DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 80.4 - - 79.5 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 45 - - -7 - - -19 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. - - - 2866 - - 6739 - - 7411 - - 3224 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 39 - - 23 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 131 - - 029 - - 285 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 3 - - -7 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5074 - - -6258 - - -5319 - - -3958 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9169 - - 10355 - - 9415 - - 8054 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9995 - - -8757 - - -8086 - - -8291 ODpotential blCL - - - 14090 - - 12853 - - 12182 - - 12387 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 77 - - 55 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 560 - - 1100 - - 420 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 80.4 - - 79.5 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.6 - - 48.9 - - 52.1 - - 51.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.4 - - 80.1 - - 80.6 - - 74.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.4 - - 47.7 - - 50.8 - - 50.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 45 - - -7 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 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] 98762 13 140 8 116 12 102 8 126 98762 91259 14 137 10 157 12 122 14 124 91259 85488 16 147 16 154 10 142 14 122 85488 80696 16 146 16 142 13 124 9 112 80696 76580 13 128 11 129 12 121 9 095 76580 72948 10 111 9 125 9 119 11 102 72948 69661 6 107 9 152 3 193 6 075 69661 66647 4 180 5 196 5 219 3 268 66647 63868 6 189 8 244 5 278 1 267 63868 61178 6 270 9 259 8 291 5 301 61178 58370 12 264 19 255 23 267 11 284 58370 55457 15 269 21 255 28 271 27 278 55457 52680 27 280 29 273 35 274 37 273 52680 50198 39 283 38 277 40 273 43 271 50198 47992 41 284 40 277 40 274 46 274 47992 46001 41 280 42 278 42 276 46 276 46001 44178 42 278 44 277 42 276 45 278 44178 42493 42 280 42 274 41 273 44 280 42493 40922 43 278 41 275 37 267 44 280 40922 39451 42 274 41 271 37 265 44 276 39451 38072 39 267 42 266 41 263 44 271 38072 36751 36 262 40 260 42 261 44 269 36751 35425 35 267 41 256 39 257 44 267 35425 34066 37 274 42 254 36 251 43 260 34066 32676 39 279 37 258 36 247 42 254 32676 31235 39 283 35 263 37 248 42 249 31235 29735 38 284 36 270 39 254 40 244 29735 28176 37 283 36 275 40 260 37 245 28176 26560 37 279 35 277 39 266 35 250 26560 24895 35 276 34 275 35 266 33 255 24895 23181 32 270 33 270 32 263 34 254 23181 21412 30 262 31 265 31 260 33 253 21412 19580 27 257 29 258 28 252 30 246 19580 17724 23 255 26 251 25 239 26 234 17724 15940 18 250 23 248 22 229 24 225 15940 14315 16 245 20 244 16 225 21 225 14315 12865 14 242 18 244 12 233 16 231 12865 11567 13 238 18 246 12 246 14 244 11567 10401 14 234 17 249 12 259 15 261 10401 9353 14 229 15 251 15 268 17 274 9353 8414 12 224 13 253 16 273 19 280 8414 7577 8 226 10 257 19 276 21 283 7577 6828 5 231 8 262 19 277 22 284 6828 6149 3 237 5 273 20 279 22 284 6149 5542 1 277 3 305 20 279 22 284 5542 5030 1 357 3 352 19 280 21 284 5030 4634 1 035 3 018 19 281 20 285 4634 4358 1 058 3 029 18 282 18 286 4358 4191 1*084 3*032 17*283 15*287 4191 4095 1*131 3*029 12*285 9*291 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