DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - 79.8 - - 84.6 - - - - - 85.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 44 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4180 - - 6483 - - - - - 9041 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 40 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 043 - - 079 - - - - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6225 - - -7333 - - - - - -6223 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10321 - - 11430 - - - - - 10320 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10123 - - -10299 - - - - - -8908 ODpotential blCL - - - 14219 - - 14395 - - - - - 13004 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 58 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 200 - - - - - 990 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.8 - - 84.6 - - - - - 85.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.8 - - 48.7 - - - - - 54.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.5 - - 84.2 - - - - - 87.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.5 - - 47.5 - - - - - 53.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 44 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 99698 33 114 31 113 32 104 99698 92125 33 110 27 104 29 099 92125 86290 33 103 24 090 26 101 86290 81482 28 100 22 102 22 099 81482 77358 24 096 20 104 21 087 77358 73713 19 097 22 111 19 085 73713 70416 13 088 19 107 16 083 70416 67386 8 098 15 133 14 108 67386 64579 10 119 15 121 16 109 64579 61878 8 137 5 144 9 119 61878 59094 11 183 19 185 6 298 59094 56213 29 204 25 198 18 212 56213 53463 37 200 42 215 40 228 53463 51014 39 210 52 217 58 226 51014 48847 59 218 62 217 70 225 48847 46886 69 219 65 218 70 227 46886 45073 73 221 68 222 67 233 45073 43378 75 221 72 221 71 233 43378 41786 75 220 75 220 74 235 41786 40283 76 221 78 224 76 238 40283 38867 76 224 77 227 79 240 38867 37503 76 225 75 222 80 240 37503 36126 72 224 74 221 74 238 36126 34712 65 221 68 223 63 232 34712 33268 58 218 59 224 55 226 33268 31781 52 217 53 224 51 226 31781 30242 49 218 49 225 45 230 30242 28651 47 221 47 227 42 233 28651 27007 44 220 44 225 41 234 27007 25312 41 222 42 224 39 232 25312 23568 37 226 37 222 33 227 23568 21770 36 228 33 215 30 218 21770 19910 34 219 31 207 31 212 19910 18022 32 203 30 206 30 209 18022 16204 32 196 29 211 18 202 16204 14550 27 194 23 214 10 197 14550 13072 21 190 16 217 4 210 13072 11747 15 189 13 222 1 285 11747 10556 10 210 11 226 4 354 10556 9484 9 242 9 231 6 355 9484 8523 8 265 7 239 8 350 8523 7664 7 280 4 242 10 345 7664 6896 5 293 2 246 11 339 6896 6199 4 314 0 078 12 335 6199 5577 4 336 2 073 13 332 5577 5053 3 359 4 072 13 330 5053 4647 3 014 5 071 13 328 4647 4366 3 027 5 072 12 327 4366 4194 2*034 5*077 10*326 4194 4095 2*043 4*079 7*325 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