DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 68.8 - - 74.5 - - 80.3 - - - - - 82.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 16 - - 30 - - 55 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 601 - - 16 - - 404 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top 4901 - - 4096 - - 4704 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1877 - - 4831 - - 6991 - - - - - 11865 Hgt.Variab. W* 101 - - 35 - - 124 - - - - - 11 W* B/S 2 - - 2 - - 8 - - - - - 7 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 0 BL Wind Direction 142 - - 141 - - 062 - - - - - 244 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 6 - - 6 - - -10 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 211 - - -1964 - - -3606 - - - - - -4151 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4690 - - 6060 - - 8311 - - - - - 8248 sfcLCL ODpotential -2045 - - -3764 - - -6281 - - - - - -6375 ODpotential blCL 6946 - - 7860 - - 10985 - - - - - 10471 blCL maxRH 89 - - 71 - - 69 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE 730 - - 1360 - - 1070 - - - - - 1960 CAPE Temp@2m 68.8 - - 74.5 - - 80.3 - - - - - 82.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 61.9 - - 61.6 - - 57.8 - - - - - 59.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 68.4 - - 74.0 - - 79.8 - - - - - 83.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 61.4 - - 61.0 - - 56.6 - - - - - 58.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 16 - - 30 - - 55 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 601 - - 16 - - 404 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 55 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 13 - - 13 - - 10 - - - - - 12 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] 99603 47 105 36 103 42 110 38 102 99603 92061 44 108 34 109 35 105 35 106 92061 86257 43 109 35 124 26 113 33 100 86257 81442 32 108 31 121 28 121 31 096 81442 77305 22 105 28 114 27 119 27 098 77305 73654 20 100 23 112 24 123 21 100 73654 70346 16 080 24 104 22 119 19 127 70346 67315 8 138 14 100 20 131 17 134 67315 64522 15 144 14 145 12 172 16 141 64522 61825 17 141 12 175 21 157 14 149 61825 59019 14 178 22 197 20 168 17 173 59019 56117 23 187 34 193 25 200 21 188 56117 53357 38 189 44 190 40 201 28 214 53357 50894 41 183 47 190 51 198 47 212 50894 48699 37 193 48 189 56 197 55 201 48699 46700 40 205 49 192 55 194 57 207 46700 44861 49 211 52 199 57 202 71 217 44861 43160 58 209 62 203 66 206 74 213 43160 41574 64 200 70 201 72 203 64 200 41574 40085 63 196 68 197 70 197 55 197 40085 38685 61 198 63 195 64 193 56 203 38685 37338 59 203 57 196 60 198 61 205 37338 35979 58 203 54 200 61 200 65 209 35979 34581 59 200 54 203 60 199 66 211 34581 33151 58 200 53 204 59 198 65 211 33151 31676 51 204 48 207 60 200 61 213 31676 30146 43 204 43 210 52 206 56 217 30146 28560 41 198 42 213 40 211 52 217 28560 26917 40 196 40 212 37 213 48 217 26917 25221 38 195 38 208 36 208 44 217 25221 23475 37 195 35 205 35 205 40 213 23475 21677 33 202 31 209 32 206 34 212 21677 19824 28 213 27 215 28 212 23 217 19824 17947 23 221 24 220 24 220 23 218 17947 16146 18 225 20 223 19 227 15 227 16146 14505 15 228 18 226 14 236 8 241 14505 13036 14 233 16 231 11 245 6 254 13036 11716 13 241 14 236 9 251 3 278 11716 10529 10 246 11 238 8 255 2 312 10529 9461 9 245 8 235 8 259 3 346 9461 8503 8 235 5 223 7 261 3 352 8503 7648 6 215 4 207 5 266 4 357 7648 6883 6 186 4 200 4 273 4 358 6883 6190 7 168 3 191 2 289 3 357 6190 5570 10 157 4 177 1 010 3 354 5570 5048 10*148 4 163 2*052 2 351 5048 4644 9*143 4 148 3*060 2 347 4644 4364 8 142 4 142 3 062 1 331 4364 4193 8 142 4*141 3 063 1*300 4193 4095 7 142 4*141 3 063 0*244 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