DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 83.2 - - - - - 76.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 47 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3986 - - 7664 - - - - - 4575 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 29 - - 40 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 267 - - - - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 4 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3343 - - -4709 - - - - - -3602 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7439 - - 8805 - - - - - 7698 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7000 - - -7208 - - - - - -6275 ODpotential blCL - - - 11096 - - 11304 - - - - - 10371 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 78 - - - - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 2090 - - 2530 - - - - - 1730 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 83.2 - - - - - 76.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.4 - - 58.3 - - - - - 56.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.7 - - 83.2 - - - - - 76.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.1 - - 57.0 - - - - - 54.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 47 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 13 - - - - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - - - - 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] 99031 22 100 20 099 26 088 99031 91545 18 118 17 109 29 098 91545 85775 19 125 15 115 21 110 85775 80977 21 115 17 133 13 099 80977 76844 17 107 22 130 7 100 76844 73188 12 098 20 120 6 135 73188 69889 5 104 11 112 8 132 69889 66877 6 151 4 201 10 112 66877 64095 2 172 6 214 2 112 64095 61402 3 147 6 161 8 235 61402 58600 11 247 19 225 13 232 58600 55704 19 230 26 226 19 263 55704 52944 29 241 33 232 38 249 52944 50463 38 240 36 235 43 235 50463 48236 44 250 39 246 40 246 48236 46203 59 245 54 245 54 250 46203 44334 66 238 64 238 66 246 44334 42604 65 235 66 232 68 241 42604 40990 65 237 63 233 64 239 40990 39478 68 237 62 236 61 243 39478 38064 70 236 63 234 59 245 38064 36716 69 234 59 229 54 245 36716 35372 66 234 55 227 46 245 35372 34003 61 233 51 226 38 240 34003 32609 52 232 45 223 32 231 32609 31173 40 227 36 217 25 216 31173 29683 31 220 30 205 21 187 29683 28140 26 218 26 196 21 178 28140 26544 20 210 22 187 25 187 26544 24896 20 201 20 185 27 195 24896 23198 23 199 19 192 28 199 23198 21442 26 197 19 197 28 203 21442 19623 26 195 18 197 27 207 19623 17772 22 191 17 191 19 219 17772 15988 17 166 18 182 6 270 15988 14362 19 146 16 174 7 326 14362 12909 17 135 12 159 12 351 12909 11607 16 137 8 132 15 357 11607 10435 13 135 5 117 15 359 10435 9382 9 119 2 092 15 355 9382 8438 6 079 1 340 15 343 8438 7595 7 040 3 311 16 326 7595 6841 7 024 5 302 17 315 6841 6158 7 359 7 297 17 307 6158 5548 8 333 8 294 18 303 5548 5034 9 325 8 291 17 303 5034 4636 8 321 7 287 16 304 4636 4360 8 319 7 282 15 307 4360 4191 8*316 7*275 13*311 4191 4095 6*312 6*267 8*328 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