DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.7 - - 86.5 - - - - - 81.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 44 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3983 - - 9695 - - - - - 4787 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 38 - - 40 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 015 - - 298 - - - - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -3 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9335 - - -8637 - - - - - -5651 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13432 - - 12734 - - - - - 9747 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15407 - - -11380 - - - - - -9844 ODpotential blCL - - - 19503 - - 15476 - - - - - 13940 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 39 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 170 - - - - - 400 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.7 - - 86.5 - - - - - 81.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.3 - - 44.8 - - - - - 52.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.3 - - 86.6 - - - - - 81.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 43.7 - - - - - 51.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 44 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 9 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] 99462 43 101 43 111 29 101 99462 91961 34 112 32 109 27 093 91961 86157 32 122 26 103 28 094 86157 81347 33 116 24 108 27 104 81347 77221 24 104 19 109 22 106 77221 73575 14 112 14 110 16 092 73575 70288 13 141 12 125 14 110 70288 67286 13 130 13 141 6 119 67286 64512 6 116 13 171 5 157 64512 61843 5 249 12 176 7 263 61843 59068 18 232 14 227 12 192 59068 56210 29 218 33 233 22 240 56210 53532 37 216 42 228 40 240 53532 51135 44 226 51 223 45 235 51135 48963 54 232 56 222 49 230 48963 46964 63 233 59 226 52 226 46964 45112 72 228 65 230 56 226 45112 43385 77 222 71 226 60 228 43385 41767 79 222 73 222 63 229 41767 40246 80 223 74 221 68 231 40246 38816 82 224 76 221 75 231 38816 37444 84 224 78 222 81 229 37444 36062 85 225 78 224 83 226 36062 34641 81 225 74 224 82 224 34641 33189 72 224 68 221 78 224 33189 31695 64 223 64 221 71 228 31695 30152 55 223 59 224 61 233 30152 28559 47 226 50 229 53 235 28559 26917 42 230 44 233 48 233 26917 25226 40 230 43 233 45 230 25226 23485 39 229 43 231 42 227 23485 21691 38 228 42 230 39 223 21691 19833 37 228 40 230 36 217 19833 17946 35 226 38 228 34 211 17946 16129 32 224 35 224 31 205 16129 14472 29 224 28 222 27 205 14472 12993 27 226 22 226 23 209 12993 11670 26 230 20 231 18 216 11670 10484 26 233 18 239 15 227 10484 9420 23 238 17 247 14 244 9420 8467 17 244 16 251 14 265 8467 7618 14 248 15 256 16 278 7618 6859 10 251 14 260 17 283 6859 6172 7 258 12 265 19 283 6172 5558 4 268 10 271 19 283 5558 5040 2 289 8 278 19 284 5040 4639 1 344 7 284 18 284 4639 4362 1 011 6 291 16 286 4362 4192 1*014 6*293 14*288 4192 4095 1*015 5*298 7*295 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