DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - 73.3 - - 80.5 - - - - - 75.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 33 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2552 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6852 - - 4096 - - - - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3634 - - 11991 - - - - - 6944 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 204 - - 39 - - - - - 30 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 232 - - 263 - - - - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -6 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2028 - - -8729 - - - - - -8699 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8881 - - 12826 - - - - - 12795 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5233 - - -10073 - - - - - -11903 ODpotential blCL - - - 12085 - - 14169 - - - - - 15998 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 69 - - - - - 22 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.3 - - 80.5 - - - - - 75.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.4 - - 38.3 - - - - - 33.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.9 - - 80.4 - - - - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.2 - - 37.1 - - - - - 32.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 33 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2552 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 99215 21 105 18 123 10 055 99215 91772 20 135 13 139 15 098 91772 86006 14 134 12 130 13 092 86006 81197 11 111 9 117 9 101 81197 77051 11 086 7 081 9 120 77051 73394 7 107 4 092 8 116 73394 70088 7 104 5 133 9 097 70088 67055 2 030 9 155 1 039 67055 64252 5 287 1 238 4 089 64252 61545 10 283 5 279 4 268 61545 58723 17 252 6 247 9 245 58723 55787 23 243 26 237 24 243 55787 52976 37 250 37 240 32 254 52976 50446 45 254 40 249 35 257 50446 48181 51 257 43 254 38 260 48181 46130 54 257 48 254 43 259 46130 44254 56 257 51 254 46 257 44254 42524 58 254 52 252 45 256 42524 40922 57 253 52 249 46 255 40922 39435 54 252 52 246 49 250 39435 38051 51 253 51 246 50 245 38051 36731 48 252 49 247 48 245 36731 35406 46 250 47 249 48 248 35406 34045 44 248 44 248 48 248 34045 32649 43 246 42 247 48 249 32649 31204 42 247 42 247 48 249 31204 29698 42 248 43 248 48 250 29698 28134 41 249 44 249 47 251 28134 26513 41 248 44 251 45 253 26513 24837 41 247 43 253 41 253 24837 23113 40 247 41 254 37 252 23113 21341 37 247 37 253 31 252 21341 19516 32 246 34 248 25 249 19516 17669 29 247 31 245 22 244 17669 15893 26 248 26 246 20 246 15893 14276 24 248 22 246 20 251 14276 12831 22 249 20 248 20 256 12831 11537 21 250 19 250 19 260 11537 10375 20 252 18 253 18 264 10375 9332 17 251 17 254 17 269 9332 8397 14 248 16 256 17 273 8397 7562 12*245 16 258 18 275 7562 6816 11*241 15 258 19 276 6816 6140 9 238 14 260 19 277 6140 5535 8 233 13 261 19 277 5535 5025 7 228 12 262 18 277 5025 4631 6 222 11 262 17 278 4631 4357 5 221 11 263 15 278 4357 4190 5 218 10*263 13*279 4190 4094 5 218 9*263 11*279 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