DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.5 - - 56.2 - - 57.7 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 53 - - 11 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4077 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4521 - - 6779 - - 7274 - - 3974 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 41 - - 27 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 317 - - 324 - - 305 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - -4 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3011 - - -4512 - - -3239 - - -2571 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7105 - - 8606 - - 7333 - - 6665 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5047 - - -5809 - - -4415 - - -4886 ODpotential blCL - - - 9141 - - 9903 - - 8509 - - 8980 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 65 - - 74 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.5 - - 56.2 - - 57.7 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.7 - - 32.8 - - 39.8 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 55.8 - - 57.7 - - 53.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.7 - - 31.7 - - 38.7 - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 53 - - 11 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 0 - - 0 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 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] 97049 58 268 62 275 51 290 47 292 97049 89659 49 275 57 277 55 282 54 286 89659 83985 43 278 42 274 51 275 49 274 83985 79301 35 279 29 267 40 265 43 263 79301 75254 29 270 26 266 29 265 30 259 75254 71660 25 261 32 266 28 273 20 266 71660 68407 25 259 30 262 32 279 17 282 68407 65426 23 254 25 260 30 273 22 286 65426 62662 18 273 22 259 24 263 27 286 62662 59976 15 279 18 270 24 271 29 283 59976 57169 18 296 21 284 24 279 29 281 57169 54252 28 302 25 304 23 301 24 285 54252 51471 29 301 28 304 28 308 26 306 51471 48977 23 299 30 302 32 305 29 310 48977 46753 26 307 32 304 38 301 35 313 46753 44752 28 313 32 312 36 294 33 308 44752 42939 27 326 31 324 27 322 32 326 42939 41290 27 333 33 330 34 336 39 336 41290 39777 30 346 32 330 39 341 40 345 39777 38368 37 349 31 339 42 346 42 347 38368 37045 41 347 32 352 45 349 42 342 37045 35771 39 344 35 353 45 350 41 338 35771 34483 35 346 37 350 44 346 40 335 34483 33157 33 352 36 348 43 342 38 330 33157 31797 33 353 36 348 39 338 37 326 31797 30392 34 349 38 348 35 334 35 324 30392 28931 36 346 35 349 31 332 34 325 28931 27415 36 345 33 348 31 335 34 324 27415 25846 35 341 32 349 30 337 33 319 25846 24225 30 332 29 349 27 337 30 313 24225 22556 28 334 27 346 24 338 28 311 22556 20832 27 339 26 342 23 335 25 314 20832 19050 25 334 25 335 24 329 22 319 19050 17246 22 326 23 328 24 323 20 314 17246 15511 19 320 22 320 21 318 20 307 15511 13932 18 314 21 313 16 316 19 304 13932 12524 17 311 17 306 10 303 16 300 12524 11266 15 310 14 290 10 281 10 295 11266 10140 15 307 14 279 12 281 7 302 10140 9130 15 297 14 281 13 284 7 309 9130 8226 14 286 13 284 15 287 10 304 8226 7422 11 281 12 288 16 290 15 299 7422 6703 10 284 11 294 17 292 19 294 6703 6054 8 289 10 301 17 294 20 291 6054 5474 6 297 9 306 17 296 20 290 5474 4985 5 304 8 312 17 298 20 291 4985 4606 4 311 8 317 17 300 18 291 4606 4345 4 315 7 321 16 301 16 292 4345 4185 4*316 7*322 15*302 15*293 4185 4093 4*317 6*324 12*305 10*297 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