DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.5 - - 68.1 - - 71.8 - - 72.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 70 - - 35 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 364 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4664 - - 4095 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6351 - - 6813 - - 9547 - - 10844 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 42 - - 129 - - 37 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 111 - - 050 - - 042 - - 102 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - -13 - - 8 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6507 - - -6419 - - -8567 - - -6995 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10602 - - 11083 - - 12663 - - 11091 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9796 - - -10168 - - -10565 - - -8636 ODpotential blCL - - - 13891 - - 14832 - - 14660 - - 12731 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 75 - - 68 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.5 - - 68.1 - - 71.8 - - 72.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.2 - - 33.7 - - 30.3 - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 67.5 - - 71.3 - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 32.5 - - 29.1 - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 70 - - 35 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 364 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99112 30 101 29 107 29 115 25 101 99112 91620 23 105 28 098 28 103 26 104 91620 85861 22 104 22 092 25 087 27 105 85861 81101 24 114 18 106 17 079 24 083 81101 76995 22 108 16 111 12 096 17 079 76995 73349 18 098 11 120 10 101 14 092 73349 70040 12 097 9 123 9 104 10 110 70040 66990 7 140 5 103 8 083 10 121 66990 64152 7 136 5 122 5 088 6 113 64152 61398 5 108 6 090 5 118 1 106 61398 58520 3 142 1 352 1 330 1 306 58520 55529 2 275 5 252 8 285 7 310 55529 52676 9 307 6 265 12 283 10 287 52676 50109 16 307 11 302 15 296 9 298 50109 47814 19 295 13 299 14 282 14 305 47814 45741 18 287 13 305 6 291 11 304 45741 43846 18 285 16 309 9 340 11 348 43846 42103 16 285 13 311 10 007 14 007 42103 40492 11 290 12 343 18 026 16 029 40492 39002 7 320 12 345 20 019 23 041 39002 37621 13 054 19 031 19 035 34 055 37621 36314 39 050 29 043 35 047 51 063 36314 35004 42 046 33 038 39 045 51 056 35004 33657 37 056 30 040 36 043 48 048 33657 32276 36 069 23 046 30 044 42 039 32276 30848 36 076 23 051 27 047 34 045 30848 29361 33 069 23 043 25 049 29 044 29361 27817 27 061 23 033 28 038 27 034 27817 26215 21 052 22 032 27 037 27 034 26215 24561 22 044 16 058 21 038 24 040 24561 22861 20 046 9 094 11 037 17 032 22861 21119 14 057 3 078 4 032 9 020 21119 19326 8 061 4 358 4 358 4 012 19326 17512 2 024 6 343 4 354 3 307 17512 15769 3 302 7 332 3 330 7 300 15769 14179 4 277 7 316 5 293 9 299 14179 12757 4 258 6 279 6 291 9 303 12757 11481 4 232 5 257 6 300 9 309 11481 10332 4 201 5 252 6 306 8 315 10332 9299 4 185 5 251 6 314 8 324 9299 8371 4 177 4 251 5 321 7 332 8371 7543 4 170 3 251 5 334 7 341 7543 6801 4 163 1 249 4 343 6 348 6801 6128 3 153 0 044 4 355 5 359 6128 5527 2 138 2 066 4 010 4 009 5527 5020 2 128 3*061 3 023 4 026 5020 4627 2 118 4*054 3 033 3 043 4627 4355 2 110 4 050 2 038 2 066 4355 4190 2*108 4 048 2*040 2*084 4190 4094 2*111 4 046 2*042 2*102 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