DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 89.1 - - 91.1 - - 84.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 45 - - 1 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - 4079 - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4097 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2797 - - 9263 - - 12337 - - 2902 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 39 - - 26 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 091 - - 033 - - 286 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 3 - - -5 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6558 - - -6877 - - -6641 - - -6373 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10655 - - 10973 - - 10738 - - 10469 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11316 - - -9446 - - -9050 - - -10608 ODpotential blCL - - - 15412 - - 13542 - - 13147 - - 14704 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 63 - - 62 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 1170 - - 2000 - - 440 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 89.1 - - 91.1 - - 84.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.0 - - 55.0 - - 57.9 - - 52.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.2 - - 89.1 - - 92.0 - - 86.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 53.7 - - 56.5 - - 51.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 45 - - 1 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 10 - - 12 - - 9 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] 99521 32 115 28 099 40 099 30 087 99521 92002 30 106 32 103 25 100 33 097 92002 86216 30 102 27 106 25 105 25 096 86216 81425 26 111 22 101 26 096 25 104 81425 77302 22 114 19 104 17 089 26 099 77302 73652 17 098 16 120 14 109 17 099 73652 70349 13 102 15 135 12 115 10 099 70349 67330 11 132 10 143 9 112 9 117 67330 64545 10 143 10 169 5 119 8 124 64545 61860 6 156 9 142 8 158 9 145 61860 59080 12 210 14 198 7 207 8 193 59080 56217 20 209 24 203 25 213 19 210 56217 53504 23 219 28 217 34 218 30 226 53504 51075 32 233 36 226 43 228 39 232 51075 48899 46 236 46 229 53 229 51 229 48899 46919 54 234 50 228 59 230 60 226 46919 45094 61 230 61 228 64 230 68 226 45094 43395 71 229 68 227 71 230 71 228 43395 41801 73 228 71 227 73 230 69 230 41801 40302 72 228 68 225 70 228 68 228 40302 38892 69 228 63 224 67 226 68 224 38892 37536 65 228 60 225 64 224 67 222 37536 36170 57 226 56 227 60 223 63 224 36170 34763 49 227 49 225 53 221 57 226 34763 33321 45 228 43 223 48 221 52 226 33321 31835 41 229 40 223 44 223 47 225 31835 30295 37 225 37 222 41 226 46 225 30295 28698 34 218 33 223 35 227 46 228 28698 27043 31 213 29 224 29 227 41 230 27043 25338 29 216 27 224 25 226 35 225 25338 23588 28 223 27 219 26 222 33 220 23588 21790 28 227 29 218 29 220 33 217 21790 19932 28 224 32 221 30 216 34 210 19932 18045 28 217 32 220 27 206 34 201 18045 16228 29 212 27 219 19 198 28 191 16228 14568 29 211 21 223 17 198 23 189 14568 13083 26 211 20 225 13 206 18 194 13083 11751 22 207 18 231 11 221 14 203 11751 10554 20 207 16 236 11 240 12 217 10554 9480 17 215 14 240 12 253 12 236 9480 8517 14 228 12 243 13 263 13 253 8517 7658 10 239 10 248 14 268 16 265 7658 6891 7 244 7 254 15 271 18 273 6891 6195 4 247 4 264 15 273 20 277 6195 5574 1 258 2 300 15 275 20 278 5574 5051 1 056 2 357 15 277 20 279 5051 4646 2 076 3 024 14 279 19 280 4646 4365 2 086 3 033 14 280 16 282 4365 4194 2*090 3*035 12*282 14*284 4194 4095 2*091 3*033 10*286 8*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