DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - 57.6 - - 64.3 - - - - - 66.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 36 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4077 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4095 - - - - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2688 - - 2945 - - - - - 3443 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 29 - - 36 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 110 - - 354 - - - - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 6 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3670 - - -3144 - - - - - -4703 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7764 - - 7239 - - - - - 8799 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9930 - - -6411 - - - - - -8263 ODpotential blCL - - - 14024 - - 10506 - - - - - 12358 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 77 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.6 - - 64.3 - - - - - 66.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.1 - - 46.7 - - - - - 42.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.9 - - 64.0 - - - - - 68.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 45.6 - - - - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 36 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 7 - - - - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 6 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] 96497 24 254 24 288 30 271 96497 89343 13 255 20 263 19 293 89343 83876 8 261 17 256 10 286 83876 79331 9 269 17 267 14 289 79331 75405 7 312 14 299 12 292 75405 71935 21 299 22 306 17 304 71935 68796 18 287 23 299 22 304 68796 65915 18 285 22 287 26 310 65915 63246 25 287 28 279 33 300 63246 60663 33 286 34 278 39 281 60663 57955 41 279 45 282 42 283 57955 55129 53 286 53 282 52 284 55129 52407 62 277 54 279 52 297 52407 49935 54 282 55 287 69 302 49935 47719 67 289 68 295 76 293 47719 45718 72 281 78 291 67 286 45718 43899 61 283 68 283 57 288 43899 42232 56 295 45 287 60 304 42232 40697 70 315 72 322 65 309 40697 39269 84 318 82 321 60 298 39269 37925 82 317 82 319 51 288 37925 36626 72 312 82 318 57 285 36626 35311 62 302 76 316 65 286 35311 33954 57 295 60 304 68 286 33954 32557 55 291 57 295 68 286 32557 31110 56 286 57 290 66 287 31110 29602 56 281 58 284 64 288 29602 28037 52 274 58 283 62 288 28037 26415 49 267 54 285 61 286 26415 24742 46 267 49 285 57 282 24742 23022 44 271 43 279 54 278 23022 21250 43 271 39 274 51 277 21250 19423 39 266 38 266 46 276 19423 17576 35 261 35 261 40 273 17576 15805 31 260 29 265 34 267 15805 14195 26 263 24 271 25 260 14195 12761 21 265 21 272 18 254 12761 11477 18 255 18 262 14 254 11477 10325 16 236 15 240 12 261 10325 9290 15 215 11 214 12 270 9290 8362 12 188 8 196 13 276 8362 7533 9 157 7 185 14 278 7533 6792 8 132 5 175 16 279 6792 6121 8 121 4 159 19 280 6121 5522 7 113 2 136 20 279 5522 5017 6 107 1 078 20 278 5017 4625 4 101 2 024 19 278 4625 4354 3 099 3 008 16 279 4354 4189 2*102 4*360 12*279 4189 4094 2*110 3*354 6*279 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