DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.2 - - 78.0 - - - - - 74.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 23 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2083 - - 4461 - - - - - 1223 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 26 - - 32 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 069 - - 038 - - - - - 221 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 5 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5337 - - -5180 - - - - - -7099 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9432 - - 9276 - - - - - 11195 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11241 - - -8913 - - - - - -12988 ODpotential blCL - - - 15336 - - 13009 - - - - - 17084 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 87 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 550 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.2 - - 78.0 - - - - - 74.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.3 - - 51.5 - - - - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 78.2 - - - - - 78.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.0 - - 50.2 - - - - - 38.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 23 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 50 - - - - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 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] 97716 14 294 14 298 20 326 97716 90498 10 329 4 321 10 003 90498 84928 11 359 4 030 11 031 84928 80317 6 345 5 015 9 032 80317 76347 4 286 10 007 7 032 76347 72832 3 208 10 335 13 017 72832 69645 4 336 7 318 13 358 69645 66710 7 297 8 276 10 336 66710 63986 8 312 10 262 18 316 63986 61361 15 292 16 259 25 300 61361 58627 23 288 22 275 24 283 58627 55798 30 284 25 282 28 277 55798 53110 37 276 35 282 33 276 53110 50694 40 272 42 275 40 278 50694 48522 40 274 42 278 45 281 48522 46537 42 277 44 285 51 286 46537 44699 43 277 42 284 56 288 44699 42984 43 274 41 277 53 288 42984 41382 39 271 40 274 49 285 41382 39883 35 272 37 269 45 278 39883 38484 35 274 35 272 40 274 38484 37152 38 275 43 274 49 264 37152 35818 41 273 53 264 47 258 35818 34445 41 268 49 260 38 255 34445 33034 39 270 38 269 34 251 33034 31574 33 270 35 276 35 275 31574 30057 32 269 32 273 22 286 30057 28482 34 271 33 268 14 267 28482 26848 33 272 33 269 18 271 26848 25160 34 263 29 271 18 294 25160 23424 32 252 22 268 15 300 23424 21633 26 261 20 266 11 285 21633 19778 25 272 20 266 12 277 19778 17894 23 264 21 269 14 271 17894 16081 23 247 21 264 15 270 16081 14431 22 239 22 254 15 265 14431 12960 20 238 24 251 15 255 12960 11645 19 237 22 252 13 253 11645 10465 18 238 19 255 11 264 10465 9406 16 240 17 258 9 282 9406 8456 14 241 14 261 9 295 8456 7609 12 243 11 267 9 299 7609 6851 10 244 8 281 10 296 6851 6165 8 245 5 301 11 293 6165 5552 5 252 4 339 11 290 5552 5035 3 268 4 007 10 287 5035 4636 1 302 4 022 8 283 4636 4360 1 036 4 031 5 272 4360 4191 1*064 4*035 4*246 4191 4095 1*069 4*038 3*221 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