DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 = 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 - - - 76.4 - - 83.8 - - - - - 83.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 50 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3564 - - 8959 - - - - - 11216 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 41 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 294 - - - - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7592 - - -8605 - - - - - -8036 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11688 - - 12701 - - - - - 12133 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11538 - - -10793 - - - - - -10731 ODpotential blCL - - - 15633 - - 14889 - - - - - 14827 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 48 - - - - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 180 - - - - - 610 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 83.8 - - - - - 83.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.7 - - 42.3 - - - - - 44.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.2 - - 83.4 - - - - - 86.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 41.1 - - - - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 50 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 98977 28 119 23 100 19 095 98977 91449 29 107 23 097 24 087 91449 85678 21 107 17 113 23 085 85678 80915 20 103 10 115 22 085 80915 76839 18 095 10 086 23 085 76839 73242 19 100 12 069 20 082 73242 69988 17 075 13 088 15 070 69988 67009 12 062 14 094 10 057 67009 64253 8 058 14 053 12 068 64253 61579 3 048 10 028 11 033 61579 58787 1 333 6 343 14 005 58787 55884 8 337 7 307 14 332 55884 53109 15 310 13 301 15 307 53109 50607 23 302 21 305 17 302 50607 48359 28 294 27 298 21 304 48359 46320 29 287 30 287 22 303 46320 44462 29 284 27 282 21 308 44462 42760 27 284 22 283 21 308 42760 41186 23 285 19 292 17 315 41186 39725 18 287 18 309 10 337 39725 38362 14 302 17 318 9 025 38362 37055 12 333 16 317 17 042 37055 35737 13 337 12 339 22 043 35737 34378 13 350 13 003 24 045 34378 32981 12 004 12 014 23 048 32981 31534 9 021 11 032 19 049 31534 30025 8 058 11 050 17 053 30025 28458 13 078 11 064 14 057 28458 26834 18 080 9 075 11 059 26834 25155 18 079 9 091 7 056 25155 23425 14 074 7 093 5 041 23425 21640 12 057 5 096 4 055 21640 19796 2 144 1 174 3 044 19796 17926 6 230 6 238 3 356 17926 16129 11 255 10 247 6 349 16129 14490 13 248 10 248 9 346 14490 13023 9 251 6 253 10 342 13023 11707 4 252 3 271 10 339 11707 10522 2 078 2 305 10 336 10522 9457 5 065 3 004 10 334 9457 8500 5 062 4 019 10 332 8500 7646 6 061 5 020 10 329 7646 6882 6 058 5 013 10 327 6882 6189 5 053 5 004 10 326 6189 5570 5 043 5 353 9 324 5570 5048 4 023 5 340 9 322 5048 4644 3 001 5 330 8 320 4644 4364 2 340 4 319 7 319 4364 4193 2*321 4*305 5*318 4193 4095 2*294 3*294 3*302 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