DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/01 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 0653z - - 0954z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.6 - - 47.0 - - 50.0 - - 52.7 - - 51.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 62 - - 47 - - 50 - - 19 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 2835 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4076 - - 5027 - - 4076 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top 4093 - - 4093 - - 7135 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2899 - - 4367 - - 3095 - - 6971 - - 5924 Hgt.Variab. W* 43 - - 40 - - 232 - - 32 - - 31 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 6 - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 346 - - 317 - - 333 - - 355 - - 048 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 0 - - -9 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -481 - - -1295 - - 435 - - -3914 - - -3168 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4574 - - 5388 - - 6700 - - 8008 - - 7263 sfcLCL ODpotential -1826 - - -2168 - - -1244 - - -4955 - - -4457 ODpotential blCL 5919 - - 6261 - - 8379 - - 9049 - - 8551 blCL maxRH 87 - - 89 - - 79 - - 72 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 50 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.6 - - 47.0 - - 50.0 - - 52.7 - - 51.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.7 - - 37.5 - - 34.8 - - 31.8 - - 33.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.9 - - 46.2 - - 49.3 - - 52.3 - - 50.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.5 - - 36.3 - - 33.5 - - 30.6 - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 62 - - 47 - - 50 - - 19 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 2835 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 49 - - 55 - - 15 - - 0 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96670 27 295 27 289 29 296 28 275 39 296 96670 89683 15 297 23 291 26 296 12 291 14 285 89683 84254 14 280 14 283 30 284 14 291 9 280 84254 79710 16 288 9 299 22 286 14 280 10 259 79710 75748 23 269 13 286 14 284 16 274 11 276 75748 72229 21 253 22 265 17 256 22 274 17 293 72229 69042 15 268 23 257 18 248 22 266 19 287 69042 66111 17 291 19 268 19 267 19 271 19 273 66111 63393 20 278 16 277 18 264 18 257 23 251 63393 60754 20 266 14 270 13 269 15 264 17 235 60754 57981 20 286 21 288 23 288 24 296 9 275 57981 55110 29 293 28 287 27 285 38 280 31 279 55110 52398 29 299 29 309 32 313 26 277 29 274 52398 49967 35 315 42 322 48 318 34 307 28 282 49967 47776 44 321 54 321 52 308 35 291 24 276 47776 45761 48 324 56 319 46 307 34 288 25 278 45761 43892 55 329 55 320 42 311 37 288 28 280 43892 42145 61 333 54 325 43 312 41 293 31 287 42145 40509 66 334 55 327 47 309 43 295 44 298 40509 38986 67 334 58 326 48 308 43 293 57 301 38986 37568 62 332 59 325 48 308 41 302 59 305 37568 36216 54 327 59 327 49 312 44 319 54 321 36216 34863 43 322 63 332 53 319 56 331 68 334 34863 33481 37 323 64 334 53 331 65 336 82 332 33481 32070 32 317 63 334 61 343 67 336 81 334 32070 30614 28 325 57 334 72 345 67 338 75 334 30614 29107 23 319 47 334 77 346 70 342 69 339 29107 27553 17 266 36 340 75 349 75 344 67 343 27553 25952 26 220 20 317 65 353 77 347 64 351 25952 24303 36 207 20 207 43 358 74 353 65 358 24303 22609 45 202 36 186 14 325 71 000 66 357 22609 20858 46 201 38 186 18 212 61 004 68 004 20858 19042 42 208 31 202 15 226 43 004 66 008 19042 17207 33 224 15 242 9 303 28 359 55 005 17207 15455 21 246 11 278 13 346 20 000 36 000 15455 13872 11 267 7 311 13 001 17 004 19 355 13872 12467 7 289 7 342 9 010 16 356 15 353 12467 11216 7 321 7 000 7 013 15 346 16 355 11216 10099 7 359 6 021 6 011 13 343 15 354 10099 9100 9 028 6 036 8 357 12 345 14 350 9100 8205 10 034 5 035 9 348 11 347 11 357 8205 7407 11 026 5 024 9*339 10 350 9 011 7407 6693 10 016 4 351 10*336 9 350 8 019 6693 6046 9 006 5 324 10 334 8 352 7 026 6046 5469 10 356 6 318 10 333 8 352 6 036 5469 4981 9 353 6 317 9 333 7 354 6 043 4981 4604 9 351 6 317 9 332 7 353 5 048 4604 4343 8 349 6 318 9 332 6 354 5 050 4343 4184 8*348 6*317 9 333 6*354 5*050 4184 4093 7*346 6*317 8 333 6*355 5*048 4093 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