DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/30 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.7 - - 53.9 - - 55.7 - - 51.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 14 - - -2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4093 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 778 - - 1602 - - 2638 - - 693 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 11 - - 25 - - 9 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 8 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 091 - - 184 - - 054 - - 131 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3573 - - -5143 - - -5570 - - -5855 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7666 - - 9237 - - 9665 - - 9950 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11051 - - -11800 - - -11533 - - -13917 ODpotential blCL - - - 15144 - - 15894 - - 15627 - - 18011 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 80 - - 74 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.7 - - 53.9 - - 55.7 - - 51.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 28.3 - - 28.2 - - 22.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.4 - - 55.6 - - 58.3 - - 54.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.0 - - 27.2 - - 27.1 - - 21.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 14 - - -2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 34 - - 21 - - 0 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 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] 95369 60 296 58 303 78 302 55 295 95369 88549 40 307 35 308 58 298 41 312 88549 83230 33 319 27 318 40 303 38 318 83230 78763 34 318 24 322 32 318 35 320 78763 74895 29 315 25 317 26 318 29 326 74895 71447 25 305 24 311 21 326 31 331 71447 68304 20 290 28 304 27 309 39 305 68304 65434 16 300 33 296 23 295 35 291 65434 62776 20 307 28 291 17 300 35 285 62776 60187 24 321 25 299 22 296 40 273 60187 57465 37 308 39 299 27 293 35 282 57465 54628 42 295 50 284 53 299 48 294 54628 51923 42 290 52 281 55 293 49 295 51923 49489 43 289 57 287 57 292 63 292 49489 47314 50 279 61 283 59 284 63 286 47314 45349 46 279 53 270 53 274 56 279 45349 43562 39 281 44 264 55 277 51 275 43562 41935 38 278 56 281 62 278 65 276 41935 40437 39 278 64 283 62 277 70 269 40437 39032 39 281 63 282 57 279 58 270 39032 37704 47 288 57 281 54 275 42 269 37704 36425 53 290 53 276 48 272 41 271 36425 35130 48 290 47 272 42 270 40 268 35130 33791 43 289 39 273 38 275 41 263 33791 32414 40 291 34 282 36 276 40 265 32414 30984 38 294 36 290 36 280 40 275 30984 29495 36 295 42 296 41 290 47 284 29495 27949 39 295 47 297 46 295 51 290 27949 26348 42 300 50 294 49 293 54 290 26348 24693 42 304 46 293 49 291 55 289 24693 22986 41 302 43 293 47 290 51 290 22986 21224 40 298 39 291 43 286 45 293 21224 19397 37 293 36 286 38 283 39 296 19397 17542 33 290 37 283 32 285 32 294 17542 15759 29 288 33 282 26 284 25 282 15759 14138 25 281 25 280 23 277 21 272 14138 12693 20 275 19 274 23 267 19 267 12693 11403 17 272 17 267 22 264 17 265 11403 10249 14 272 16 266 21 267 16 266 10249 9215 13 274 15 267 18 270 14 266 9215 8291 11 273 13 265 15 270 12 263 8291 7469 9 265 11 257 11 265 9 253 7469 6737 7 246 8 242 7 262 6 234 6737 6075 6 218 6 222 4 262 5 210 6075 5486 7 192 5 205 2 263 5 178 5486 4991 8 178 4 192 0 275 7 166 4991 4609 8 161 3 180 1 056 8 156 4609 4345 6 140 2 174 1 060 7 143 4345 4185 6*117 1*169 1*063 5*131 4185 4093 4*091 1*184 1*054 3*131 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