DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - 71.6 - - 75.4 - - - - - 76.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 30 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1484 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5784 - - 4095 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2490 - - 8847 - - - - - 9017 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 182 - - 39 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 166 - - 187 - - - - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -2 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1714 - - -5169 - - - - - -4966 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7498 - - 9265 - - - - - 9062 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4963 - - -6519 - - - - - -6581 ODpotential blCL - - - 10747 - - 10614 - - - - - 10677 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 60 - - - - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.6 - - 75.4 - - - - - 76.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.7 - - 48.8 - - - - - 50.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.1 - - 74.9 - - - - - 76.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.5 - - 47.6 - - - - - 49.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 37 - - 30 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1484 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 99 - - - - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 99146 23 110 24 105 15 082 99146 91695 17 082 20 116 10 130 91695 85943 16 103 18 102 16 126 85943 81166 16 117 11 112 17 100 81166 77039 11 115 8 138 13 079 77039 73391 12 105 6 130 9 081 73391 70092 8 109 6 132 8 078 70092 67068 7 097 5 141 7 047 67068 64274 2 211 9 143 3 340 64274 61584 4 178 6 160 11 242 61584 58793 16 275 12 225 17 233 58793 55891 31 239 25 237 27 244 55891 53116 32 238 32 233 33 248 53116 50618 36 246 36 244 37 248 50618 48384 41 247 43 240 39 249 48384 46357 45 243 43 231 48 251 46357 44497 45 236 47 234 56 247 44497 42778 46 236 56 233 59 242 42778 41179 55 238 58 232 61 238 41179 39686 58 236 62 228 61 235 39686 38289 63 236 65 224 62 232 38289 36955 63 232 59 228 64 229 36955 35612 60 234 57 235 64 228 35612 34232 57 229 56 229 62 226 34232 32819 55 225 53 225 58 224 32819 31360 52 224 51 229 55 222 31360 29843 46 223 49 231 53 222 29843 28270 36 235 44 231 49 226 28270 26642 31 232 41 232 46 232 26642 24964 34 223 37 232 44 239 24964 23238 38 226 35 231 38 245 23238 21459 33 234 36 229 25 254 21459 19620 24 221 38 227 18 254 19620 17753 16 224 37 224 9 278 17753 15959 13 281 30 220 4 232 15959 14330 15 282 11 236 4 211 14330 12879 14 271 10 317 5 288 12879 11580 12 261 11 317 8 292 11580 10414 11 250 8 303 10 274 10414 9366 11 236 6 271 12 262 9366 8425 12 218 6 222 13 256 8425 7585 13 205 10 199 14 249 7585 6834 12 197 13 192 14 243 6834 6154 11*188 14 191 14 240 6154 5545 13*174 14 190 14 236 5545 5032 13 168 14 189 13 232 5032 4634 13 165 14 188 13 229 4634 4359 13 162 14 188 12 225 4359 4191 12 161 14*188 11*222 4191 4095 12 161 13*187 9*218 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