DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - 80.1 - - 85.4 - - - - - 80.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 36 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4079 - - 4079 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3825 - - 8305 - - - - - 1589 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 38 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 336 - - - - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2611 - - -5863 - - - - - -2861 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6708 - - 9959 - - - - - 6957 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5526 - - -8049 - - - - - -6382 ODpotential blCL - - - 9622 - - 12145 - - - - - 10478 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 94 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1810 - - 460 - - - - - 1710 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.1 - - 85.4 - - - - - 80.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.2 - - 55.7 - - - - - 63.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.9 - - 85.1 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.1 - - 54.4 - - - - - 62.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 36 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 77 - - - - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 10 - - - - - 14 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] 99449 30 123 32 117 32 106 99449 91936 29 118 28 111 23 103 91936 86160 33 110 26 101 26 108 86160 81367 32 113 27 107 28 105 81367 77237 26 111 26 111 28 100 77237 73593 21 101 22 121 26 094 73593 70306 21 111 27 126 18 087 70306 67292 26 121 23 119 15 112 67292 64515 24 115 18 126 17 126 64515 61851 11 101 17 129 13 138 61851 59098 5 189 14 148 17 166 59098 56259 9 180 13 167 14 162 56259 53552 18 197 18 190 11 186 53552 51122 23 194 22 187 17 189 51122 48947 24 191 22 189 19 180 48947 46963 26 181 25 197 26 188 46963 45130 28 180 33 192 32 189 45130 43424 28 183 35 188 32 187 43424 41826 27 195 36 188 30 184 41826 40324 31 199 37 193 27 182 40324 38914 29 196 40 193 23 191 38914 37566 25 198 34 192 26 200 37566 36210 26 198 28 192 26 194 36210 34813 27 198 26 187 23 193 34813 33379 24 206 26 184 21 193 33379 31892 24 210 24 186 20 192 31892 30343 23 208 21 187 18 187 30343 28736 18 202 19 184 15 187 28736 27072 14 206 13 180 13 190 27072 25358 14 201 15 189 14 193 25358 23596 13 184 16 192 16 196 23596 21782 15 173 18 191 17 198 21782 19909 16 171 19 189 15 202 19909 18013 17 175 19 187 15 206 18013 16194 16 178 18 189 13 193 16194 14539 15 178 15 193 11 173 14539 13058 13 181 10 199 8 169 13058 11731 9 189 4 227 5 182 11731 10539 6 202 4 303 2 222 10539 9467 4 222 5 317 3 258 9467 8505 3 268 6 330 4 270 8505 7648 5 320 7 337 6 275 7648 6881 7 338 7 340 6 288 6881 6187 8 339 7 342 8 303 6187 5568 8 336 6 342 13 313 5568 5046 8 334 6 341 17 316 5046 4643 8 332 5 339 18 315 4643 4364 7 331 4 337 17 315 4364 4193 7*331 4*337 15*316 4193 4095 6*329 4*336 9*321 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