DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1331z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.1 - - 65.2 - - 68.5 - - 64.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 54 - - 21 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4095 - - 4095 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7708 - - 8882 - - 10344 - - 8442 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 41 - - 31 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 070 - - 296 - - 315 - - 053 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4871 - - -7123 - - -8343 - - -5104 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8966 - - 11218 - - 12438 - - 9200 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6405 - - -8730 - - -9842 - - -7207 ODpotential blCL - - - 10500 - - 12825 - - 13937 - - 11302 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 73 - - 80 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.1 - - 65.2 - - 68.5 - - 64.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.1 - - 30.2 - - 28.0 - - 38.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.9 - - 64.6 - - 68.1 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.0 - - 29.1 - - 26.9 - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 54 - - 21 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 19 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 97372 16 302 22 308 14 323 12 294 97372 89971 12 337 17 298 21 331 17 335 89971 84338 12 319 11 300 18 311 19 334 84338 79690 10 296 12 308 17 315 16 333 79690 75675 10 291 13 296 18 303 16 317 75675 72121 16 319 11 300 14 284 16 317 72121 68891 22 306 13 313 12 301 16 320 68891 65906 24 285 21 304 17 317 19 321 65906 63133 18 280 20 298 21 306 22 312 63133 60452 15 301 18 297 20 292 25 296 60452 57669 16 314 17 295 21 304 19 305 57669 54773 20 311 22 294 23 306 21 321 54773 51994 23 309 25 294 30 299 29 295 51994 49486 23 315 27 301 31 293 31 292 49486 47238 29 318 31 305 30 305 33 303 47238 45205 33 308 37 304 38 312 36 312 45205 43353 38 306 44 306 46 311 44 315 43353 41658 41 309 50 307 48 315 49 318 41658 40097 47 311 50 306 48 319 55 324 40097 38648 52 310 48 310 52 323 60 328 38648 37294 52 311 48 313 53 325 60 329 37294 35998 49 314 48 312 52 325 58 333 35998 34694 44 319 47 310 49 324 53 339 34694 33357 42 325 46 310 44 323 48 339 33357 31989 43 328 42 310 38 322 43 337 31989 30578 44 329 38 317 34 320 39 337 30578 29112 40 333 38 326 33 322 36 340 29112 27594 34 338 38 332 33 327 34 340 27594 26023 31 342 34 333 33 331 32 337 26023 24402 34 342 32 334 33 332 32 338 24402 22728 39 345 33 341 29 337 33 345 22728 21000 39 353 30 352 24 345 27 347 21000 19215 29 003 22 356 20 342 20 345 19215 17406 17 003 17 349 15 346 15 352 17406 15668 10 000 13 347 10 353 14 004 15668 14086 6 015 8 004 5 018 13 007 14086 12672 7 040 6 055 6 044 11 007 12672 11405 7 060 7 067 7 047 9 010 11405 10266 7 075 8 069 7 046 7 016 10266 9241 8 087 8 068 7 043 7 026 9241 8322 8 091 7 067 7 038 7 038 8322 7502 8 091 6 065 6 033 8 048 7502 6768 7 090 5 061 6 027 9 054 6768 6104 7 088 4 056 5 019 10 055 6104 5509 6 084 3 044 4 008 11 056 5509 5008 5 079 2 018 4 357 12 057 5008 4620 4 073 1 337 3 340 11 057 4620 4352 3 068 1 311 2 325 10 055 4352 4188 3*066 1*305 2*318 8*054 4188 4094 2*070 1*296 2*315 5*053 4094 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