DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 77.2 - - 82.9 - - 88.2 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 1 - - 35 - - 30 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 4078 - - 4078 - - 4079 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 4095 - - 4096 - - 4097 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1681 - - 5587 - - 10023 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 23 - - 36 - - 37 - - - - - - W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 10 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 008 - - 296 - - 274 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - -2 - - -5 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8699 - - -7563 - - -7229 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12795 - - 11659 - - 11326 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -14743 - - -11242 - - -9584 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 18838 - - 15338 - - 13681 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 80 - - 65 - - 50 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 720 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 77.2 - - 82.9 - - 88.2 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.9 - - 46.0 - - 52.6 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 77.0 - - 83.3 - - 88.7 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.6 - - 44.9 - - 51.4 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 1 - - 35 - - 30 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - - 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] 99392 39 109 37 098 36 106 99392 91882 35 103 32 108 32 101 91882 86097 37 097 26 102 28 099 86097 81313 30 096 21 099 24 103 81313 77221 21 098 19 110 18 115 77221 73608 16 091 21 110 14 119 73608 70331 13 110 19 112 12 137 70331 67330 9 120 13 116 9 134 67330 64544 6 145 10 137 15 174 64544 61843 10 157 14 159 16 156 61843 59061 10 181 15 187 19 195 59061 56222 12 211 17 211 23 202 56222 53531 29 227 33 226 37 224 53531 51115 39 226 41 226 48 229 51115 48944 51 229 53 228 60 226 48944 46962 65 231 68 231 69 226 46962 45130 75 230 77 230 75 227 45130 43422 75 228 78 228 78 226 43422 41820 68 226 73 225 75 223 41820 40314 63 226 66 221 71 221 40314 38897 61 225 61 220 66 222 38897 37537 60 224 57 221 61 223 37537 36167 60 223 55 222 57 223 36167 34760 61 223 55 223 54 223 34760 33320 58 226 55 226 52 225 33320 31832 54 229 52 229 51 227 31832 30286 51 231 48 232 47 229 30286 28685 46 233 43 231 43 228 28685 27030 41 234 40 228 42 226 27030 25324 38 234 38 227 42 226 25324 23570 37 231 37 227 41 226 23570 21763 37 227 36 228 38 228 21763 19898 36 226 35 229 36 228 19898 18008 35 221 34 226 33 224 18008 16191 33 212 32 220 31 219 16191 14535 31 208 30 217 26 216 14535 13056 28 209 28 217 20 217 13056 11732 26 210 26 220 19 221 11732 10542 25 214 23 226 18 227 10542 9472 22 220 20 233 17 237 9472 8512 20 228 17 238 17 244 8512 7656 18 237 16 243 17 249 7656 6890 17 246 14 247 17 253 6890 6196 14 254 12 251 17 256 6196 5575 11 264 9 254 16 259 5575 5052 7 279 8 260 15 261 5052 4646 4 307 6 269 15 264 4646 4366 3 355 5 278 14 266 4366 4194 3*004 4*288 13*269 4194 4096 3*008 4*296 10*274 4096 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