DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.0 - - 81.4 - - - - - 74.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 26 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - - - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4669 - - 10799 - - - - - 3541 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 35 - - - - - 17 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 9 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 200 - - 280 - - - - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -5 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5447 - - -5620 - - - - - -6047 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9542 - - 9717 - - - - - 10142 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8573 - - -7245 - - - - - -10055 ODpotential blCL - - - 12668 - - 11341 - - - - - 14150 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 54 - - - - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 760 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.0 - - 81.4 - - - - - 74.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.3 - - 52.7 - - - - - 44.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.9 - - 81.8 - - - - - 75.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.2 - - 51.5 - - - - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 26 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 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] 98734 10 246 8 248 9 270 98734 91298 5 278 6 223 6 231 91298 85551 8 281 11 267 5 236 85551 80771 4 229 6 272 4 334 80771 76656 1 158 6 270 8 332 76656 73027 4 063 6 211 7 324 73027 69742 8 342 6 324 8 322 69742 66727 5 191 7 275 10 308 66727 63957 4 012 1 028 10 284 63957 61303 30 278 17 279 10 301 61303 58534 31 276 33 266 19 287 58534 55643 32 280 34 273 35 281 55643 52889 41 275 45 272 51 279 52889 50442 46 273 53 269 64 278 50442 48273 56 274 58 269 72 283 48273 46313 61 273 64 278 80 284 46313 44516 69 280 75 281 82 287 44516 42847 77 284 76 284 84 291 42847 41282 79 285 77 288 82 290 41282 39809 77 285 77 288 78 288 39809 38423 76 287 76 286 74 283 38423 37090 72 288 73 284 71 277 37090 35746 66 286 71 283 67 276 35746 34363 63 283 69 285 63 277 34363 32943 60 281 66 285 61 277 32943 31473 54 280 63 285 59 277 31473 29943 49 278 58 284 57 279 29943 28355 46 276 51 281 56 281 28355 26712 47 275 46 279 55 283 26712 25020 48 274 44 277 51 284 25020 23284 46 274 43 275 44 281 23284 21496 42 275 41 274 37 276 21496 19647 36 276 36 273 32 270 19647 17774 30 273 30 270 27 263 17774 15977 26 268 25 266 21 259 15977 14343 23 266 22 262 19 265 14343 12886 22 265 20 262 19 273 12886 11581 20 264 19 264 21 279 11581 10411 18 264 19 266 23 281 10411 9359 16 265 19 268 23 282 9359 8417 15 265 18 269 23 280 8417 7577 14 264 18 270 23 278 7577 6826 12 263 18 271 24 275 6826 6147 9 261 17 272 24 273 6147 5539 6 257 16 273 24 274 5539 5028 4 249 15 274 22 275 5028 4632 2 232 14 275 19 276 4632 4358 2 209 13 277 15 277 4358 4191 2*201 11*278 11*278 4191 4094 1*200 9*280 4*283 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