DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 53.2 - - 52.5 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 78 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2320 - - 646 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4076 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6620 - - 4946 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2591 - - 3530 - - - - - 7515 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 211 - - 161 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 265 - - 209 - - - - - 257 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -13 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -28 - - -740 - - - - - -3572 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6648 - - 5686 - - - - - 7666 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1792 - - -2404 - - - - - -4891 ODpotential blCL - - - 8412 - - 7350 - - - - - 8985 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 95 - - - - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 240 - - - - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.2 - - 52.5 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.1 - - 41.6 - - - - - 39.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.5 - - 51.5 - - - - - 58.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 40.3 - - - - - 38.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 78 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2320 - - 646 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 79 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 98605 9 108 9 045 4 050 98605 91167 4 122 6 134 12 087 91167 85439 13 146 16 143 16 082 85439 80679 8 081 16 108 13 079 80679 76591 8 086 11 108 12 085 76591 72977 11 125 15 123 8 124 72977 69700 11 147 8 110 11 135 69700 66677 9 148 12 156 14 121 66677 63847 12 159 16 171 15 153 63847 61088 11 167 16 171 12 162 61088 58210 14 191 13 183 8 202 58210 55218 17 187 12 208 12 221 55218 52354 14 177 13 201 12 214 52354 49772 9 173 13 171 14 196 49772 47460 9 192 10 158 13 176 47460 45365 12 188 9 200 10 168 45365 43444 14 164 15 191 9 184 43444 41671 16 135 17 167 9 180 41671 40028 10 126 13 149 8 152 40028 38498 9 158 11 145 6 130 38498 37072 15 158 9 136 5 102 37072 35717 17 139 8 133 8 061 35717 34367 16 130 6 122 17 047 34367 32998 19 129 5 096 24 041 32998 31617 24 127 4 116 24 037 31617 30208 27 115 6 142 21 039 30208 28757 23 107 7 191 17 046 28757 27259 9 085 10 222 11 055 27259 25710 6 298 10 198 6 074 25710 24112 10 309 8 182 3 155 24112 22465 7 321 6 195 8 201 22465 20764 3 065 7 206 10 209 20764 19002 10 093 7 203 7 192 19002 17214 14 092 7 199 9 142 17214 15494 15 093 8 192 13 130 15494 13930 17 088 8 180 13 136 13930 12536 20 074 8 157 10 147 12536 11289 21 056 9 130 7 155 11289 10169 18 037 8 108 5 168 10169 9163 10 017 6 081 3 195 9163 8259 6 335 5 046 3 255 8259 7453 6 295 4 022 5 271 7453 6731 7*275 3 009 7 271 6731 6076 7*271 2 336 7 268 6076 5490 7 268 3 226 7 266 5490 4996 6 265 7*216 7 263 4996 4613 6 262 10*211 7 261 4613 4348 6 259 10 209 7 260 4348 4186 6 258 11 209 6*259 4186 4093 5 258 10 208 6*257 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