DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.4 - - 50.8 - - 56.0 - - 55.6 - - 52.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -19 - - 9 - - 21 - - 5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 140 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4076 - - 4077 - - 4076 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4440 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1451 - - 3263 - - 4476 - - 3466 - - 1922 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 22 - - 30 - - 21 - - 25 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 3 - - 6 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 110 - - 234 - - 259 - - 271 - - 275 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - -1 - - -3 - - -6 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1084 - - -1435 - - -2051 - - -1962 - - -825 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5179 - - 5529 - - 6145 - - 6056 - - 5265 sfcLCL ODpotential -8747 - - -4566 - - -3567 - - -5108 - - -5737 ODpotential blCL 12841 - - 8660 - - 7661 - - 9202 - - 10177 blCL maxRH 86 - - 87 - - 86 - - 90 - - 88 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 47.4 - - 50.8 - - 56.0 - - 55.6 - - 52.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.9 - - 40.8 - - 43.1 - - 43.1 - - 43.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.3 - - 52.6 - - 56.4 - - 55.7 - - 52.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.4 - - 39.6 - - 42.0 - - 41.9 - - 42.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -19 - - 9 - - 21 - - 5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 140 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 43 - - 48 - - 44 - - 58 - - 50 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 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] 96510 30 081 17 076 20 068 24 069 18 103 96510 89392 19 079 14 097 5 070 14 048 16 072 89392 83884 11 061 12 092 2 343 8 009 10 041 83884 79283 11 015 11 068 4 343 9 344 14 356 79283 75316 13 350 6 010 7 008 8 332 13 336 75316 71804 18 325 14 340 11 001 1 224 9 358 71804 68609 20 311 27 304 25 312 17 327 22 322 68609 65683 16 312 20 288 25 282 22 307 22 315 65683 62984 23 324 13 328 9 313 15 313 13 302 62984 60352 44 296 23 320 13 320 8 260 15 274 60352 57586 57 280 43 278 29 292 40 278 40 275 57586 54730 55 290 60 277 69 273 70 278 59 280 54730 52020 68 289 71 284 83 276 80 280 69 289 52020 49577 80 278 81 279 88 279 87 278 84 284 49577 47395 82 271 81 269 89 275 91 274 94 277 47395 45435 82 271 73 267 88 268 94 269 97 270 45435 43659 82 276 73 280 85 264 93 266 98 266 43659 42025 91 286 88 288 79 266 91 265 100 265 42025 40496 100 289 97 288 77 270 90 266 99 264 40496 39053 96 288 95 288 79 271 89 267 98 263 39053 37689 88 286 86 288 80 270 89 268 99 265 37689 36375 84 285 82 283 80 269 87 268 99 272 36375 35051 85 285 80 274 82 269 88 269 97 278 35051 33689 85 284 75 266 84 268 91 270 97 279 33689 32290 81 283 70 264 84 267 93 269 97 278 32290 30844 68 285 68 265 83 266 90 267 93 273 30844 29341 65 281 67 266 81 267 86 266 86 265 29341 27783 63 280 68 266 79 268 83 267 84 262 27783 26166 61 279 67 267 77 268 83 269 85 264 26166 24497 58 275 65 267 72 268 84 271 84 268 24497 22785 59 271 61 266 66 268 81 271 76 271 22785 21027 62 270 57 265 63 271 73 269 63 270 21027 19218 64 270 55 263 64 272 68 266 56 271 19218 17387 63 272 57 261 65 271 62 267 52 274 17387 15629 60 273 60 260 62 268 55 272 50 278 15629 14031 58 274 62 261 60 268 50 279 49 280 14031 12605 57 275 65 261 61 268 48 284 47 280 12605 11330 58 273 67 260 63 267 48 283 46 279 11330 10187 59 269 66 259 63 263 50 278 45 278 10187 9163 61 264 61 257 59 259 50 270 44 275 9163 8247 59 258 53 255 51 257 48 264 44 269 8247 7433 52 254 43 253 43 255 42 260 44 261 7433 6710 40 250 33 251 36 254 36 259 42 253 6710 6056 29 244 26 249 31 253 31 259 37 250 6056 5475 21 232 20 247 27 252 26 259 30 250 5475 4985 15 217 15 245 23 253 22 260 22 252 4985 4607 11 191 12 244 21 253 20 261 15*253 4607 4344 10 152 9 242 18 253 17 262 9*257 4344 4185 11*125 7*242 14*254 15*264 5 268 4185 4093 10*110 3*234 6*259 8*271 6 057 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