DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 54.4 - - 58.1 - - 63.6 - - 67.8 - - 59.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 32 - - 49 - - 21 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 140 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top 4094 - - 4094 - - 4440 - - 4095 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1632 - - 3878 - - 5797 - - 8849 - - 5012 Hgt.Variab. W* 10 - - 34 - - 82 - - 31 - - 13 W* B/S 5 - - 8 - - 18 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 094 - - 336 - - 074 - - 042 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4218 - - -4387 - - -6035 - - -7190 - - -2262 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8312 - - 8481 - - 10476 - - 11285 - - 6356 sfcLCL ODpotential -8684 - - -7288 - - -9206 - - -8935 - - -4468 ODpotential blCL 12778 - - 11382 - - 13646 - - 13030 - - 8562 blCL maxRH 63 - - 82 - - 91 - - 91 - - 96 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m 54.4 - - 58.1 - - 63.6 - - 67.8 - - 59.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.6 - - 35.4 - - 32.0 - - 32.5 - - 45.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.0 - - 57.8 - - 63.1 - - 67.4 - - 60.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.3 - - 34.2 - - 30.7 - - 31.4 - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 32 - - 49 - - 21 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 140 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 29 - - 65 - - 64 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97748 2 100 6 097 12 230 12 328 2 339 97748 90372 7 048 3 186 4 307 3 015 3 328 90372 84711 8 044 6 203 4 038 6 128 5 279 84711 80006 6 051 3 186 5 048 4 129 1 178 80006 75937 9 086 2 173 1 234 3 332 8 059 75937 72331 9 046 3 158 7 222 8 309 10 032 72331 69068 7 007 3 001 4 235 11 303 10 356 69068 66061 8 274 6 330 5 254 10 296 8 309 66061 63260 7 241 9 302 8 273 11 302 9 306 63260 60545 4 288 8 280 11 282 13 310 11 312 60545 57725 10 296 9 312 12 300 13 322 13 333 57725 54804 9 329 9 325 12 306 14 326 18 338 54804 52018 17 336 10 335 13 323 16 326 20 332 52018 49514 17 329 15 333 19 328 19 333 22 341 49514 47270 21 333 17 339 23 332 23 337 26 340 47270 45234 23 339 23 345 23 333 25 338 25 343 45234 43369 25 347 30 342 24 332 28 337 27 342 43369 41659 29 352 29 336 30 326 29 327 33 334 41659 40090 28 358 29 333 35 320 31 317 34 327 40090 38645 29 003 29 333 32 315 36 309 34 324 38645 37306 29 003 27 334 29 315 41 299 36 321 37306 36030 30 001 23 337 25 314 36 298 36 317 36030 34747 28 003 22 338 22 316 31 303 32 320 34747 33425 24 004 21 342 19 323 29 307 31 321 33425 32068 21 002 19 342 19 328 27 315 34 311 32068 30662 18 358 19 333 20 328 25 317 38 303 30662 29199 19 350 20 326 21 328 24 320 37 301 29199 27677 19 340 21 323 22 329 26 323 33 300 27677 26100 20 332 22 319 22 329 25 324 29 300 26100 24469 19 331 22 317 22 328 23 322 27 302 24469 22789 19 340 21 317 20 329 21 315 26 306 22789 21056 18 350 18 322 18 330 18 311 24 308 21056 19260 17 355 15 334 16 331 15 312 20 307 19260 17438 13 000 14 346 15 335 12 314 17 311 17438 15685 12 014 14 355 14 340 9 313 14 310 15685 14090 13 025 13 358 10 337 9 299 11 303 14090 12667 12 031 10 002 7 323 11 286 10 298 12667 11395 9 039 8 010 5 289 11 290 9 299 11395 10254 7 049 6 017 5 274 11 294 10 307 10254 9231 5 047 3 017 5 276 10 300 11 317 9231 8313 4 029 2 008 4 281 10 309 12 321 8313 7494 3 013 1 355 4 285 9 319 13 325 7494 6762 3 353 1 353 3 291 8 328 13 328 6762 6099 3 344 1 351 3 307 7 340 14 334 6099 5505 4 329 1 342 2 334 6 351 14 339 5505 5005 4 311 1 336 1 004 5 004 14 341 5005 4618 4 296 1 333 1*038 4 018 13 342 4618 4351 2 281 1 336 1*062 3 032 12 342 4351 4187 0*244 1*343 1 076 2*041 11*339 4187 4093 0*094 1*336 1 083 2*042 8*337 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