DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.9 - - 85.1 - - - - - 85.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 50 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3605 - - 8467 - - - - - 10507 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 41 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 200 - - - - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7595 - - -8013 - - - - - -8167 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11691 - - 12109 - - - - - 12263 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12158 - - -10911 - - - - - -11174 ODpotential blCL - - - 16254 - - 15007 - - - - - 15270 blCL maxRH - - - 30 - - 36 - - - - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 390 - - - - - 540 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.9 - - 85.1 - - - - - 85.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.2 - - 46.2 - - - - - 46.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.0 - - 84.8 - - - - - 88.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.0 - - 45.0 - - - - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 50 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 98910 28 108 24 107 19 094 98910 91404 23 103 19 098 22 086 91404 85659 21 095 15 090 22 084 85659 80907 19 083 15 093 24 081 80907 76822 20 096 24 097 19 081 76822 73219 24 093 18 092 20 055 73219 69975 22 070 18 093 14 061 69975 66995 13 063 17 066 20 053 66995 64241 10 082 13 050 15 045 64241 61583 12 065 11 051 12 039 61583 58808 16 027 16 025 17 015 58808 55932 16 359 14 008 15 014 55932 53188 13 351 13 015 13 027 53188 50718 17 357 15 020 16 040 50718 48513 21 353 17 030 22 054 48513 46526 18 014 21 040 26 068 46526 44708 19 042 28 057 36 074 44708 43031 24 059 36 065 49 073 43031 41476 31 059 42 066 57 071 41476 40020 35 056 47 066 56 071 40020 38646 35 058 50 065 53 073 38646 37321 36 064 47 064 51 076 37321 35983 36 065 41 062 47 076 35983 34603 31 060 36 064 39 073 34603 33186 24 058 34 062 35 074 33186 31721 20 067 32 059 28 079 31721 30198 19 077 24 061 22 080 30198 28618 17 080 16 070 20 074 28618 26982 15 078 12 070 16 073 26982 25291 13 080 10 073 11 065 25291 23550 12 079 9 088 7 054 23550 21753 12 074 7 102 3 038 21753 19893 11 067 3 104 2 016 19893 18009 5 071 1 359 3 341 18009 16198 2 339 5 306 10 358 16198 14549 7 328 7 309 14 359 14549 13072 8 327 8 315 15 357 13072 11747 6 335 8 319 13 354 11747 10556 4 354 8 322 11 350 10556 9484 3 032 8 326 9 341 9484 8522 4 047 8 331 8 330 8522 7664 4 051 7 336 7 317 7664 6895 4 050 7 340 7 307 6895 6199 3 046 6 344 8 301 6199 5577 2 038 5 348 7 297 5577 5052 2 005 4 350 7 293 5052 4646 2 326 3 351 6 286 4646 4365 2 306 1 344 5 277 4365 4194 2*290 0*245 4*263 4194 4095 2*277 1*200 3*235 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