DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - 34.6 - - 38.8 - - 41.2 - - 39.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 27 - - 13 - - 21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4075 - - 4075 - - 4075 - - 4075 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4093 - - 4093 - - 4093 - - 4093 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2153 - - 2923 - - 2887 - - 1710 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 33 - - 27 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 138 - - 133 - - 124 - - 134 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3645 - - -3671 - - -4096 - - -4369 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7739 - - 7765 - - 8190 - - 8462 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10947 - - -9688 - - -10028 - - -12806 ODpotential blCL - - - 15040 - - 13781 - - 14121 - - 16899 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 50 - - 40 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.6 - - 38.8 - - 41.2 - - 39.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.7 - - 19.7 - - 20.2 - - 17.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.0 - - 38.2 - - 40.8 - - 38.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.7 - - 18.6 - - 19.0 - - 15.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 27 - - 13 - - 21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96032 45 266 46 283 54 276 51 277 96032 89100 20 260 31 291 26 306 20 308 89100 83703 12 283 15 286 13 329 11 347 83703 79156 8 006 3 326 12 316 13 347 79156 75196 9 004 4 336 9 313 11 337 75196 71661 13 322 14 345 17 353 12 013 71661 68446 21 310 24 315 27 333 21 353 68446 65501 14 301 16 296 16 324 16 330 65501 62759 23 351 19 340 14 356 22 002 62759 60087 35 340 36 335 32 346 34 338 60087 57307 36 335 35 331 33 346 35 340 57307 54420 31 339 30 339 36 003 41 353 54420 51660 34 346 37 351 56 358 55 353 51660 49192 40 346 45 352 64 351 54 356 49192 46982 44 351 50 351 59 352 59 000 46982 44969 52 356 52 353 57 358 61 360 44969 43132 59 356 57 359 60 357 65 360 43132 41463 63 356 63 357 61 358 65 359 41463 39944 66 355 60 359 60 004 61 013 39944 38542 62 353 57 006 63 006 70 022 38542 37229 56 358 56 008 63 007 73 016 37229 35957 53 360 53 006 59 007 76 012 35957 34668 53 357 49 006 50 007 76 015 34668 33336 48 353 44 005 39 011 63 026 33336 31974 43 354 36 003 38 017 37 025 31974 30571 41 357 32 000 36 007 24 033 30571 29110 41 005 29 355 28 001 19 035 29110 27589 38 008 29 354 25 002 14 016 27589 26010 34 004 28 353 25 006 14 356 26010 24376 30 358 26 350 23 013 13 001 24376 22688 28 350 25 347 18 018 12 005 22688 20939 26 350 24 347 15 018 11 002 20939 19125 26 359 22 352 14 016 10 358 19125 17284 24 009 20 001 15 022 9 014 17284 15516 19 019 17 008 14 030 9 036 15516 13911 13 028 13 014 13 036 9 049 13911 12483 9 047 8 008 10 038 9 054 12483 11211 10 075 3 027 6 039 8 056 11211 10074 11 092 4 118 2 087 6 072 10074 9059 11 109 8 133 5 152 5 118 9059 8156 11 123 11 141 8 160 8 148 8156 7356 12 136 11 144 8 159 10 149 7356 6645 11 146 10 146 7 157 10 146 6645 6005 11 152 9 141 8 148 9 145 6005 5437 10 154 8 135 8 133 14 147 5437 4959 9 151 7 131 8 129 14 141 4959 4590 7 145 7 131 7 128 14 136 4590 4336 6 141 6 131 6 126 11 135 4336 4181 5*138 6*132 5*124 10*134 4181 4092 5*138 5*133 5*124 7*134 4092 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