DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 = 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 - - - 66.9 - - 72.6 - - - - - 74.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 56 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4095 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5517 - - 9293 - - - - - 12263 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 42 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 228 - - 012 - - - - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5256 - - -7271 - - - - - -6211 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9352 - - 11366 - - - - - 10307 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7793 - - -9170 - - - - - -8110 ODpotential blCL - - - 11888 - - 13265 - - - - - 12206 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 68 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.9 - - 72.6 - - - - - 74.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.1 - - 36.9 - - - - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.7 - - 72.1 - - - - - 75.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 35.7 - - - - - 41.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 56 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 0 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 98182 13 121 10 126 8 117 98182 90748 4 175 7 085 9 059 90748 85019 5 120 6 154 6 065 85019 80263 9 120 6 161 2 141 80263 76164 7 106 2 106 7 096 76164 72552 5 090 0 091 8 061 72552 69275 2 112 2 214 8 029 69275 66255 1 178 3 145 7 328 66255 63449 6 332 6 337 3 256 63449 60719 5 323 9 311 10 340 60719 57883 17 351 12 351 13 339 57883 54965 23 348 22 357 16 354 54965 52205 25 344 28 347 24 350 52205 49741 24 358 23 340 26 343 49741 47544 32 012 25 345 31 324 47544 45560 42 007 30 340 38 314 45560 43750 42 001 37 334 44 311 43750 42087 42 000 43 333 53 311 42087 40541 44 359 44 337 61 311 40541 39092 44 357 45 340 61 310 39092 37729 44 358 44 341 57 310 37729 36420 43 359 42 343 54 310 36420 35101 41 359 41 345 52 311 35101 33746 40 359 39 344 47 310 33746 32357 40 358 36 344 43 310 32357 30922 39 355 35 345 42 310 30922 29429 36 350 33 345 39 312 29429 27884 34 346 30 340 33 316 27884 26287 31 344 30 337 26 318 26287 24639 30 344 29 336 23 318 24639 22944 30 343 27 335 20 318 22944 21195 28 340 23 332 19 320 21195 19395 23 337 21 325 17 337 19395 17575 20 333 19 319 13 343 17575 15826 17 329 15 311 9 331 15826 14233 14 327 12 298 9 325 14233 12806 13 326 9 298 9 319 12806 11524 12 321 8 303 9 315 11524 10370 8 324 8 309 10 313 10370 9331 5 346 8 319 10 311 9331 8399 4 017 7 330 11 310 8399 7565 4 027 7 339 11 308 7565 6819 5 033 7 346 11 307 6819 6142 5 034 7 353 11 306 6142 5537 4 032 6 359 10 305 5537 5027 3 025 5 004 9 303 5027 4631 2 019 4 006 8 301 4631 4357 2 012 2 008 6 298 4357 4191 1*353 2*012 5*293 4191 4095 1*228 1*012 2*267 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