DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - 72.0 - - 73.6 - - - - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 36 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4095 - - - - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7379 - - 8846 - - - - - 5619 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 38 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 12 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 273 - - - - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5546 - - -5386 - - - - - -3914 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9642 - - 9482 - - - - - 8010 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8120 - - -7265 - - - - - -6661 ODpotential blCL - - - 12215 - - 11360 - - - - - 10756 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 88 - - - - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 450 - - - - - 350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.0 - - 73.6 - - - - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.7 - - 45.9 - - - - - 46.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.3 - - 73.8 - - - - - 67.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 44.6 - - - - - 45.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 36 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 53 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 8 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] 98736 17 103 11 093 13 096 98736 91248 17 114 12 108 12 094 91248 85474 12 123 7 126 10 079 85474 80686 13 108 9 134 9 118 80686 76570 14 137 4 148 13 123 76570 72930 15 126 13 161 7 100 72930 69636 4 209 5 129 2 043 69636 66612 8 214 4 223 5 355 66612 63810 6 246 8 234 4 136 63810 61103 8 176 11 257 12 261 61103 58290 27 256 21 245 21 244 58290 55349 29 247 24 236 26 245 55349 52501 39 267 37 266 37 261 52501 49930 54 269 55 268 45 266 49930 47641 61 268 62 264 56 267 47641 45580 66 269 63 265 61 261 45580 43704 70 269 69 266 59 259 43704 41980 72 268 74 263 59 257 41980 40386 73 267 76 259 57 256 40386 38902 71 266 74 256 57 258 38902 37517 70 263 72 253 59 259 37517 36194 68 259 70 252 59 258 36194 34870 66 256 69 251 56 256 34870 33516 63 254 67 251 49 256 33516 32135 61 254 65 250 43 256 32135 30713 58 254 60 249 41 256 30713 29238 55 253 55 247 39 255 29238 27708 52 252 52 245 38 256 27708 26125 50 250 52 243 37 260 26125 24490 49 248 52 242 36 261 24490 22806 49 247 50 243 35 260 22806 21069 49 250 47 247 33 259 21069 19275 47 252 43 252 30 261 19275 17457 44 254 39 255 26 266 17457 15710 40 254 36 256 22 272 15710 14118 37 256 34 257 19 275 14118 12696 34 258 30 258 17 279 12696 11423 29 260 26 260 17 284 11423 10280 23 261 24 263 18 286 10280 9253 21 263 24 265 19 287 9253 8333 21 265 24 266 21 287 8333 7512 20 268 24 268 22 287 7512 6778 19 269 24 268 22 287 6778 6112 17 271 24 269 23 286 6112 5516 16 274 23 269 22 286 5516 5013 14 276 22 270 22 285 5013 4624 12 279 21 271 21 285 4624 4354 11 281 19 271 19 286 4354 4189 9*284 17*272 17*286 4189 4094 7*288 12*273 10*288 4094 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