DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.8 - - 80.3 - - - - - 81.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 47 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4024 - - 8445 - - - - - 9935 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 41 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 103 - - 041 - - - - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6311 - - -7036 - - - - - -5644 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10407 - - 11133 - - - - - 9740 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9746 - - -9116 - - - - - -8045 ODpotential blCL - - - 13841 - - 13212 - - - - - 12141 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 53 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - - - - 890 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.8 - - 80.3 - - - - - 81.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.6 - - 45.8 - - - - - 52.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.3 - - 79.9 - - - - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 44.6 - - - - - 51.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 47 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 99470 36 102 30 101 28 092 99470 91990 23 113 21 097 27 107 91990 86215 24 102 15 099 21 104 86215 81422 19 104 17 106 20 080 81422 77280 17 110 20 106 15 063 77280 73625 17 088 13 112 10 062 73625 70328 11 080 8 125 10 064 70328 67298 6 068 5 150 7 054 67298 64485 2 232 2 186 5 081 64485 61758 4 170 11 219 1 010 61758 58909 5 185 13 207 13 243 58909 55956 20 238 15 231 18 227 55956 53142 30 232 25 233 25 249 53142 50629 30 226 31 229 40 251 50629 48404 31 246 34 240 55 244 48404 46403 41 252 41 241 57 243 46403 44591 41 257 38 247 56 245 44591 42937 40 263 40 254 57 245 42937 41402 37 265 41 251 51 246 41402 39952 38 265 46 245 54 254 39952 38581 41 263 49 243 53 253 38581 37257 42 259 47 246 50 250 37257 35917 40 257 42 246 46 246 35917 34534 39 255 42 247 46 244 34534 33112 38 251 42 247 44 245 33112 31641 35 248 38 245 40 244 31641 30110 32 244 33 244 39 243 30110 28523 29 241 31 243 39 245 28523 26880 26 236 29 244 39 244 26880 25185 23 236 26 245 38 243 25185 23442 19 234 21 241 35 240 23442 21646 18 229 18 230 32 235 21646 19793 19 225 18 222 31 228 19793 17915 21 223 19 219 32 216 17915 16113 22 218 18 221 22 201 16113 14472 24 211 17 222 8 196 14472 13005 22 202 14 216 2 241 13005 11689 17 189 13 216 3 345 11689 10505 14 179 12 216 5 343 10505 9441 11 178 10 213 7 339 9441 8486 9 187 8 210 8 334 8486 7634 6 200 6 203 10 330 7634 6871 4 218 4 192 11 327 6871 6181 2 235 3 170 12 325 6181 5564 1 286 2 122 13 324 5564 5044 0 054 3 085 14 323 5044 4641 1 094 3 064 13 323 4641 4363 1 098 4 050 12 324 4363 4193 1*098 4*043 10*326 4193 4095 1*103 4*041 7*328 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