DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.4 - - 70.1 - - 75.0 - - 76.4 - - 73.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 14 - - 47 - - 54 - - 12 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 520 - - 16 - - 373 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4077 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top 4820 - - 4095 - - 4673 - - 4096 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2136 - - 7706 - - 9706 - - 12154 - - 8925 Hgt.Variab. W* 97 - - 40 - - 121 - - 31 - - 22 W* B/S 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 2 - - 5 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 315 - - 052 - - 034 - - 299 - - 284 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 7 - - 8 - - -5 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4937 - - -7179 - - -6888 - - -5747 - - -4716 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9757 - - 11274 - - 11561 - - 9843 - - 8811 sfcLCL ODpotential -8526 - - -10101 - - -9301 - - -7135 - - -6626 ODpotential blCL 13346 - - 14196 - - 13974 - - 11231 - - 10721 blCL maxRH 62 - - 62 - - 63 - - 70 - - 49 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 960 - - 900 CAPE Temp@2m 65.4 - - 70.1 - - 75.0 - - 76.4 - - 73.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.9 - - 34.8 - - 38.3 - - 47.2 - - 48.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 65.0 - - 69.7 - - 74.6 - - 76.6 - - 73.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.7 - - 33.7 - - 37.1 - - 46.0 - - 47.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 14 - - 47 - - 54 - - 12 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 520 - - 16 - - 373 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 8 - - 8 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] 99122 37 105 28 107 32 108 30 104 30 106 99122 91625 35 099 25 116 24 105 24 100 24 101 91625 85860 32 094 30 114 22 114 18 105 22 101 85860 81081 18 088 31 100 23 118 17 110 22 095 81081 76961 17 116 19 085 19 106 15 110 18 096 76961 73321 17 108 17 107 12 096 13 098 12 093 73321 70027 14 104 14 112 7 094 12 099 11 120 70027 66989 9 110 9 113 11 123 8 108 8 128 66989 64161 6 138 5 174 4 099 4 128 5 145 64161 61415 3 184 6 209 3 296 0 328 5 154 61415 58541 1 312 3 217 6 253 6 284 3 002 58541 55558 10 298 6 282 6 237 7 256 6 280 55558 52715 13 295 10 290 16 299 12 315 10 298 52715 50154 17 292 16 281 22 292 25 298 20 286 50154 47866 17 306 15 293 22 294 28 290 22 289 47866 45795 21 317 22 306 25 291 30 293 30 295 45795 43900 26 303 29 298 25 294 37 287 35 284 43900 42159 17 300 29 291 29 298 36 282 36 274 42159 40552 20 310 24 294 34 297 39 280 37 270 40552 39064 25 303 24 295 35 292 41 275 37 268 39064 37681 24 299 26 289 32 286 41 271 36 268 37681 36365 21 303 27 282 28 283 41 269 35 268 36365 35048 21 312 24 285 27 284 41 268 34 269 35048 33698 21 321 21 301 26 284 38 268 34 269 33698 32318 22 320 22 306 27 285 34 270 34 269 32318 30894 22 316 21 303 28 289 30 276 34 267 30894 29414 21 311 20 300 28 292 29 282 32 267 29414 27880 17 315 20 301 27 298 29 287 30 269 27880 26291 19 321 20 305 28 306 30 292 30 272 26291 24648 20 327 19 309 29 311 31 296 30 275 24648 22955 19 332 18 306 26 310 30 298 28 276 22955 21207 16 334 18 308 21 304 24 295 25 274 21207 19400 14 331 16 312 18 301 19 287 21 267 19400 17569 11 321 13 303 17 296 15 274 16 258 17569 15811 8 289 10 289 16 280 11 262 10 249 15811 14211 8 255 9 260 17 263 10 268 3 270 14211 12781 8 243 10 234 17 263 11 275 5 352 12781 11499 8 239 10 230 16 265 12 282 7 345 11499 10347 7 236 10 232 14 268 14 286 10 321 10347 9311 5 244 9 234 12 271 16 288 12 309 9311 8381 2 265 8 237 9 278 16 290 15 299 8381 7550 2 328 6 243 7 288 17 291 19 290 7550 6808 3 349 4 248 5 306 17 293 19 289 6808 6134 3 357 2 256 4 333 18 294 20 288 6134 5531 4 351 1 287 4 359 18 295 20 287 5531 5023 4*328 1 020 5*018 17 296 19 286 5023 4629 5*315 1 043 5*030 17 297 18 286 4629 4356 5 315 2 045 5 035 16 298 17 285 4356 4190 5 315 2*053 5 036 15*298 15*285 4190 4094 5 317 2*052 5 037 12*299 9*284 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