DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 84.7 - - - - - 82.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 41 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4346 - - 10103 - - - - - 4842 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 39 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 107 - - 054 - - - - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7611 - - -6927 - - - - - -5557 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11707 - - 11023 - - - - - 9653 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11895 - - -9178 - - - - - -8649 ODpotential blCL - - - 15991 - - 13274 - - - - - 12745 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 37 - - - - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 550 - - - - - 740 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 84.7 - - - - - 82.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.7 - - 50.5 - - - - - 53.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.4 - - 84.7 - - - - - 83.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.5 - - 49.2 - - - - - 52.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 41 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 99678 34 108 30 116 28 106 99678 92124 34 100 33 100 28 109 92124 86322 28 102 30 108 27 099 86322 81516 26 106 23 115 24 092 81516 77378 23 115 23 115 21 094 77378 73720 19 097 20 114 15 101 73720 70406 16 106 19 107 15 106 70406 67377 19 131 9 119 12 127 67377 64573 20 114 12 147 15 118 64573 61858 14 130 14 158 8 150 61858 59056 11 178 13 162 14 153 59056 56152 30 197 27 213 6 217 56152 53384 38 192 45 201 40 219 53384 50930 37 200 47 193 54 208 50930 48746 47 219 52 207 57 206 48746 46760 64 220 65 216 57 215 46760 44930 71 219 75 218 64 220 44930 43227 76 219 74 217 70 220 43227 41627 74 219 68 217 70 222 41627 40121 69 219 67 217 67 223 40121 38706 66 216 67 215 64 221 38706 37347 64 211 66 214 63 218 37347 35980 61 208 62 214 60 216 35980 34577 60 208 59 214 56 216 34577 33143 57 211 56 213 53 215 33143 31662 52 213 53 210 52 213 31662 30123 48 212 53 209 51 214 30123 28529 44 210 48 213 49 217 28529 26880 42 212 42 214 45 220 26880 25183 42 213 40 212 42 223 25183 23444 38 210 40 207 41 225 23444 21656 32 204 38 204 40 223 21656 19807 28 203 35 208 40 217 19807 17930 27 207 31 212 36 207 17930 16125 26 210 23 215 17 191 16125 14482 25 209 18 220 10 169 14482 13012 23 207 17 223 5 130 13012 11695 22 211 15 228 3 113 11695 10510 20 217 13 231 1 002 10510 9444 17 221 11 235 6 311 9444 8489 15 223 9 237 11 306 8489 7636 13 224 7 239 14 304 7636 6874 11 225 4 239 17 303 6874 6183 8 225 2 243 18 303 6183 5566 5 220 1 042 19 303 5566 5045 3 208 3 053 19 304 5045 4642 1 169 4 053 18 305 4642 4363 2 126 5 053 17 306 4363 4193 2*114 5*053 15*307 4193 4095 2*107 5*054 10*311 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