DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 54.2 - - 52.4 - - 56.0 - - 54.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 134 - - 77 - - 50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4837 - - 2811 - - 6113 - - 3956 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7170 - - 5822 - - 7890 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9137 - - 7111 - - 10413 - - 8256 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3590 - - 3520 - - 2936 - - 4112 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 353 - - 316 - - 348 - - 269 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 20 - - 15 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 317 - - 331 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - -14 - - 17 - - 19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 607 - - 304 - - 1378 - - 241 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8531 - - 6807 - - 9035 - - 8015 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1310 - - -1622 - - -233 - - -1481 ODpotential blCL - - - 10447 - - 8733 - - 10646 - - 9737 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 74 - - 95 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 160 - - 80 - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.2 - - 52.4 - - 56.0 - - 54.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.7 - - 36.5 - - 30.3 - - 33.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.0 - - 51.1 - - 55.0 - - 53.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.7 - - 35.3 - - 29.3 - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 134 - - 77 - - 50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4837 - - 2811 - - 6113 - - 3956 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 80 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98680 8 110 8 097 15 091 14 109 98680 91186 10 119 12 114 8 096 14 073 91186 85413 12 133 6 099 11 115 14 067 85413 80639 10 136 6 085 14 073 11 095 80639 76536 13 107 6 216 8 043 11 069 76536 72897 3 109 5 184 3 197 6 063 72897 69586 2 135 3 207 3 094 5 124 69586 66536 3 088 7 145 1 151 3 066 66536 63697 4 283 2 117 4 200 2 003 63697 60925 5 214 3 290 3 242 5 293 60925 58032 6 276 5 353 6 046 5 229 58032 55042 7 309 7 290 12 338 7 342 55042 52184 10 032 8 135 5 232 7 322 52184 49601 12 283 13 271 7 299 5 342 49601 47281 10 228 16 246 14 278 5 330 47281 45173 11 243 16 236 16 258 7 284 45173 43243 21 263 14 249 14 258 11 258 43243 41465 29 267 17 263 11 265 12 247 41465 39816 35 262 21 266 12 260 11 242 39816 38278 40 256 26 261 14 250 9 227 38278 36842 43 251 30 251 16 239 9 207 36842 35472 46 248 31 243 19 229 12 191 35472 34102 49 243 34 237 23 220 14 177 34102 32709 54 238 38 233 27 211 18 167 32709 31300 56 235 42 230 29 203 20 169 31300 29862 55 234 45 222 34 199 24 174 29862 28386 54 234 50 212 42 196 34 168 28386 26876 55 230 52 206 49 191 44 160 26876 25331 55 223 47 205 50 187 53 157 25331 23745 55 217 42 207 48 178 63 161 23745 22114 52 218 37 207 57 173 65 167 22114 20435 43 222 32 200 60 173 55 169 20435 18707 32 220 35 188 48 174 36 162 18707 16961 29 206 36 187 28 183 22 147 16961 15281 30 206 25 203 14 205 16 145 15281 13752 25 221 19 227 9 238 9 110 13752 12387 18 242 17 238 8 283 8 066 12387 11166 17 249 15 250 10*309 9 036 11166 10068 17*253 15 266 12*324 11 003 10068 9081 17*258 15 284 14 329 12*346 9081 8194 18 262 17 300 15 331 13*335 8194 7401 18 266 19*312 15 332 14 325 7401 6691 18 270 20*315 16 332 15 315 6691 6046 19 273 21 316 16 332 16 308 6046 5470 18 275 21 317 16 332 16 306 5470 4983 18 276 21 317 15 332 16 304 4983 4606 17 277 20 318 15 332 16 303 4606 4344 17 278 20 318 15 332 16 303 4344 4184 16 278 19 318 15 332 15 303 4184 4093 15 279 18 320 14 333 14 304 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