DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 75.0 - - - - - 75.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 41 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 447 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4747 - - 4095 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2960 - - 5357 - - - - - 4480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 106 - - 38 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 359 - - - - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 6 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5708 - - -6974 - - - - - -6420 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10455 - - 11070 - - - - - 10517 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11993 - - -11653 - - - - - -11215 ODpotential blCL - - - 16740 - - 15748 - - - - - 15311 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 82 - - - - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 75.0 - - - - - 75.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.1 - - 40.9 - - - - - 43.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 74.5 - - - - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 39.7 - - - - - 42.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 41 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 447 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 27 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99130 11 128 14 151 4 186 99130 91627 8 129 8 111 5 142 91627 85828 12 118 11 133 9 083 85828 81037 12 117 10 126 14 087 81037 76940 16 112 12 100 13 082 76940 73342 13 106 12 119 12 072 73342 70089 11 097 9 103 11 079 70089 67088 8 074 8 073 9 087 67088 64305 3 182 4 019 5 046 64305 61627 9 202 7 241 10 276 61627 58844 14 226 17 244 17 253 58844 55952 24 238 27 242 22 262 55952 53208 29 244 36 243 40 258 53208 50757 39 252 45 251 50 253 50757 48555 49 258 55 256 59 253 48555 46553 61 256 64 253 69 255 46553 44726 67 254 72 252 82 253 44726 43033 67 256 72 252 83 252 43033 41447 64 261 67 255 77 254 41447 39958 55 262 60 258 74 255 39958 38564 50 261 52 257 67 257 38564 37228 49 261 46 260 60 258 37228 35883 46 265 40 261 59 257 35883 34502 42 269 36 263 52 258 34502 33087 40 271 36 265 36 259 33087 31623 41 270 38 264 31 258 31623 30099 39 269 35 263 30 255 30099 28518 36 267 33 259 29 253 28518 26878 35 266 31 258 27 255 26878 25182 31 267 28 258 23 262 25182 23433 27 268 25 257 17 270 23433 21627 25 265 22 255 12 268 21627 19766 25 263 21 254 13 275 19766 17884 23 264 19 253 14 278 17884 16073 21 258 17 253 14 268 16073 14421 18 253 16 253 16 247 14421 12949 15 250 15 252 16 235 12949 11633 13 240 13 245 10 241 11633 10454 11 226 9 231 3 217 10454 9395 9 210 5 204 4 111 9395 8447 8 192 4 185 6 090 8447 7601 6 166 3 169 7 079 7601 6844 5 142 2 154 8 070 6844 6160 5 129 2 128 9 062 6160 5548 4 118 2 094 10 053 5548 5033 3*108 2 054 11 045 5033 4635 2*103 2 019 11 037 4635 4359 2 102 3 005 9 024 4359 4191 2 102 3*003 7*005 4191 4095 1 104 3*359 4*347 4095 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