DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 80.2 - - - - - 79.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 34 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2297 - - 5084 - - - - - 2020 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 36 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 099 - - 047 - - - - - 197 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6167 - - -6121 - - - - - -7208 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10263 - - 10218 - - - - - 11304 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10995 - - -9052 - - - - - -11409 ODpotential blCL - - - 15090 - - 13148 - - - - - 15505 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 50 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 60 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 80.2 - - - - - 79.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 49.8 - - - - - 44.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.2 - - 80.0 - - - - - 83.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.1 - - 48.7 - - - - - 43.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 34 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 7 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] 99039 8 132 15 132 2 013 99039 91589 6 155 4 187 3 104 91589 85820 7 174 6 253 3 095 85820 81018 9 157 4 198 6 040 81018 76898 8 139 5 096 7 040 76898 73291 8 089 6 112 6 014 73291 70048 11 063 6 105 2 094 70048 67076 9 068 5 151 3 140 67076 64314 5 032 4 013 6 040 64314 61647 7 187 6 281 10 298 61647 58894 9 291 8 292 11 281 58894 56054 22 273 25 277 27 290 56054 53363 30 270 34 266 33 280 53363 50952 41 280 39 282 43 296 50952 48787 58 270 58 272 55 279 48787 46829 61 264 59 267 56 276 46829 45033 61 263 58 264 53 285 45033 43357 60 260 52 266 57 286 43357 41782 53 273 46 281 57 281 41782 40298 60 286 50 283 54 279 40298 38900 63 279 52 282 50 277 38900 37554 69 283 50 279 49 277 37554 36194 55 282 48 280 49 277 36194 34790 44 274 46 281 47 277 34790 33347 43 271 41 278 45 281 33347 31856 43 272 38 276 37 277 31856 30311 36 276 36 279 27 268 30311 28709 29 273 30 280 29 274 28709 27050 25 271 26 279 26 280 27050 25340 20 279 22 274 16 288 25340 23585 17 296 16 271 9 261 23585 21778 16 304 12 289 10 242 21778 19910 15 303 12 299 10 251 19910 18015 12 294 11 296 12 276 18015 16191 11 273 10 290 16 277 16191 14534 14 262 11 283 16 268 14534 13054 17 255 13 268 13 275 13054 11729 13 258 12 254 11 286 11729 10537 8 263 10 253 10 294 10537 9465 6 242 8 252 9 302 9465 8504 6 205 6 248 8 310 8504 7647 7 188 4 243 7 320 7647 6881 7 177 2 231 5 330 6881 6187 6 171 1 163 4 349 6187 5567 4 169 2 092 2 026 5567 5046 3 158 3 076 3 060 5046 4642 2 133 3 065 3 074 4642 4363 2 111 4 056 2 090 4363 4193 2*106 4*053 1*162 4193 4095 1*099 3*047 2*197 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