DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.6 - - 62.4 - - 65.9 - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 65 - - 31 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 332 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4632 - - 4094 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 8150 - - 8141 - - 9082 - - 8234 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 39 - - 121 - - 35 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 292 - - 247 - - 190 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -17 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7855 - - -7429 - - -9285 - - -5151 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11949 - - 12061 - - 13379 - - 9246 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10598 - - -11396 - - -12554 - - -7218 ODpotential blCL - - - 14692 - - 16028 - - 16648 - - 11313 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 43 - - 46 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.6 - - 62.4 - - 65.9 - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.5 - - 23.8 - - 21.4 - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.0 - - 61.8 - - 65.3 - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.4 - - 22.8 - - 20.3 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 65 - - 31 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 332 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 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] 98118 5 142 7 270 5 355 5 055 98118 90697 5 172 4 125 5 212 3 012 90697 84984 1 109 10 098 9 185 2 287 84984 80246 2 270 7 081 6 160 0 353 80246 76172 6 159 1 268 2 085 6 083 76172 72563 7 129 4 207 4 349 10 070 72563 69271 5 140 6 191 7 301 4 061 69271 66230 3 027 4 198 7 288 4 330 66230 63401 6 266 8 242 9 272 6 304 63401 60661 6 303 6 281 5 273 9 318 60661 57814 10 294 9 284 12 319 12 290 57814 54864 9 299 9 299 12 304 13 319 54864 52053 21 310 17 309 17 322 25 330 52053 49544 19 302 20 314 26 325 26 335 49544 47305 22 328 25 318 29 328 28 334 47305 45279 28 317 24 321 28 331 31 339 45279 43436 24 327 29 339 31 338 36 343 43436 41753 39 358 38 353 32 349 39 356 41753 40209 54 358 50 359 42 002 49 009 40209 38781 61 003 58 356 50 003 60 008 38781 37446 66 005 56 355 51 002 60 006 37446 36164 67 006 52 359 51 003 55 005 36164 34870 63 011 51 004 49 005 50 004 34870 33535 59 012 52 005 47 005 48 004 33535 32164 58 008 51 005 44 002 45 006 32164 30746 57 008 50 005 43 000 41 005 30746 29270 51 010 49 006 42 003 38 004 29270 27739 45 009 48 007 41 008 37 004 27739 26153 43 005 46 006 40 012 36 007 26153 24515 43 006 43 008 39 013 35 010 24515 22826 40 010 39 010 38 013 34 011 22826 21082 33 007 33 008 36 012 34 010 21082 19277 27 001 28 003 32 011 32 009 19277 17449 21 002 23 002 27 009 25 005 17449 15697 15 014 16 003 20 004 17 357 15697 14108 13 034 9 009 12 358 16 354 14108 12689 11 052 4 028 7 352 15 355 12689 11418 8 072 3 057 6 356 13 355 11418 10276 7 078 4 067 6 001 10 352 10276 9249 6 084 4 070 6 004 7 349 9249 8327 5 090 4 073 6 004 5 342 8327 7505 4 095 3 074 5 003 3 333 7505 6770 4 099 2 066 5 001 2 315 6770 6104 3 105 1 051 4 358 1 273 6104 5509 2 113 1 319 3 350 2 221 5509 5008 1 134 2*293 2 338 3 201 5008 4620 1 181 3*293 1 310 4 193 4620 4351 1 190 3 292 1 268 5 190 4351 4188 1*202 3 293 1*259 5*189 4188 4094 1*212 3 291 1*247 5*190 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