DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - 77.8 - - 84.1 - - 87.1 - - 80.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 39 - - 0 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 182 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - 4079 - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4482 - - 4096 - - 4097 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3561 - - 10543 - - 13889 - - 4206 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 38 - - 24 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 107 - - 055 - - 279 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 2 - - -5 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6346 - - -5722 - - -5467 - - -4990 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10829 - - 9818 - - 9564 - - 9086 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10436 - - -7698 - - -7362 - - -8340 ODpotential blCL - - - 14918 - - 11794 - - 11459 - - 12436 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 82 - - 72 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 1730 - - 3110 - - 1620 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.8 - - 84.1 - - 87.1 - - 80.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.7 - - 55.1 - - 59.0 - - 55.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.5 - - 83.8 - - 87.8 - - 82.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 54.0 - - 57.7 - - 53.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 39 - - 0 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 182 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 28 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 10 - - 12 - - 10 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] 99291 23 109 17 106 20 127 8 079 99291 91824 17 116 14 137 15 082 12 085 91824 86046 14 110 14 123 14 083 18 089 86046 81267 14 106 11 086 13 084 15 097 81267 77148 16 101 10 104 9 085 10 098 77148 73497 12 100 13 095 10 117 8 116 73497 70196 9 113 8 103 9 126 6 119 70196 67165 10 119 6 145 4 140 3 202 67165 64366 5 179 4 154 4 247 6 203 64366 61661 6 192 8 177 8 232 4 236 61661 58841 9 243 6 207 11 231 6 221 58841 55909 18 226 19 220 20 221 13 220 55909 53107 28 224 30 221 31 227 32 232 53107 50597 32 228 35 223 37 230 39 228 50597 48355 36 231 40 228 42 228 43 224 48355 46326 41 229 45 230 50 226 46 223 46326 44477 46 223 49 231 55 223 51 222 44477 42788 47 218 49 233 53 222 57 221 42788 41237 48 225 49 234 53 223 61 221 41237 39788 52 233 49 233 55 227 59 220 39788 38420 53 235 50 235 54 229 54 223 38420 37100 51 236 50 236 51 232 48 228 37100 35767 48 238 47 236 47 237 42 233 35767 34395 43 239 40 235 42 240 37 235 34395 32986 39 244 35 235 37 237 35 233 32986 31530 35 246 33 232 32 228 36 227 31530 30016 34 240 32 228 33 224 37 225 30016 28446 33 237 31 226 32 223 34 230 28446 26822 32 239 30 228 29 227 33 233 26822 25149 29 239 29 232 29 230 34 232 25149 23428 28 237 30 235 32 232 34 226 23428 21651 29 234 34 236 33 231 34 216 21651 19812 31 232 38 237 31 226 34 206 19812 17943 31 230 36 236 27 220 32 201 17943 16140 30 230 28 235 18 218 26 200 16140 14494 28 231 23 233 14 224 21 203 14494 13021 26 233 22 234 13 227 15 205 13021 11701 24 233 19 235 12 236 12 209 11701 10514 22 230 17 234 12 250 9 220 10514 9447 19 224 15 233 12 256 9 240 9447 8490 15 215 12 231 13 261 10 263 8490 7637 12 208 10 228 14 265 13 274 7637 6874 9 200 7 224 14 267 15 280 6874 6183 7 187 5 216 14 269 17 282 6183 5565 5 174 2 201 13 271 18 284 5565 5045 4 149 1 134 13 272 18 285 5045 4642 3*125 2 080 12 274 17 286 4642 4363 3*111 3 065 12 275 14 289 4363 4193 3 107 3*058 11*277 11*292 4193 4095 3 105 3*055 9*279 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