DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.3 - - 85.5 - - 83.0 - - 78.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 44 - - 10 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4079 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5630 - - 11129 - - 10180 - - 4480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 38 - - 41 - - 30 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 287 - - 281 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - -5 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4620 - - -10132 - - -5988 - - -5189 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8716 - - 14229 - - 10084 - - 9286 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8189 - - -12800 - - -8087 - - -8564 ODpotential blCL - - - 12285 - - 16896 - - 12183 - - 12660 blCL maxRH - - - 33 - - 37 - - 31 - - 21 maxRH CAPE - - - 800 - - 120 - - 1440 - - 840 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.3 - - 85.5 - - 83.0 - - 78.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.1 - - 37.0 - - 52.7 - - 51.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.1 - - 85.6 - - 83.5 - - 78.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.8 - - 35.8 - - 51.5 - - 50.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 44 - - 10 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 5 - - 10 - - 9 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] 99306 38 106 29 103 26 102 30 086 99306 91784 25 105 25 100 26 108 27 094 91784 85958 23 106 19 100 23 105 23 091 85958 81135 20 100 19 108 18 088 21 099 81135 76983 16 107 17 100 15 076 21 101 76983 73316 16 104 10 111 12 067 19 087 73316 70012 14 089 14 115 5 055 12 077 70012 66985 9 071 10 065 8 092 7 087 66985 64190 1 004 4 324 5 038 8 069 64190 61490 2 284 3 261 5 335 9 007 61490 58685 6 273 7 255 6 246 6 281 58685 55771 14 265 15 253 18 269 18 286 55771 52982 29 273 33 268 35 270 30 275 52982 50476 43 272 49 270 47 269 42 271 50476 48241 56 267 59 267 55 262 52 269 48241 46219 63 265 62 263 60 259 60 268 46219 44369 68 264 65 262 63 258 63 263 44369 42669 69 262 66 260 64 258 66 259 42669 41098 68 260 65 259 63 259 66 258 41098 39631 65 259 63 260 60 261 63 260 39631 38254 60 260 57 261 57 263 59 261 38254 36934 55 259 52 262 50 264 52 261 36934 35604 52 259 51 263 48 266 47 263 35604 34236 50 259 48 266 46 266 45 264 34236 32833 47 262 41 270 41 267 40 264 32833 31383 44 262 36 274 38 271 36 267 31383 29875 44 260 33 275 33 273 33 268 29875 28309 39 255 30 273 29 272 30 265 28309 26688 33 245 30 267 29 270 27 261 26688 25014 27 239 34 254 27 267 25 258 25014 23292 23 240 35 250 28 258 25 252 23292 21517 23 242 31 254 32 254 25 247 21517 19683 24 238 25 246 29 252 23 243 19683 17823 27 233 25 242 25 241 21 239 17823 16032 26 227 24 238 22 229 19 234 16032 14398 21 228 19 246 16 234 15 235 14398 12937 20 238 16 256 12 257 10 252 12937 11628 20 249 16 257 12 267 8 284 11628 10452 18 259 16 262 13 273 8 309 10452 9395 15 268 15 264 14 278 10 311 9395 8448 13 271 14 268 15 279 13 303 8448 7603 12 273 13 270 16 280 17 294 7603 6848 11 276 12 273 16 280 20 288 6848 6164 10 281 11 276 16 280 21 285 6164 5552 9 288 10 278 16 280 21 283 5552 5037 7 295 9 281 16 280 21 282 5037 4637 6 302 8 283 15 280 20 281 4637 4361 6 309 8 285 15 280 18 281 4361 4192 5*311 7*286 14*281 16*281 4192 4095 4*311 7*287 11*281 9*280 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