DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/18 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 - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 67.3 - - 71.0 - - 70.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 49 - - 12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1918 - - 2234 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6218 - - 6534 - - 4095 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3137 - - 3957 - - 8528 - - 8177 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 203 - - 212 - - 27 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 327 - - 338 - - 350 - - 354 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -20 - - 3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2139 - - -3187 - - -6258 - - -5307 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8358 - - 9721 - - 10354 - - 9403 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5321 - - -6911 - - -7864 - - -6999 ODpotential blCL - - - 11539 - - 13445 - - 11959 - - 11094 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 50 - - 61 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 67.3 - - 71.0 - - 70.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.3 - - 38.9 - - 39.9 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 66.8 - - 70.9 - - 70.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 37.8 - - 38.8 - - 42.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 49 - - 12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1918 - - 2234 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 98900 13 099 11 100 11 089 11 054 98900 91521 9 099 10 083 11 092 9 083 91521 85820 9 062 5 063 8 028 14 083 85820 81079 6 136 2 338 9 034 11 039 81079 77002 7 120 3 251 7 031 7 022 77002 73398 3 028 2 334 1 002 3 040 73398 70116 0 294 2 314 6 305 7 348 70116 67086 6 247 7 229 10 280 11 317 67086 64276 10 224 9 228 15 275 13 301 64276 61557 6 254 15 248 19 267 16 283 61557 58741 16 272 12 261 22 263 23 275 58741 55843 20 288 18 267 24 263 26 267 55843 53089 24 289 20 272 25 270 25 267 53089 50613 29 285 29 288 25 277 27 278 50613 48393 33 284 33 291 28 286 31 285 48393 46374 33 289 31 286 33 293 34 289 46374 44513 34 296 32 282 38 300 35 292 44513 42784 36 298 32 283 42 303 36 296 42784 41166 36 297 34 290 43 305 37 299 41166 39648 37 296 37 296 45 305 40 302 39648 38226 38 299 39 297 45 305 41 307 38226 36867 40 302 38 304 45 305 40 312 36867 35508 39 311 38 317 43 308 39 315 35508 34123 43 325 40 327 42 314 41 317 34123 32710 48 333 44 335 43 321 41 319 32710 31257 50 340 49 344 45 327 40 321 31257 29750 51 347 54 350 47 332 39 324 29750 28187 52 352 56 355 46 338 37 328 28187 26567 47 352 55 358 45 344 37 332 26567 24891 42 346 49 357 45 347 37 336 24891 23162 38 341 41 351 44 350 38 338 23162 21377 33 337 36 345 39 350 38 343 21377 19530 28 336 32 342 34 347 34 346 19530 17658 26 341 28 336 31 345 30 346 17658 15864 22 346 22 333 27 345 27 348 15864 14237 15 345 18 337 22 345 22 353 14237 12792 10 337 15 341 17 344 16 350 12792 11504 7 324 13 340 15 348 13 346 11504 10348 5 318 11 338 15 350 12 352 10348 9310 4 326 11 340 14 352 12 359 9310 8378 4 333 11 340 13 353 12 004 8378 7547 4 329 11 340 12 354 12 006 7547 6803 5*327 11*339 11 354 12 007 6803 6129 6*325 10*338 10 354 12 007 6129 5527 6 326 9 338 8 354 12 007 5527 5020 6 327 8 338 7 353 11 006 5020 4627 6 329 7 338 5 351 10 004 4627 4355 6 330 7 338 4 350 8 000 4355 4190 5 330 7 339 4*350 6*355 4190 4094 5 331 6 339 3*350 5*354 4094 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