567 21765 10 046 9 059 2 009 21765 19901 6 026 5 038 3 027 19901 18010 4 285 5 326 2 047 18010 16195 6 268 9 299 8 026 16195 14547 7 284 12 296 13 009 14547 13073 8 293 12 289 15 354 13073 11750 7 295 12 288 16 341 11750 10560 5 287 12 290 17 332 10560 9489 3 268 11 293 18 323 9489 8527 2 267 10 299 19 315 8527 7668 2 279 9 306 21 307 7668 6900 2 293 8 316 22 299 6900 6203 2 304 7 327 23 296 6203 5580 2 321 6 339 23 294 5580 5055 1 332 5 352 23 293 5055 4648 1 346 4 006 22 293 4648 4366 1 342 3 021 20 292 4366 4194 0*263 1*046 17*293 4194 4095 1*202 1*086 10*293 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