DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 63.1 - - 71.4 - - - - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 15 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4078 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - - - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3226 - - 5114 - - - - - 2240 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 31 - - 29 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 10 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 258 - - 266 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4851 - - -6231 - - - - - -5819 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8946 - - 10327 - - - - - 9914 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11585 - - -10565 - - - - - -11949 ODpotential blCL - - - 15680 - - 14661 - - - - - 16044 blCL maxRH - - - 32 - - 46 - - - - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.1 - - 71.4 - - - - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.4 - - 40.5 - - - - - 35.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.1 - - 72.9 - - - - - 67.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.2 - - 39.4 - - - - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 15 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 96320 21 275 33 282 22 296 96320 89200 15 287 23 281 22 293 89200 83769 18 314 18 284 20 298 83769 79247 11 308 12 284 20 292 79247 75349 5 316 14 288 17 314 75349 71908 7 332 10 275 19 310 71908 68799 13 317 10 256 13 273 68799 65945 14 300 15 236 14 277 65945 63293 9 312 14 245 15 258 63293 60738 10 292 13 270 27 257 60738 58084 39 273 32 267 33 262 58084 55308 42 273 35 263 36 264 55308 52624 42 267 41 259 42 263 52624 50184 43 265 46 258 46 260 50184 47980 41 267 48 260 51 255 47980 45971 43 273 52 262 54 256 45971 44129 48 273 58 258 59 257 44129 42430 50 263 62 254 65 251 42430 40861 47 255 65 249 66 246 40861 39407 48 252 69 247 65 245 39407 38052 52 249 73 247 65 245 38052 36751 57 249 73 248 64 244 36751 35437 60 251 73 247 64 243 35437 34080 61 250 73 246 67 242 34080 32684 62 249 72 246 66 245 32684 31237 63 249 69 246 64 247 31237 29729 60 250 65 250 63 245 29729 28163 56 251 62 253 62 247 28163 26540 53 252 59 253 62 252 26540 24865 52 252 56 253 60 255 24865 23144 52 252 53 255 54 255 23144 21373 50 252 47 257 48 255 21373 19542 48 250 43 261 42 258 19542 17682 45 249 40 264 39 261 17682 15892 41 251 37 265 36 262 15892 14261 39 253 35 262 33 262 14261 12805 36 255 32 259 30 263 12805 11505 35 258 30 258 27 263 11505 10339 33 261 26 257 25 263 10339 9295 31 264 22 257 25 263 9295 8361 28 265 21 258 25 263 8361 7530 23 265 21 259 25 263 7530 6788 18 264 21 260 24 264 6788 6117 15 263 20 261 24 266 6117 5518 12 263 19 261 22 268 5518 5014 10 263 18 262 20 271 5014 4623 8 264 17 263 18 273 4623 4353 6 262 15 264 13 276 4353 4189 5*261 14*264 9*283 4189 4094 3*258 10*266 3*320 4094 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