DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - 53.0 - - 58.6 - - - - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 67 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4236 - - 6684 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6381 - - 8102 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8536 - - 10984 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2444 - - 3372 - - - - - 11778 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 290 - - 334 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 068 - - 058 - - - - - 064 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - -5 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2601 - - -2250 - - - - - -8968 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11137 - - 13235 - - - - - 13063 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7471 - - -6634 - - - - - -10424 ODpotential blCL - - - 16007 - - 17618 - - - - - 14518 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 78 - - - - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.0 - - 58.6 - - - - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.5 - - 14.6 - - - - - 17.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.3 - - 57.9 - - - - - 61.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.4 - - 13.5 - - - - - 16.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 67 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4236 - - 6684 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 14 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 98136 8 206 5 295 5 283 98136 90699 4 249 3 297 4 004 90699 84966 3 355 2 276 4 033 84966 80212 7 071 4 185 8 006 80212 76119 8 105 1 096 7 329 76119 72510 3 124 5 281 2 054 72510 69238 4 272 7 217 2 037 69238 66211 6 251 5 263 5 342 66211 63393 5 249 5 262 9 293 63393 60656 11 313 7 303 13 255 60656 57793 20 307 19 305 10 299 57793 54826 23 284 26 290 16 318 54826 52003 17 264 26 288 19 309 52003 49467 22 294 21 293 27 298 49467 47196 29 297 20 289 28 299 47196 45138 34 290 27 292 27 302 45138 43257 43 288 35 298 27 303 43257 41523 48 288 42 292 27 307 41523 39916 50 291 38 291 29 316 39916 38421 55 288 35 294 29 320 38421 37031 55 283 37 299 28 331 37031 35708 52 287 38 303 27 336 35708 34394 57 290 38 303 22 338 34394 33062 62 286 34 304 14 341 33062 31710 59 284 29 306 16 355 31710 30314 47 290 22 313 19 356 30314 28860 38 292 17 326 20 359 28860 27348 33 296 17 328 21 008 27348 25781 27 307 18 326 21 013 25781 24164 25 315 19 324 18 016 24164 22500 26 328 17 326 15 021 22500 20789 28 339 15 343 15 020 20789 19024 27 350 16 013 13 010 19024 17241 26 014 19 031 12 012 17241 15529 27 035 20 048 14 020 15529 13969 27 050 17 059 14 025 13969 12573 26 060 15 064 13 032 12573 11321 24 067 14*064 11 040 11321 10194 20 071 14*064 11 050 10194 9182 16*072 13 063 10 058 9182 8274 14*070 12 061 10 062 8274 7462 13 069 11 059 10 064 7462 6737 13 069 10 057 10 065 6737 6080 12 068 10 055 10 065 6080 5492 11 067 9 052 10 065 5492 4997 10 067 8 049 9 065 4997 4614 9 065 7 048 8 065 4614 4348 9 065 7 047 7 065 4348 4186 8 065 7 046 6*065 4186 4093 8 065 6 045 5*064 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