DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 76.4 - - - - - 73.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 33 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4095 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3413 - - 8342 - - - - - 5779 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 31 - - 36 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 264 - - - - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6318 - - -6913 - - - - - -6142 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10413 - - 11009 - - - - - 10239 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9530 - - -9007 - - - - - -8754 ODpotential blCL - - - 13625 - - 13102 - - - - - 12850 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 80 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 580 - - - - - 690 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 76.4 - - - - - 73.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 42.2 - - - - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.1 - - 76.1 - - - - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 41.1 - - - - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 33 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 98254 8 349 5 312 12 276 98254 90949 9 359 9 002 7 337 90949 85310 11 019 8 044 14 001 85310 80635 13 018 13 022 14 012 80635 76601 8 030 10 347 14 030 76601 73027 2 063 5 300 11 022 73027 69784 2 256 4 305 5 004 69784 66783 4 144 6 226 3 256 66783 63988 5 182 10 215 6 271 63988 61278 4 220 8 205 12 267 61278 58453 8 250 10 234 18 255 58453 55523 13 248 13 243 19 252 55523 52729 17 242 16 246 18 251 52729 50219 20 227 19 246 17 256 50219 47969 17 216 21 233 18 265 47969 45923 15 207 15 215 15 250 45923 44041 14 195 13 194 13 274 44041 42298 19 182 13 176 9 281 42298 40673 21 168 15 175 7 291 40673 39160 23 154 18 154 5 057 39160 37753 25 145 20 139 9 044 37753 36416 24 134 22 126 8 016 36416 35081 23 122 19 121 5 026 35081 33729 21 123 15 144 6 067 33729 32357 18 153 21 170 12 100 32357 30941 23 186 23 167 13 099 30941 29465 26 189 22 160 12 102 29465 27933 24 188 20 157 11 103 27933 26346 19 189 17 160 11 101 26346 24708 16 181 13 163 11 110 24708 23025 15 172 11 162 10 121 23025 21289 14 160 12 164 7 126 21289 19492 12 159 12 167 4 144 19492 17666 8 161 10 170 1 100 17666 15906 6 166 8 172 2 032 15906 14299 6 169 6 170 4 054 14299 12861 7 161 5 162 5 048 12861 11569 7 147 4 145 5 037 11569 10406 8 131 4 122 6 023 10406 9361 9 115 4 104 7 013 9361 8422 8 095 4 087 8 006 8422 7583 7 076 4 076 9 002 7583 6832 6 059 3 066 10 000 6832 6151 5 048 3 051 8 358 6151 5543 4 036 2 025 12 000 5543 5030 4 016 1 332 12 000 5030 4633 3 354 2 301 11 358 4633 4358 3 343 2 279 9 348 4358 4191 2*335 2*266 7*335 4191 4095 2*331 2*264 4*298 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