DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 59.0 - - 64.5 - - - - - 59.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 42 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4095 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4619 - - 7452 - - - - - 4279 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 38 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 145 - - 047 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2446 - - -4342 - - - - - -2524 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6540 - - 8438 - - - - - 6618 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4351 - - -6039 - - - - - -4889 ODpotential blCL - - - 8445 - - 10134 - - - - - 8983 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 91 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 340 - - - - - 400 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.0 - - 64.5 - - - - - 59.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.4 - - 41.6 - - - - - 44.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.6 - - 64.0 - - - - - 60.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.4 - - 40.4 - - - - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 42 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 65 - - - - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 96849 38 282 36 274 40 262 96849 89522 31 275 35 283 38 276 89522 83972 20 275 33 270 32 285 83972 79397 15 289 26 264 31 297 79397 75445 20 287 27 281 30 297 75445 71937 28 290 33 285 28 296 71937 68743 30 288 36 282 30 287 68743 65786 27 286 31 282 27 276 65786 63021 24 294 25 283 23 276 63021 60318 25 293 25 278 25 279 60318 57485 26 281 27 273 24 278 57485 54547 25 276 24 270 23 268 54547 51746 20 271 22 264 19 257 51746 49223 20 270 21 257 14 252 49223 46960 25 265 21 256 16 255 46960 44912 28 257 25 252 23 253 44912 43048 28 248 27 245 28 242 43048 41343 29 248 30 238 31 232 41343 39783 33 243 34 233 34 225 39783 38346 36 239 38 230 36 221 38346 37015 40 238 41 228 38 216 37015 35747 39 234 42 226 38 212 35747 34471 37 233 41 225 37 212 34471 33155 34 231 40 224 36 213 33155 31802 33 229 38 222 36 212 31802 30403 33 229 36 221 36 210 30403 28948 33 230 35 222 35 209 28948 27438 32 229 34 223 34 208 27438 25876 30 225 30 221 34 208 25876 24264 26 220 27 216 32 210 24264 22606 24 220 26 212 29 211 22606 20899 26 220 26 208 28 204 20899 19134 27 215 25 201 30 192 19134 17340 26 208 23 198 28 180 17340 15612 24 202 21 202 23 177 15612 14035 21 197 20 203 17 177 14035 12626 18 192 18 204 13 177 12626 11362 15 192 15 200 9 179 11362 10228 12 196 12 198 7 194 10228 9210 10 196 10 192 4 222 9210 8297 8 197 8 191 5 266 8297 7482 6 201 7 187 8 287 7482 6753 4 211 5 180 11 293 6753 6092 2 225 4 168 13 295 6092 5501 1 230 3 137 15 297 5501 5003 1 198 3 097 16 298 5003 4617 1 141 3 073 16 300 4617 4350 1 141 4 056 14 301 4350 4187 1*142 4*050 12*302 4187 4093 2*145 3*047 8*303 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