DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.4 - - 52.0 - - 54.9 - - 54.7 - - 50.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 18 - - 15 - - -9 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4076 - - 4077 - - 4076 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top 4093 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1237 - - 3800 - - 5421 - - 5158 - - 4119 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 28 - - 28 - - 15 - - 12 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 7 - - 12 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 083 - - 314 - - 310 - - 309 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 6 - - -2 - - -4 - - -6 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2631 - - -3954 - - -3978 - - -3362 - - -3349 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6724 - - 8049 - - 8073 - - 7456 - - 7444 sfcLCL ODpotential -7856 - - -7847 - - -6388 - - -5597 - - -6422 ODpotential blCL 11949 - - 11941 - - 10482 - - 9691 - - 10516 blCL maxRH 77 - - 77 - - 81 - - 81 - - 74 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 47.4 - - 52.0 - - 54.9 - - 54.7 - - 50.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.3 - - 31.1 - - 34.0 - - 36.4 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.9 - - 52.4 - - 55.4 - - 55.5 - - 52.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.2 - - 30.0 - - 32.8 - - 35.3 - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 18 - - 15 - - -9 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 7 - - 7 - - 24 - - 22 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96396 4 240 11 306 14 294 11 310 9 292 96396 89283 2 318 5 167 11 258 8 311 5 015 89283 83798 2 288 5 224 10 264 6 276 3 332 83798 79208 5 294 4 295 10 251 15 241 14 292 79208 75229 14 281 7 313 10 276 12 225 16 298 75229 71713 16 284 12 282 13 287 7 287 14 298 71713 68521 12 304 13 272 14 283 9 291 8 303 68521 65571 16 302 12 289 19 277 22 288 20 302 65571 62826 31 294 21 291 25 274 31 276 26 278 62826 60154 36 283 30 289 31 285 29 283 24 279 60154 57351 39 281 36 283 37 283 39 294 29 296 57351 54434 41 284 39 285 42 284 46 297 39 304 54434 51657 42 292 43 294 47 290 51 299 50 302 51657 49176 50 293 51 296 53 294 55 304 54 303 49176 46982 53 287 55 293 56 301 66 305 60 309 46982 45030 48 295 57 308 66 310 73 308 67 309 45030 43278 74 317 80 320 81 313 75 306 70 302 43278 41679 98 313 92 313 80 312 67 304 68 296 41679 40182 87 316 78 309 77 312 66 305 68 298 40182 38766 83 325 69 319 75 312 69 305 70 299 38766 37428 80 322 79 320 76 312 70 306 71 300 37428 36136 72 315 81 315 77 310 70 308 71 300 36136 34829 81 317 82 312 77 309 73 308 72 301 34829 33481 85 314 83 312 78 310 76 306 72 300 33481 32096 85 314 85 313 79 312 77 305 71 300 32096 30662 84 316 86 314 79 312 76 306 70 302 30662 29169 80 315 85 315 79 312 75 308 72 307 29169 27622 75 312 83 315 78 312 73 311 76 312 27622 26021 72 311 78 313 78 314 72 314 79 315 26021 24370 67 311 72 311 80 317 73 316 79 315 24370 22674 60 309 66 312 82 322 76 318 77 316 22674 20925 52 303 58 312 81 325 77 319 75 317 20925 19119 46 299 49 308 72 326 72 320 72 319 19119 17290 40 297 43 302 53 324 63 319 68 322 17290 15537 36 298 39 300 36 312 54 317 60 324 15537 13947 34 300 35 298 33 298 45 314 49 324 13947 12535 32 301 35 295 35 293 39 309 40 322 12535 11274 32 301 35 293 34 292 33 304 32 320 11274 10147 32 301 35 293 30 293 27 299 26 319 10147 9137 31 300 34 292 25 293 23 299 22 316 9137 8234 30 299 31 290 25 295 23 299 21 312 8234 7429 29 298 27 288 25 296 23 300 21 312 7429 6710 27 298 23 287 25 297 23 301 22 313 6710 6059 24 297 20 289 24 298 23 302 22 315 6059 5477 21 296 17 292 24 300 22 302 22 316 5477 4987 16 295 16 295 23 302 22 303 21 316 4987 4607 11 297 14 298 21 303 21 305 19 315 4607 4344 6 307 12 302 20 305 19 306 15 314 4344 4184 3*336 10*306 17*307 17*306 11*313 4184 4093 6*083 7*314 12*310 11*309 6*314 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