DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 0959z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.9 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 37 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4079 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 13740 - - - - - 7233 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 38 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 282 - - - - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -8519 - - - - - -4783 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 12616 - - - - - 8880 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9869 - - - - - -7357 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13965 - - - - - 11453 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 470 - - - - - 1360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.9 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.6 - - - - - 55.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.7 - - - - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.4 - - - - - 54.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 37 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 36 - - - - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 11 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] 99161 19 092 14 108 99161 91702 15 093 15 070 91702 85954 9 087 13 068 85954 81175 8 091 11 073 81175 77048 9 092 11 062 77048 73405 7 105 10 056 73405 70111 10 141 9 056 70111 67087 12 132 2 016 67087 64293 4 087 3 164 64293 61602 4 278 4 135 61602 58797 14 238 1 292 58797 55894 30 230 19 262 55894 53138 39 237 30 254 53138 50659 48 236 44 250 50659 48442 50 239 53 242 48442 46431 55 244 55 239 46431 44589 60 247 58 241 44589 42894 66 248 64 245 42894 41323 72 246 75 246 41323 39856 75 242 82 242 39856 38477 76 240 79 234 38477 37152 74 241 72 229 37152 35814 71 243 71 225 35814 34433 65 245 70 224 34433 33014 61 247 64 226 33014 31545 54 245 53 231 31545 30018 49 238 43 236 30018 28436 47 232 45 249 28436 26804 44 232 38 249 26804 25121 44 234 32 232 25121 23384 45 235 31 226 23384 21590 39 235 27 229 21590 19742 33 237 20 230 19742 17873 28 231 19 217 17873 16078 20 229 16 206 16078 14444 18 232 14 205 14444 12982 17 237 12 205 12982 11670 16 245 10 206 11670 10490 15 249 8 213 10490 9428 14 253 8 229 9428 8476 14 256 9 250 8476 7625 13 258 13 265 7625 6865 11 261 17 271 6865 6177 10 263 20 274 6177 5561 9 267 21 275 5561 5042 8 270 20 276 5042 4640 7 274 19 278 4640 4363 6 278 15 281 4363 4193 5*280 12*283 4193 4095 5*282 6*293 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