DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 47.4 - - 52.5 - - 57.4 - - 60.8 - - 59.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 23 - - 48 - - 63 - - 28 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 625 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4076 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top 4093 - - 4094 - - 4925 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2208 - - 6981 - - 9565 - - 12028 - - 11461 Hgt.Variab. W* 32 - - 39 - - 146 - - 34 - - 14 W* B/S 1 - - 9 - - 16 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 326 - - 247 - - 042 - - 221 - - 247 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 5 - - -13 - - 6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2646 - - -4454 - - -5370 - - -8123 - - -6674 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6740 - - 8548 - - 10295 - - 12218 - - 10768 sfcLCL ODpotential -5107 - - -5910 - - -7613 - - -9343 - - -8051 ODpotential blCL 9200 - - 10004 - - 12538 - - 13437 - - 12145 blCL maxRH 71 - - 71 - - 78 - - 87 - - 61 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 20 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m 47.4 - - 52.5 - - 57.4 - - 60.8 - - 59.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.3 - - 29.5 - - 26.6 - - 21.3 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.8 - - 51.9 - - 56.7 - - 60.2 - - 60.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.1 - - 28.4 - - 25.4 - - 20.4 - - 25.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 23 - - 48 - - 63 - - 28 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 625 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 13 - - 46 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97508 20 294 26 295 24 300 22 300 22 307 97508 90165 16 300 17 281 22 293 22 298 28 313 90165 84532 13 297 12 291 22 289 20 299 23 314 84532 79867 16 293 14 292 17 271 20 294 17 294 79867 75848 18 277 17 273 17 261 17 288 15 272 75848 72278 19 267 21 261 20 255 17 273 15 265 72278 69017 19 263 23 264 19 261 18 249 17 253 69017 65998 20 262 23 262 21 261 19 255 19 267 65998 63197 21 256 25 262 21 260 23 264 21 271 63197 60484 21 260 24 258 21 275 21 266 20 264 60484 57640 21 254 23 250 24 271 22 269 22 278 57640 54688 18 264 19 252 24 254 25 271 23 285 54688 51880 19 275 19 277 20 263 24 263 21 291 51880 49360 22 281 22 288 21 285 19 289 22 298 49360 47110 22 289 23 284 23 290 27 296 21 296 47110 45077 22 283 21 295 22 288 24 295 25 316 45077 43227 20 304 20 305 18 312 21 317 24 332 43227 41532 22 315 20 315 21 325 22 325 27 351 41532 39961 23 310 20 319 22 336 21 357 33 000 39961 38495 20 303 18 323 23 353 29 019 37 008 38495 37124 15 308 18 337 27 010 35 024 37 011 37124 35821 13 315 21 355 34 018 41 024 38 009 35821 34520 12 323 24 005 43 019 50 024 40 007 34520 33187 11 345 27 007 49 017 55 026 37 014 33187 31818 15 357 27 005 48 016 58 028 35 017 31818 30402 18 358 24 003 43 014 58 027 34 015 30402 28928 19 008 20 357 40 012 55 035 33 015 28928 27398 16 011 15 342 31 008 45 037 33 013 27398 25812 8 324 11 325 15 349 30 030 33 012 25812 24175 8 310 10 307 13 317 16 019 34 012 24175 22493 6 297 10 296 14 316 4 342 27 013 22493 20769 3 268 11 300 12 313 2 340 13 009 20769 19002 5 280 8 308 8 309 2 001 3 000 19002 17222 8 289 5 303 5 277 7 284 6 357 17222 15514 9 293 4 287 7 252 8 288 8 354 15514 13957 8 281 4 290 7 252 7 303 9 352 13957 12563 6 261 4 287 5 255 4 331 8 351 12563 11312 4 217 2 268 4 260 4 347 7 349 11312 10188 3 174 1 172 3 266 3 348 6 349 10188 9176 2 136 2 125 3 274 3 346 5 350 9176 8269 3 094 3 111 2 290 3 343 4 351 8269 7459 3 068 3 105 1 317 3 342 3 351 7459 6734 4 050 2 101 1 348 2 336 3 346 6734 6078 4 033 2 094 2 009 1 331 2 337 6078 5491 6 009 1 091 2 025 1 320 2 312 5491 4996 7 346 0 054 2*036 1 279 1 288 4996 4613 7 328 0 245 2*041 1 248 1 271 4613 4348 7 326 1 241 2 040 1 232 1 260 4348 4186 7*326 1*241 1 042 1*224 1*257 4186 4093 7*326 1*247 1 045 1*221 1*247 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