DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.2 - - 87.4 - - 83.6 - - 80.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 32 - - -5 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 9141 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 9203 - - 4078 - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 13441 - - 4096 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7879 - - 3801 - - 10462 - - 4465 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 34 - - 313 - - 23 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 15 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 134 - - 232 - - 265 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 16 - - -5 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5432 - - 933 - - -5306 - - -5035 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9528 - - 12508 - - 9403 - - 9132 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7554 - - -2995 - - -7611 - - -8396 ODpotential blCL - - - 11650 - - 16436 - - 11707 - - 12492 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 75 - - 93 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 820 - - 690 - - 2020 - - 1280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.2 - - 87.4 - - 83.6 - - 80.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.6 - - 46.6 - - 56.4 - - 54.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.2 - - 87.4 - - 84.4 - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.4 - - 45.7 - - 55.1 - - 53.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 32 - - -5 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 9141 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 73 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 5 - - 11 - - 10 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] 99306 23 112 18 108 16 121 17 110 99306 91857 23 119 14 112 13 101 18 089 91857 86089 19 097 17 120 11 102 16 089 86089 81288 12 110 14 084 14 114 10 102 81288 77167 12 110 10 096 13 103 8 107 77167 73528 9 126 8 125 10 091 9 096 73528 70223 8 106 5 150 2 087 7 064 70223 67189 8 106 10 123 3 165 1 321 67189 64379 2 168 6 130 1 019 3 159 64379 61673 2 250 3 210 10 305 3 294 61673 58850 6 251 6 247 5 204 5 167 58850 55915 10 198 14 204 23 246 20 248 55915 53135 29 231 30 232 38 241 35 250 53135 50658 39 240 43 240 41 246 38 255 50658 48454 45 241 51 243 48 249 43 256 48454 46454 48 239 53 242 51 248 46 254 46454 44613 47 236 53 239 51 245 48 252 44613 42907 46 235 51 236 51 242 50 249 42907 41323 45 236 49 236 53 239 53 244 41323 39854 45 237 46 236 54 238 53 240 39854 38483 43 238 44 237 52 239 52 239 38483 37163 44 239 43 238 50 240 51 243 37163 35828 47 238 44 238 48 239 49 243 35828 34452 47 236 43 237 47 238 46 241 34452 33041 44 235 39 236 46 236 46 238 33041 31584 41 237 37 237 46 235 45 236 31584 30070 40 240 35 239 45 237 42 237 30070 28499 39 241 34 238 41 241 37 238 28499 26870 35 240 36 235 38 240 34 237 26870 25186 30 240 37 232 36 235 33 233 25186 23454 30 239 36 231 35 232 33 229 23454 21667 31 233 34 234 32 228 31 223 21667 19820 32 226 33 232 30 221 30 213 19820 17946 31 224 30 228 27 214 29 204 17946 16141 30 227 24 225 22 209 27 198 16141 14493 30 233 20*224 18 210 24 199 14493 13018 28 234 19*225 17 215 22 204 13018 11696 23 228 18 227 17 221 20 213 11696 10509 20 216 17 229 17 229 19 221 10509 9442 18 207 16 232 17 240 19 229 9442 8486 16 197 15 233 18 245 18 238 8486 7633 14 192 15 235 18 249 18 247 7633 6870 12 189 14 235 18 251 18 256 6870 6180 10 186 13 237 18 254 19 262 6180 5563 9 181 12 238 18 255 19 266 5563 5043 7 172 10 239 17 257 18 269 5043 4641 6 163 9 241 17 258 16 273 4641 4363 5 153 9 242 16 260 13 278 4363 4193 4*146 8 243 14*261 10*283 4193 4095 3*134 7 243 11*265 6*297 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