DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.0 - - 52.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 110 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2695 - - 4256 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5485 - - 6761 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 6995 - - 8556 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2868 - - 3793 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 270 - - 341 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 12 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 333 - - 331 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 8 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -15 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1451 - - -751 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8447 - - 9307 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3871 - - -2576 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 10866 - - 11132 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 77 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.0 - - 52.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.2 - - 25.4 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.0 - - 50.8 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.0 - - 24.2 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 110 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2695 - - 4256 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 9 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - 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] 97662 11 279 18 312 97662 90453 14 305 9 324 90453 84854 6 313 7 278 84854 80193 2 043 4 248 80193 76183 1 133 3 170 76183 72643 4 209 5 259 72643 69445 8 211 6 257 69445 66501 11 234 6 272 66501 63760 13 246 10 264 63760 61095 15 247 14 241 61095 58306 13 239 14 231 58306 55397 11 256 12 232 55397 52610 16 270 15 255 52610 50095 15 248 14 254 50095 47821 11 276 10 255 47821 45733 24 278 14 270 45733 43805 33 263 24 278 43805 42017 34 253 29 266 42017 40351 28 252 23 268 40351 38796 27 260 22 290 38796 37345 23 265 21 289 37345 35963 21 262 21 301 35963 34585 15 302 24 310 34585 33182 29 336 32 329 33182 31757 39 339 46 344 31757 30296 49 344 62 346 30296 28790 58 351 69 346 28790 27237 69 357 72 349 27237 25634 76 357 77 351 25634 23983 79 356 81 351 23983 22288 78 355 79 352 22288 20549 71 355 67 351 20549 18769 52 355 50 347 18769 16984 27 348 34 337 16984 15285 14 316 22 313 15285 13746 13 286 23 292 13746 12376 13 291 23 286 12376 11152 15 303 19 286 11152 10053 15 301 16 294 10053 9065 14 297 14*305 9065 8179 10 294 13*309 8179 7387 7*304 12 322 7387 6679 6*323 12 329 6679 6037 6 329 12 333 6037 5462 6 332 11 337 5462 4978 6 336 11 340 4978 4603 6 338 11 342 4603 4343 6 339 11 343 4343 4184 6 339 11 344 4184 4093 6 339 10 344 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