DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 = 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 - - - 73.1 - - 81.5 - - - - - 72.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 26 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - - - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3091 - - 14052 - - - - - 1863 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 35 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 11 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 130 - - 246 - - - - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -4 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6171 - - -6257 - - - - - -5874 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10266 - - 10354 - - - - - 9969 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9756 - - -8055 - - - - - -10060 ODpotential blCL - - - 13851 - - 12151 - - - - - 14155 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 80 - - - - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 1760 - - - - - 260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 81.5 - - - - - 72.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.5 - - 50.1 - - - - - 43.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.8 - - 82.1 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.4 - - 48.8 - - - - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 26 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 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] 98059 13 216 3 344 4 225 98059 90656 8 165 10 211 5 048 90656 84950 13 187 8 205 1 052 84950 80216 8 178 5 222 1 320 80216 76149 9 118 4 174 5 008 76149 72558 6 063 5 130 6 002 72558 69321 6 062 2 057 7 029 69321 66356 8 335 7 349 3 029 66356 63609 12 282 11 300 9 322 63609 60941 7 277 11 278 7 320 60941 58138 9 270 10 262 13 291 58138 55227 19 264 22 253 18 258 55227 52457 32 241 25 247 21 247 52457 49964 33 236 28 237 23 246 49964 47733 31 235 33 232 30 247 47733 45724 37 229 42 230 39 241 45724 43903 44 218 49 224 45 230 43903 42241 44 214 51 220 51 220 42241 40708 43 215 49 219 53 219 40708 39274 44 217 49 220 56 221 39274 37924 47 218 50 218 57 215 37924 36625 49 219 51 214 57 208 36625 35317 49 218 49 213 55 208 35317 33969 48 219 46 215 51 209 33969 32587 45 220 43 216 48 211 32587 31157 42 219 40 215 47 215 31157 29668 40 214 37 214 47 219 29668 28121 39 209 35 212 46 222 28121 26518 39 207 33 210 45 221 26518 24863 39 208 34 208 44 210 24863 23164 36 211 37 205 45 197 23164 21415 31 211 40 203 46 192 21415 19605 29 207 37 205 44 194 19605 17764 30 204 31 211 42 201 17764 15987 33 204 28 214 42 209 15987 14363 31 204 27 215 42 212 14363 12909 28 205 27 217 39 213 12909 11606 25 206 26 219 35 215 11606 10434 22 204 26 223 31 218 10434 9381 20 203 25 227 28 224 9381 8436 17 202 24 230 27 230 8436 7594 15 201 23 232 26 236 7594 6840 13 199 23 234 25 242 6840 6158 10 197 22 235 23 248 6158 5548 7 191 21 237 22 254 5548 5033 5 179 20 238 20 258 5033 4635 4 163 19 239 18 262 4635 4359 3 146 17 241 15 267 4359 4191 3*136 15*243 12*272 4191 4094 2*130 11*246 7*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