DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 42.5 - - 44.1 - - 49.1 - - 49.1 - - 47.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 1 - - 6 - - 18 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4075 - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top 4093 - - 4093 - - 4093 - - 4094 - - 4093 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 765 - - 1458 - - 3755 - - 5155 - - 3095 Hgt.Variab. W* 18 - - 21 - - 28 - - 11 - - 10 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 118 - - 146 - - 111 - - 058 - - 118 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -3 - - 6 - - 1 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5324 - - -6742 - - -7276 - - -6275 - - -6535 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9417 - - 10835 - - 11369 - - 10370 - - 10628 sfcLCL ODpotential -11001 - - -12518 - - -11659 - - -10029 - - -12846 ODpotential blCL 15094 - - 16611 - - 15752 - - 14123 - - 16939 blCL maxRH 83 - - 74 - - 69 - - 79 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 42.5 - - 44.1 - - 49.1 - - 49.1 - - 47.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.2 - - 11.5 - - 13.9 - - 18.3 - - 15.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.8 - - 44.0 - - 49.2 - - 50.1 - - 48.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.1 - - 10.4 - - 12.8 - - 17.3 - - 14.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 1 - - 6 - - 18 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 32 - - 0 - - 0 - - 17 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95260 60 303 73 295 70 313 54 305 65 314 95260 88414 55 314 51 310 55 314 47 319 65 316 88414 83015 52 322 40 316 47 311 50 326 60 315 83015 78509 43 320 38 316 43 310 50 317 51 317 78509 74612 38 312 36 312 40 318 44 313 44 318 74612 71152 37 301 33 308 36 316 38 310 42 314 71152 68010 37 301 32 308 29 314 41 308 45 304 68010 65115 36 309 31 311 25 316 43 305 42 302 65115 62428 38 307 34 311 33 314 41 309 39 310 62428 59822 39 302 36 303 41 303 39 312 41 316 59822 57089 38 302 36 303 37 298 40 313 46 319 57089 54230 38 305 35 309 31 303 46 312 51 321 54230 51482 41 307 35 315 32 310 51 310 56 321 51482 49010 43 308 37 316 38 313 50 311 58 323 49010 46800 43 310 40 315 41 316 49 317 58 324 46800 44799 42 312 40 317 42 320 51 323 55 325 44799 42978 40 310 40 320 46 326 54 327 51 331 42978 41320 39 310 44 324 50 330 56 330 53 335 41320 39807 38 314 47 329 56 333 58 334 56 336 39807 38405 37 312 50 336 62 338 61 339 60 333 38405 37090 33 306 54 339 67 341 66 343 60 337 37090 35821 29 301 54 340 67 342 69 345 62 336 35821 34535 31 303 52 339 65 339 70 344 66 339 34535 33207 33 303 45 335 63 338 71 344 70 344 33207 31840 33 302 38 329 58 338 68 343 69 345 31840 30422 31 301 34 322 50 338 59 341 61 348 30422 28944 30 302 32 315 41 335 49 337 53 347 28944 27418 28 300 29 310 34 328 43 329 41 329 27418 25845 24 294 26 310 31 321 39 322 43 317 25845 24221 20 286 26 314 27 319 37 316 43 318 24221 22548 16 269 24 297 23 318 34 311 40 313 22548 20820 13 261 17 258 19 304 29 307 35 307 20820 19028 12 261 16 239 16 280 23 295 30 298 19028 17210 12 260 15 239 18 257 23 271 26 288 17210 15467 13 258 13 241 19 239 25 254 24 273 15467 13889 13 256 14 241 19 237 22 247 23 259 13889 12486 12 256 15 238 20 240 19 243 21 248 12486 11232 9 251 17 232 20 243 18 241 19 243 11232 10111 6 247 17 226 19 246 16 241 18 242 10111 9105 7 241 16 225 19 249 14 244 16 243 9105 8205 9 239 14 225 18 253 11 250 14 246 8205 7404 9 241 12 226 15 258 8 259 12 247 7404 6689 8 244 11 227 12 262 6 266 9 248 6689 6041 7 245 9 225 10 266 5 266 7 249 6041 5464 7 243 8 217 7 267 4 270 5 251 5464 4978 5 234 7 203 6 265 3 274 4 251 4978 4602 4 207 6 183 4 267 2 281 3 248 4602 4342 5 147 4 160 2 261 1 293 2 231 4342 4183 5*125 3*149 0*159 0*351 2*135 4183 4092 5*118 3*146 1*111 1*058 2*118 4092 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