DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 81.1 - - 87.1 - - - - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 33 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6973 - - 13291 - - - - - 4654 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 37 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 251 - - - - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6132 - - -7126 - - - - - -4577 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10229 - - 11223 - - - - - 8673 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8490 - - -8431 - - - - - -7974 ODpotential blCL - - - 12586 - - 12527 - - - - - 12070 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 90 - - - - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 470 - - 1400 - - - - - 1480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.1 - - 87.1 - - - - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.4 - - 51.9 - - - - - 56.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.0 - - 87.2 - - - - - 80.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.2 - - 50.8 - - - - - 54.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 33 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 58 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 11 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] 99248 19 113 19 116 15 064 99248 91808 20 112 18 083 11 103 91808 86042 14 112 15 069 17 117 86042 81255 15 106 10 109 17 101 81255 77128 12 105 12 100 12 069 77128 73484 9 121 10 138 10 057 73484 70192 10 127 13 145 6 062 70192 67165 9 107 10 145 5 177 67165 64368 3 167 6 184 7 202 64368 61669 4 180 6 191 2 264 61669 58858 12 211 13 237 11 240 58858 55948 23 211 19 220 13 211 55948 53168 33 211 33 220 26 226 53168 50679 38 212 46 216 40 226 50679 48465 43 220 49 217 40 220 48465 46454 50 222 52 219 40 223 46454 44607 54 220 54 217 44 225 44607 42900 57 219 55 215 50 224 42900 41316 57 218 56 215 56 225 41316 39838 55 216 55 215 61 229 39838 38456 52 213 53 215 63 232 38456 37131 49 212 50 216 60 231 37131 35794 46 211 48 218 56 228 35794 34419 44 212 46 219 53 228 34419 33008 42 215 45 220 52 230 33008 31549 40 219 44 221 51 231 31549 30032 41 222 44 223 49 233 30032 28459 41 225 43 226 45 235 28459 26833 41 225 43 229 41 233 26833 25156 43 223 43 230 40 226 25156 23431 42 224 42 229 39 220 23431 21652 40 225 41 228 37 216 21652 19810 37 224 38 226 34 211 19810 17936 34 222 33 222 32 207 17936 16129 32 223 26 218 29 206 16129 14480 30 224 21 219 27 209 14480 13005 28 224 20 220 24 214 13005 11683 26 222 19 223 22 221 11683 10496 23 219 18 227 20 230 10496 9431 19 217 17 230 19 241 9431 8475 17 217 16 233 19 251 8475 7624 14 218 15 235 19 261 7624 6864 12 220 14 237 20 268 6864 6175 10 220 13 240 20 271 6175 5560 9 222 12 242 20 274 5560 5042 7 222 11 244 19 275 5042 4640 5 221 10 246 18 278 4640 4362 4 221 9 248 15 281 4362 4193 3*218 8*250 12*285 4193 4095 3*219 7*251 6*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