DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 83.3 - - 84.7 - - 81.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 39 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3150 - - 6500 - - 9210 - - 7797 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 39 - - 26 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 009 - - 040 - - 026 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 9 - - 5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6895 - - -7317 - - -5719 - - -7434 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10991 - - 11414 - - 9815 - - 11531 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10976 - - -10556 - - -8178 - - -11754 ODpotential blCL - - - 15071 - - 14652 - - 12274 - - 15850 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 78 - - 96 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 1280 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 83.3 - - 84.7 - - 81.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.3 - - 47.5 - - 55.7 - - 45.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.7 - - 83.1 - - 85.5 - - 85.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.1 - - 46.3 - - 54.4 - - 44.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 39 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 12 - - 85 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 11 - - 7 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] 99405 23 109 21 098 27 102 22 112 99405 91876 21 109 22 103 22 112 21 072 91876 86075 17 094 17 094 23 088 20 110 86075 81285 14 106 12 108 15 066 18 097 81285 77157 17 098 10 116 6 069 17 056 77157 73504 17 090 12 102 6 106 15 048 73504 70216 14 077 8 106 6 062 13 052 70216 67220 12 051 8 096 6 075 11 062 67220 64445 3 038 6 054 3 058 8 073 64445 61763 6 144 3 153 3 208 1 133 61763 58978 3 204 2 113 2 121 6 212 58978 56089 14 245 14 230 14 259 14 253 56089 53340 29 245 25 244 29 261 26 262 53340 50876 33 253 31 249 33 261 34 261 50876 48676 43 256 39 258 41 256 46 254 48676 46692 55 247 46 245 49 247 53 249 46692 44884 61 249 49 244 51 245 56 248 44884 43215 64 250 53 249 55 250 57 250 43215 41654 63 250 53 251 58 253 55 252 41654 40182 62 252 52 251 57 253 53 252 40182 38792 61 256 50 252 53 250 52 251 38792 37454 55 256 49 253 49 249 51 248 37454 36102 50 254 49 254 45 250 48 247 36102 34709 49 253 48 253 43 254 45 248 34709 33280 46 252 47 254 40 256 41 248 33280 31800 40 251 39 259 37 252 34 251 31800 30262 38 247 35 259 34 246 29 254 30262 28667 36 245 35 249 30 246 31 251 28667 27016 37 250 35 243 28 253 33 248 27016 25314 35 254 30 243 27 255 29 246 25314 23564 31 250 26 244 25 253 24 251 23564 21757 30 248 26 249 23 253 23 256 21757 19887 25 250 24 250 20 250 23 256 19887 17990 19 250 19 249 20 245 20 246 17990 16167 16 245 15 242 19 236 19 232 16167 14510 15 233 16 235 16 241 15 218 14510 13033 15 223 16 237 15 248 8 231 13033 11712 14 215 16 241 13 262 6 280 11712 10525 12 209 14 245 12 274 8 299 10525 9458 10 208 12 250 10 288 9 311 9458 8500 9 217 9 257 8 307 10 316 8500 7645 7 227 6 269 8 327 11 320 7645 6881 4 251 4 298 7 345 11 321 6881 6188 3 289 3 347 8 360 12 323 6188 5569 3 323 5 015 8 010 12 324 5569 5047 3 338 6 024 8 015 12 324 5047 4643 3 352 7 031 7 020 11 327 4643 4364 2 004 6 034 7 023 9 333 4364 4193 2*003 6*039 6*024 7*338 4193 4095 2*009 5*040 5*026 4*339 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