DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1333z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.2 - - 68.0 - - 71.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 50 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4095 - - 4095 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4174 - - 5232 - - 5546 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 42 - - 41 - - 30 - - - W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 100 - - 001 - - 318 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6260 - - -7420 - - -7971 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10354 - - 11515 - - 12066 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13427 - - -13305 - - -13155 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 17521 - - 17400 - - 17250 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 42 - - 42 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.2 - - 68.0 - - 71.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.2 - - 31.8 - - 32.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 67.4 - - 70.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 30.7 - - 31.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 50 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 98658 9 168 14 212 12 247 98658 91283 8 226 9 220 6 241 91283 85556 10 237 12 235 3 257 85556 80767 9 217 15 240 11 245 80767 76643 5 193 10 222 12 253 76643 73018 5 319 3 203 6 273 73018 69742 8 286 5 326 2 216 69742 66733 10 235 10 276 9 311 66733 63954 12 240 14 261 13 287 63954 61278 13 257 15 269 15 270 61278 58493 15 270 17 280 19 274 58493 55595 20 269 24 268 28 270 55595 52820 26 269 31 262 34 264 52820 50315 32 271 32 267 32 266 50315 48066 36 267 38 264 38 267 48066 46026 34 267 37 257 45 261 46026 44159 37 275 35 264 41 261 44159 42442 43 277 43 274 41 269 42442 40854 54 276 56 276 50 273 40854 39374 58 273 66 271 57 270 39374 37990 54 272 67 264 53 268 37990 36668 51 269 60 262 51 266 36668 35343 50 266 56 264 53 263 35343 33984 47 269 57 266 55 264 33984 32591 46 271 59 268 56 267 32591 31149 45 272 54 271 53 271 31149 29647 44 273 46 271 45 273 29647 28088 43 273 42 271 38 269 28088 26472 41 274 39 272 35 266 26472 24803 39 275 35 273 33 266 24803 23083 35 274 32 274 30 267 23083 21309 32 273 29 274 26 270 21309 19475 27 273 26 273 23 273 19475 17618 24 273 22 272 22 273 17618 15836 21 276 20 270 18 272 15836 14216 16 277 16 266 16 275 14216 12773 11 267 13 257 16 273 12773 11481 7 242 10 242 14 268 11481 10325 5 208 6 215 9 271 10325 9288 4 159 5 136 2 020 9288 8360 6 120 6 119 4 053 8360 7532 8 108 6 113 5 052 7532 6792 7 106 5 106 4 048 6792 6121 7 104 4 098 4 038 6121 5521 6 103 3 085 3 021 5521 5016 6 101 2 057 3 357 5016 4625 5 101 2 018 3 338 4625 4354 5 101 2 006 3 323 4354 4189 5*100 2*005 3*319 4189 4094 4*100 2*001 3*318 4094 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