DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 69.1 - - 71.1 - - 70.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 56 - - 13 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2031 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4078 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6331 - - 4095 - - 4095 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3179 - - 7654 - - 7643 - - 6373 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 215 - - 43 - - 29 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 325 - - 345 - - 323 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - 5 - - -2 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1137 - - -5669 - - -4347 - - -4297 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7468 - - 9764 - - 8442 - - 8392 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4270 - - -7440 - - -6269 - - -7129 ODpotential blCL - - - 10601 - - 11535 - - 10364 - - 11224 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 53 - - 43 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 69.1 - - 71.1 - - 70.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.9 - - 40.4 - - 48.0 - - 47.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.0 - - 68.8 - - 71.4 - - 70.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.7 - - 39.3 - - 46.9 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 56 - - 13 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2031 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 - - 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] 98952 25 122 18 114 18 106 17 102 98952 91420 20 113 13 109 19 107 17 099 91420 85635 21 112 12 106 13 101 22 089 85635 80867 15 124 13 097 14 099 19 094 80867 76774 12 133 11 106 14 106 14 096 76774 73158 9 144 9 119 7 115 14 096 73158 69884 8 145 7 119 8 111 6 109 69884 66863 5 114 5 130 2 099 6 121 66863 64058 6 145 10 186 10 269 7 310 64058 61359 8 322 6 274 7 265 8 277 61359 58574 23 290 23 287 16 302 12 291 58574 55702 19 302 21 294 23 297 12 279 55702 52957 26 316 33 304 31 298 29 292 52957 50480 44 305 40 292 36 285 38 280 50480 48247 51 299 43 289 37 287 36 288 48247 46208 52 298 40 294 44 299 47 303 46208 44351 54 301 44 312 59 309 63 309 44351 42660 61 309 65 320 76 313 69 313 42660 41099 73 315 84 316 83 315 71 319 41099 39637 88 318 97 317 85 318 73 319 39637 38261 105 319 107 321 86 320 73 314 38261 36938 111 313 106 316 84 322 71 311 36938 35603 104 317 97 314 83 324 69 312 35603 34227 105 327 89 322 82 325 68 314 34227 32816 109 333 90 335 79 325 67 314 32816 31356 106 328 90 334 75 324 65 315 31356 29835 101 320 88 327 71 324 65 319 29835 28256 96 319 90 325 70 322 65 320 28256 26618 91 320 90 324 72 320 63 318 26618 24923 79 324 88 320 72 319 62 318 24923 23180 65 323 80 324 70 320 61 321 23180 21383 54 313 63 331 66 325 59 321 21383 19533 51 302 46 322 56 329 52 321 19533 17662 49 300 40 302 42 323 46 325 17662 15868 42 301 41 298 36 312 40 327 15868 14238 33 300 35 297 33 307 34 325 14238 12789 25 295 26 284 25 298 28 320 12789 11497 20 286 18 268 18 290 20 311 11497 10342 16 275 17 272 18 293 17 311 10342 9306 13 278 15 277 18 296 18 312 9306 8376 11 284 14 286 18 300 18 310 8376 7547 10 291 12 297 18 304 19 309 7547 6804 9*301 11 308 18 308 19 309 6804 6130 9*310 11 319 18 311 19 309 6130 5528 8 319 10 327 18 314 19 308 5528 5021 8 327 10 334 18 316 18 308 5021 4628 7 334 9 339 17 319 17 308 4628 4356 7 336 9 342 16 321 15 309 4356 4190 7 337 8*343 15*321 14*308 4190 4094 7 338 8*345 12*323 8*308 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