DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.3 - - 79.0 - - 81.3 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 40 - - 8 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3881 - - 8950 - - 12296 - - 4407 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 39 - - 27 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - 7 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 011 - - 065 - - 296 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 7 - - -5 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7812 - - -7137 - - -5629 - - -7615 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11907 - - 11233 - - 9726 - - 11710 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11753 - - -9128 - - -7333 - - -10648 ODpotential blCL - - - 15848 - - 13224 - - 11429 - - 14743 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 62 - - 73 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 80 - - 1700 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.3 - - 79.0 - - 81.3 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.4 - - 43.8 - - 52.5 - - 39.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.8 - - 78.6 - - 81.7 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 42.6 - - 51.3 - - 38.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 40 - - 8 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - 10 - - 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] 99071 12 124 9 162 4 074 9 030 99071 91617 9 117 11 145 8 118 7 048 91617 85877 5 090 5 110 9 112 11 092 85877 81118 7 150 3 190 10 106 11 091 81118 77005 13 143 6 196 1 090 8 087 77005 73364 8 117 10 167 10 208 2 255 73364 70068 4 191 8 201 9 190 8 237 70068 67042 7 240 7 240 5 272 6 232 67042 64230 11 221 13 225 12 264 8 239 64230 61494 11 240 15 222 20 246 15 252 61494 58636 16 251 18 233 25 239 22 258 58636 55679 20 252 20 237 29 242 30 256 55679 52869 21 253 25 245 30 247 32 256 52869 50347 22 263 28 254 31 255 36 258 50347 48086 23 261 30 257 34 259 41 257 48086 46032 20 252 29 262 34 256 42 256 46032 44155 17 249 26 263 33 253 42 255 44155 42437 12 265 22 255 32 249 43 254 42437 40860 14 283 16 253 30 248 43 251 40860 39400 9 294 18 260 28 243 39 244 39400 38037 4 334 15 257 26 238 35 239 38037 36730 5 357 12 253 26 236 34 238 36730 35411 5 347 9 249 26 233 33 241 35411 34052 5 337 10 250 26 232 32 245 34052 32656 3 334 12 250 25 233 29 246 32656 31210 2 342 11 247 22 235 28 240 31210 29708 0 002 10 244 20 239 28 234 29708 28152 2 319 9 247 19 242 27 229 28152 26541 2 226 11 246 19 245 25 226 26541 24877 7 216 13 244 20 248 24 225 24877 23163 8 225 14 242 21 249 24 225 23163 21394 10 217 14 234 20 243 24 221 21394 19565 14 202 15 216 20 229 27 215 19565 17713 17 205 18 209 23 211 30 207 17713 15934 21 204 22 211 16 200 23 191 15934 14315 23 202 18 220 11 208 14 163 14315 12868 19 199 16 225 9 228 8 141 12868 11571 15 192 15 228 8 251 4 112 11571 10405 13 184 14 231 9 265 2 056 10405 9356 11 185 12 232 10 273 3 327 9356 8415 8 194 9 231 11 277 5 294 8415 7576 6 213 7 229 11 279 9 284 7576 6826 5 230 5 221 11 282 11 284 6826 6146 3 250 2 200 10 284 18 280 6146 5539 2 281 2 124 10 286 22 281 5539 5029 2 317 3 085 10 289 22 282 5029 4633 2 353 4 071 9 291 21 284 4633 4358 2 009 5 068 9 292 18 286 4358 4191 2*012 5*066 8*294 16*288 4191 4094 2*011 5*065 7*296 12*292 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