DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.7 - - 45.0 - - - - - 41.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 64 - - - - - 48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3560 - - 2219 - - - - - 1265 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5844 - - 4697 - - - - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7860 - - 6519 - - - - - 5565 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4199 - - 3460 - - - - - 2790 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 268 - - 226 - - - - - 171 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 213 - - - - - 275 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - -4 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 469 - - 202 - - - - - 344 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7391 - - 6318 - - - - - 5221 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -912 - - -1102 - - - - - -1492 ODpotential blCL - - - 8772 - - 7621 - - - - - 7057 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 91 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 280 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.7 - - 45.0 - - - - - 41.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 31.5 - - - - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.9 - - 44.2 - - - - - 41.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.3 - - 30.3 - - - - - 32.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 66 - - 64 - - - - - 48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3560 - - 2219 - - - - - 1265 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 62 - - - - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 97115 33 277 49 267 40 261 97115 89667 42 275 38 272 45 281 89667 83996 36 263 32 266 44 276 83996 79360 26 248 30 254 32 265 79360 75384 26 237 31 251 26 248 75384 71844 36 236 38 246 23 251 71844 68598 40 234 39 232 27 257 68598 65589 31 235 35 226 28 253 65589 62785 27 238 27 236 27 246 62785 60056 29 237 23 243 31 238 60056 57198 25 236 25 243 26 243 57198 54213 22 252 28 244 22 256 54213 51348 28 254 29 241 25 282 51348 48773 35 252 24 247 34 283 48773 46476 40 242 30 257 38 270 46476 44398 40 232 35 254 38 260 44398 42493 31 228 37 254 35 255 42493 40737 28 253 38 253 31 262 40737 39110 35 263 37 252 32 267 39110 37598 41 257 37 252 29 268 37598 36190 47 251 40 251 31 273 36190 34851 51 244 42 245 35 273 34851 33517 51 237 40 241 37 269 33517 32161 46 236 39 239 34 266 32161 30785 39 235 38 237 33 267 30785 29381 39 236 37 235 33 262 29381 27942 42 240 36 227 31 256 27942 26480 43 241 36 216 28 234 26480 24989 41 241 32 210 27 215 24989 23457 38 240 31 210 26 208 23457 21874 36 238 33 214 22 204 21874 20237 35 235 35 217 20 205 20237 18540 31 231 34 220 21 211 18540 16813 26 230 32 223 22 216 16813 15149 22 227 29 224 22 223 15149 13632 21 225 29 222 21 232 13632 12276 20 229 28 220 21 240 12276 11062 20 233 26 221 19 246 11062 9972 19 235 24 227 17 252 9972 8994 17 236 20 231 16 259 8994 8117 15*236 17 233 15 267 8117 7335 14*236 15 231 15 272 7335 6636 14 235 13*228 15 274 6636 6004 13 236 11*223 14*274 6004 5439 13 236 10 218 14*274 5439 4962 12 235 9 212 12 274 4962 4593 11 234 8 207 11 275 4593 4338 10 234 8 203 9 275 4338 4182 10 233 8 201 9 275 4182 4092 10 232 7 201 8 275 4092 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