DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1331z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.9 - - 72.1 - - 76.6 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 57 - - 23 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4078 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4301 - - 4095 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4915 - - 6761 - - 10075 - - 9748 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 17 - - 34 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 352 - - 014 - - 003 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6465 - - -6942 - - -8584 - - -6217 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10561 - - 11244 - - 12679 - - 10313 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10255 - - -10443 - - -10671 - - -8473 ODpotential blCL - - - 14350 - - 14744 - - 14766 - - 12568 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 63 - - 61 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 100 - - 520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.9 - - 72.1 - - 76.6 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 37.1 - - 35.1 - - 42.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.6 - - 71.6 - - 76.4 - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 35.9 - - 33.9 - - 41.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 57 - - 23 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 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] 98619 9 098 11 105 8 072 16 075 98619 91139 8 121 13 091 13 086 10 065 91139 85413 19 103 13 088 16 082 15 076 85413 80671 21 107 15 093 13 086 17 079 80671 76583 20 099 13 091 16 104 14 087 76583 72988 16 099 10 102 15 095 12 093 72988 69746 9 109 7 094 10 090 13 083 69746 66759 11 109 6 100 9 090 11 068 66759 63973 3 141 5 185 2 326 8 062 63973 61258 9 147 8 208 6 239 1 328 61258 58408 9 237 8 244 8 254 6 233 58408 55435 15 235 14 233 16 247 15 240 55435 52594 18 248 18 241 20 251 20 247 52594 50040 23 265 19 251 19 258 18 247 50040 47758 28 270 21 263 19 269 15 258 47758 45697 32 277 25 278 22 283 16 283 45697 43824 35 274 32 283 29 289 21 300 43824 42117 34 270 35 281 35 294 30 311 42117 40550 34 280 40 286 40 294 35 308 40550 39102 39 282 41 293 35 302 38 313 39102 37754 39 287 41 311 42 324 41 318 37754 36464 40 302 46 309 43 320 42 319 36464 35161 43 306 46 300 41 308 40 312 35161 33819 44 299 47 299 42 302 38 304 33819 32440 45 298 46 301 42 301 39 302 32440 31013 44 304 44 301 42 300 39 301 31013 29528 42 305 42 299 40 297 38 300 29528 27988 38 302 40 297 37 292 36 295 27988 26393 35 297 39 296 35 289 36 291 26393 24748 34 293 36 293 33 289 36 289 24748 23054 31 291 33 289 31 289 34 288 23054 21305 30 288 31 287 29 289 31 288 21305 19496 29 288 28 286 25 287 26 284 19496 17661 25 288 24 285 21 281 22 277 17661 15893 19 280 19 281 18 267 19 266 15893 14282 16 267 17 272 15 260 15 258 14282 12841 13 264 13 260 12 268 12 270 12841 11551 11 258 8 246 11 275 11 289 11551 10390 8 227 6 248 10 289 10 312 10390 9346 5 177 4 254 9 311 9 326 9346 8409 4 132 3 269 8 330 9 337 8409 7573 3 101 2 297 9 343 9 343 7573 6824 4 063 2 332 9 352 8 347 6824 6146 4 043 3 354 9 359 8 350 6146 5539 5 027 3 001 9 004 8 353 5539 5028 5 019 4 004 8 008 7 355 5028 4632 4 010 4 360 7 011 7 356 4632 4358 3 004 3*356 6 012 6 358 4358 4190 3*359 3*355 6*015 4*360 4190 4094 2*347 3 351 5*014 3*003 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