DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 86.5 - - 90.8 - - 84.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 45 - - 26 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - 4079 - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4097 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2728 - - 3509 - - 12470 - - 2921 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 40 - - 34 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 104 - - 046 - - 300 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 7 - - -4 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6683 - - -6099 - - -5419 - - -6030 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10780 - - 10195 - - 9517 - - 10126 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11416 - - -8816 - - -7632 - - -10134 ODpotential blCL - - - 15512 - - 12912 - - 11729 - - 14230 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 43 - - 54 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 1020 - - 3130 - - 640 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 86.5 - - 90.8 - - 84.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.8 - - 55.8 - - 62.8 - - 53.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.4 - - 86.3 - - 91.3 - - 85.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 54.7 - - 61.5 - - 52.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 45 - - 26 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 11 - - 14 - - 10 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] 99636 41 107 36 118 31 107 32 101 99636 92110 23 113 29 098 27 100 33 100 92110 86319 24 111 25 101 23 091 28 103 86319 81517 30 112 27 114 20 104 21 102 81517 77374 29 117 24 118 20 104 20 108 77374 73712 24 114 19 125 15 115 21 094 73712 70402 21 109 18 122 19 132 14 098 70402 67373 15 116 14 120 17 122 12 126 67373 64583 13 119 12 126 9 130 8 124 64583 61902 9 179 11 143 10 159 9 137 61902 59112 21 193 16 194 10 194 5 179 59112 56230 21 201 19 208 16 220 14 204 56230 53503 18 218 24 219 24 225 21 225 53503 51066 26 228 30 215 33 221 33 225 51066 48887 42 233 41 230 41 230 39 230 48887 46905 50 230 50 230 51 227 47 230 46905 45077 57 240 59 236 57 233 54 233 45077 43376 65 238 66 234 64 234 61 234 43376 41787 66 232 68 229 65 230 63 231 41787 40294 59 229 62 231 60 229 62 226 40294 38892 53 223 59 232 58 233 59 228 38892 37547 51 225 59 232 58 236 60 232 37547 36190 53 231 60 231 60 238 60 235 36190 34791 53 233 60 231 58 240 56 240 34791 33356 48 234 54 234 52 241 50 243 33356 31874 44 233 49 235 44 232 45 238 31874 30333 43 233 45 230 43 220 44 227 30333 28734 41 232 43 226 43 220 46 224 28734 27078 38 232 40 227 40 225 44 226 27078 25371 34 233 35 230 35 229 38 230 25371 23619 29 234 30 232 29 231 33 232 23619 21815 26 233 25 234 26 229 30 229 21815 19952 24 232 21 232 24 223 30 222 19952 18061 24 228 20 226 25 215 32 210 18061 16239 24 221 23 225 18 211 28 200 16239 14576 25 215 21 225 13 218 21 197 14576 13087 25 210 18 224 10 235 16 198 13087 11754 23 203 18 224 9 257 12 202 11754 10556 20 196 16 224 9 271 9 214 10556 9481 17 188 14 223 10 278 8 239 9481 8517 14 175 12 222 11 283 9 267 8517 7658 11 161 9 219 11 285 12 282 7658 6890 7 154 7 215 10 287 15 289 6890 6195 4 149 4 201 10 290 18 289 6195 5574 2 118 2 150 9 292 19 289 5574 5051 1 073 3 084 9 294 19 289 5051 4645 1 063 4 063 8 296 18 289 4645 4365 1 078 5 053 8 298 17 291 4365 4194 1*096 6*049 7*299 14*293 4194 4095 1*104 5*046 6*300 8*300 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