DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - 76.2 - - 81.7 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 51 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4834 - - 8849 - - - - - 4291 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 38 - - 42 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 126 - - 050 - - - - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5644 - - -5577 - - - - - -5329 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9741 - - 9674 - - - - - 9426 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9603 - - -7958 - - - - - -8325 ODpotential blCL - - - 13699 - - 12054 - - - - - 12421 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 47 - - - - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 120 - - 1150 - - - - - 1180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 81.7 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.7 - - 53.2 - - - - - 53.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.8 - - 81.2 - - - - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.4 - - 52.0 - - - - - 51.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 51 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - - - - 10 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] 99458 38 114 35 119 28 110 99458 91894 37 108 29 113 28 105 91894 86064 31 106 23 091 30 116 86064 81248 19 094 23 110 30 107 81248 77128 16 094 22 117 21 082 77128 73512 18 120 16 113 15 092 73512 70246 18 107 11 113 17 089 70246 67238 12 112 12 159 14 088 67238 64452 10 143 10 172 8 114 64452 61768 9 164 7 182 8 156 61768 58971 11 193 11 206 9 169 58971 56066 25 223 22 224 21 255 56066 53301 35 222 38 222 41 250 53301 50825 40 242 39 224 56 254 50825 48608 56 251 46 242 69 253 48608 46584 62 250 55 248 72 255 46584 44712 64 249 57 247 76 257 44712 42969 66 247 59 244 85 260 42969 41336 67 246 61 241 84 258 41336 39806 70 246 63 242 69 252 39806 38380 71 247 64 245 56 244 38380 37030 70 246 62 245 52 239 37030 35685 67 244 59 241 52 236 35685 34310 61 241 56 238 50 234 34310 32901 52 239 51 239 48 233 32901 31447 48 239 46 241 42 237 31447 29936 48 240 46 243 35 240 29936 28370 48 243 44 247 31 242 28370 26746 44 245 39 249 30 237 26746 25072 35 246 30 247 29 236 25072 23351 26 246 24 240 27 240 23351 21577 20 238 22 238 24 242 21577 19743 20 238 21 237 23 232 19743 17882 18 243 18 236 27 215 17882 16091 13 252 16 235 18 205 16091 14454 11 246 14 233 10 199 14454 12989 12 234 14 235 4 188 12989 11674 14 225 14 237 1 165 11674 10492 13 222 13 240 1 291 10492 9429 8 223 12 241 5 303 9429 8476 6 217 10 243 8 304 8476 7626 5 218 8 246 13 302 7626 6866 4 225 5 245 17 301 6866 6177 2 246 2 249 18 301 6177 5562 1 259 1 011 18 301 5562 5043 0 292 3 051 18 302 5043 4641 0 025 4 052 18 303 4641 4362 0 112 5 051 17 304 4362 4193 1*125 5*051 15*304 4193 4095 1*126 5*050 10*308 4095 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