DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - 76.1 - - 82.3 - - 83.3 - - 76.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 54 - - 5 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5898 - - 9712 - - 10699 - - 4777 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 38 - - 42 - - 29 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 323 - - 009 - - 274 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 4 - - -7 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6349 - - -7688 - - -7202 - - -5134 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10445 - - 11785 - - 11299 - - 9230 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9962 - - -10045 - - -9125 - - -8612 ODpotential blCL - - - 14058 - - 14141 - - 13221 - - 12708 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 53 - - 52 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 100 - - 530 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 82.3 - - 83.3 - - 76.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.4 - - 44.6 - - 47.7 - - 50.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.7 - - 81.9 - - 83.8 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.2 - - 43.3 - - 46.5 - - 49.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 54 - - 5 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 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] 99220 36 110 30 116 22 114 23 090 99220 91682 25 099 24 105 23 110 25 102 91682 85859 18 106 20 093 21 106 26 110 85859 81032 15 117 15 091 19 104 23 100 81032 76886 18 106 13 104 14 094 18 100 76886 73231 15 092 11 107 9 098 15 090 73231 69929 8 091 13 119 10 096 14 075 69929 66901 9 098 10 092 8 114 8 074 66901 64100 4 089 1 204 5 039 6 063 64100 61393 2 032 4 155 5 298 6 335 61393 58579 12 317 4 324 2 275 7 261 58579 55656 22 285 18 280 16 280 9 282 55656 52865 29 280 25 277 25 273 22 276 52865 50367 32 276 26 278 25 274 27 284 50367 48150 33 274 30 281 28 283 28 283 48150 46157 33 282 32 285 27 288 25 295 46157 44340 33 300 28 292 26 305 27 302 44340 42668 39 299 24 310 29 317 29 305 42668 41117 38 284 28 325 31 320 30 308 41117 39664 23 283 28 317 26 319 29 304 39664 38290 14 311 25 304 24 319 28 299 38290 36965 19 312 23 297 25 305 28 295 36965 35627 23 309 23 300 27 298 30 289 35627 34248 24 304 23 305 24 297 29 284 34248 32835 26 299 21 297 24 296 26 283 32835 31373 27 293 22 292 25 293 24 285 31373 29854 27 290 22 291 24 290 23 285 29854 28278 26 288 22 286 24 285 24 281 28278 26646 24 287 21 283 25 282 27 273 26646 24962 22 284 19 273 25 277 29 268 24962 23230 21 279 19 262 24 266 29 261 23230 21447 22 273 21 265 25 261 30 254 21447 19608 23 267 21 267 24 254 29 249 19608 17748 21 261 21 261 24 244 27 242 17748 15961 18 260 22 253 21 235 25 235 15961 14333 17 263 18 254 14 233 22 229 14333 12880 16 267 17 257 10 243 18 227 12880 11578 14 265 16 257 10 251 15 234 11578 10410 10 261 15 259 11 260 14 252 10410 9360 7 259 13 262 12 267 16 268 9360 8420 6 261 11 266 14 269 18 277 8420 7580 6 264 9 271 16 271 20 280 7580 6830 5 268 7 279 17 272 22 281 6830 6151 4 275 5 293 17 272 23 280 6151 5543 3 281 4 313 17 273 23 280 5543 5031 2 293 4 335 17 273 23 280 5031 4634 2 308 3 354 17 273 22 280 4634 4359 1 318 3 005 16 273 20 280 4359 4191 1*317 3*007 15*274 17*281 4191 4095 1*323 3*010 12*274 10*283 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