DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.1 - - 74.9 - - 78.9 - - 73.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 53 - - 16 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4095 - - 4096 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3829 - - 5490 - - 8154 - - 3574 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 39 - - 42 - - 31 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 8 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 324 - - 317 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 4 - - -1 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6974 - - -8715 - - -5908 - - -4920 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11070 - - 12811 - - 10004 - - 9017 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15497 - - -15710 - - -8384 - - -9349 ODpotential blCL - - - 19592 - - 19805 - - 12480 - - 13445 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 34 - - 32 - - 34 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 240 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.1 - - 74.9 - - 78.9 - - 73.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.1 - - 33.0 - - 49.1 - - 48.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.6 - - 74.4 - - 79.4 - - 74.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.0 - - 31.9 - - 48.0 - - 46.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 53 - - 16 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 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] 98895 27 110 22 098 20 101 22 078 98895 91381 23 110 16 096 23 096 24 077 91381 85612 19 110 19 107 18 081 24 079 85612 80835 18 115 21 102 18 083 17 076 80835 76745 11 119 18 097 20 087 10 099 76745 73144 11 129 6 096 14 075 15 108 73144 69870 13 102 6 131 5 098 15 092 69870 66843 3 100 6 100 1 009 10 063 66843 64030 5 297 1 300 4 333 4 051 64030 61326 9 288 8 280 8 311 9 326 61326 58533 15 314 11 300 8 310 6 319 58533 55634 20 302 18 285 18 295 19 318 55634 52872 28 303 24 292 26 294 25 296 52872 50407 37 300 33 305 31 307 24 296 50407 48210 45 295 45 304 42 312 29 311 48210 46225 51 299 52 303 51 310 44 321 46225 44413 55 309 54 309 54 309 54 318 44413 42744 60 317 57 312 55 308 58 315 42744 41189 64 318 59 314 53 308 57 311 41189 39731 68 317 61 314 52 310 54 308 39731 38360 70 315 63 314 52 310 50 307 38360 37042 70 314 63 313 52 310 48 307 37042 35713 68 314 63 312 53 309 49 308 35713 34344 64 313 62 311 55 310 50 309 34344 32938 60 313 61 312 57 310 51 308 32938 31483 59 314 59 314 56 311 50 307 31483 29969 57 315 57 316 55 312 49 308 29969 28397 53 316 55 317 55 315 47 309 28397 26766 50 314 50 316 54 317 47 310 26766 25079 47 310 46 312 51 320 47 312 25079 23338 44 307 42 309 47 319 46 315 23338 21538 42 307 40 309 43 309 42 316 21538 19678 41 309 39 312 40 301 39 314 19678 17795 39 311 38 315 36 304 35 312 17795 15990 37 312 36 317 34 316 28 320 15990 14349 34 312 35 318 31 329 24 332 14349 12887 30 313 32 320 24 334 19 333 12887 11582 25 313 26 318 18 331 14 325 11582 10412 20 312 19 307 18 332 14 325 10412 9362 14 310 15 305 18 332 15 332 9362 8421 9 307 15 308 18 331 17 340 8421 7582 7 313 14 310 17 330 19 348 7582 6831 6 315 13 313 16 329 20 350 6831 6151 6 314 12 317 16 328 21 351 6151 5543 5 316 11 320 15 327 21 351 5543 5030 4 318 9 323 14 326 21 352 5030 4633 3 319 7 326 12 324 20 352 4633 4358 3 316 5 325 11 323 19 352 4358 4191 2*316 4*324 10*321 17*351 4191 4095 2*312 4*324 8*317 10*350 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