DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.9 - - 84.8 - - - - - 78.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 47 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4076 - - 9277 - - - - - 4692 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 34 - - 40 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 1 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 069 - - - - - 263 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 10 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4167 - - -6856 - - - - - -4373 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8263 - - 10952 - - - - - 8469 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7950 - - -9044 - - - - - -7028 ODpotential blCL - - - 12046 - - 13140 - - - - - 11124 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 85 - - - - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 1120 - - 980 - - - - - 1010 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.9 - - 84.8 - - - - - 78.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.6 - - 50.8 - - - - - 55.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.3 - - 84.3 - - - - - 78.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.4 - - 49.5 - - - - - 53.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 47 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 40 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 9 - - - - - 10 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] 99298 38 109 33 098 30 103 99298 91778 31 106 24 105 37 097 91778 85999 28 113 18 112 29 085 85999 81216 27 105 24 115 22 095 81216 77100 21 092 24 110 22 094 77100 73475 14 092 20 098 16 097 73475 70213 15 100 12 097 14 103 70213 67224 10 111 11 128 12 081 67224 64449 8 128 3 143 6 049 64449 61759 4 128 3 240 3 307 61759 58961 4 262 8 257 8 252 58961 56062 20 255 21 253 18 262 56062 53289 34 244 34 238 27 244 53289 50792 46 245 35 233 39 252 50792 48557 50 245 44 242 55 250 48557 46529 56 251 54 248 62 250 46529 44667 66 250 62 251 69 252 44667 42942 70 247 64 249 71 247 42942 41331 71 246 63 247 68 242 41331 39823 68 245 62 246 66 240 39823 38412 60 244 58 246 64 241 38412 37068 50 241 54 244 62 241 37068 35723 41 233 51 238 59 239 35723 34345 37 223 46 231 55 235 34345 32932 37 223 38 225 54 234 32932 31469 32 216 33 217 52 233 31469 29945 26 205 32 209 50 230 29945 28366 21 194 33 199 42 233 28366 26734 14 187 30 191 26 222 26734 25053 12 177 18 174 22 209 25053 23325 11 174 10 152 21 213 23325 21543 12 180 11 149 20 209 21543 19696 17 176 10 165 16 210 19696 17825 21 161 8 187 4 063 17825 16032 18 145 7 183 13 052 16032 14400 10 139 6 184 12 061 14400 12943 7 119 5 224 11 073 12943 11637 6 110 7 251 11 080 11637 10461 4 118 7 264 9 088 10461 9404 1 108 7 270 7 104 9404 8456 2 346 7 276 4 138 8456 7610 5 316 6 282 4 199 7610 6852 8 308 5 294 6 231 6852 6167 10 306 3 308 10 249 6167 5554 10 308 3 331 13 257 5554 5037 10 311 3 358 15 260 5037 4637 9 313 2 017 15 261 4637 4361 8 316 2 033 15 262 4361 4192 8*317 2*054 13*263 4192 4095 6*316 1*069 10*263 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