DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 84.8 - - - - - 79.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 49 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2769 - - 9615 - - - - - 3088 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 41 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 0 - - 4 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 057 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4626 - - -6479 - - - - - -5412 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8723 - - 10576 - - - - - 9508 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7979 - - -8637 - - - - - -9095 ODpotential blCL - - - 12075 - - 12733 - - - - - 13191 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 44 - - - - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 990 - - 1250 - - - - - 850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 84.8 - - - - - 79.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.1 - - 52.5 - - - - - 52.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.0 - - 84.6 - - - - - 81.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 51.3 - - - - - 51.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 49 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 9 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] 99599 39 110 31 099 35 105 99599 92020 32 119 28 108 31 094 92020 86200 34 107 34 120 25 082 86200 81387 29 095 26 112 19 109 81387 77246 24 106 23 117 21 101 77246 73590 19 106 16 102 19 094 73590 70307 12 124 11 113 17 096 70307 67304 14 137 9 152 12 098 67304 64522 13 122 10 182 11 097 64522 61836 9 197 14 196 11 193 61836 59048 19 203 21 208 13 195 59048 56164 22 231 27 230 21 239 56164 53423 37 236 38 240 35 242 53423 50966 49 241 52 237 47 241 50966 48763 60 243 59 240 55 244 48763 46752 61 246 63 248 61 249 46752 44893 66 254 69 251 64 252 44893 43158 76 254 76 250 69 256 43158 41531 85 251 81 251 80 257 41531 39998 89 248 79 248 85 253 39998 38552 81 249 73 247 80 250 38552 37172 65 250 63 252 69 251 37172 35804 55 250 56 254 55 251 35804 34414 48 251 52 252 47 249 34414 32998 38 246 46 251 46 249 32998 31537 25 235 31 243 42 251 31537 30023 23 236 25 232 32 249 30023 28460 26 243 25 239 26 242 28460 26843 27 247 27 247 23 240 26843 25169 25 249 27 248 23 238 25169 23443 23 250 25 247 25 233 23443 21659 21 250 20 243 25 228 21659 19813 19 245 17 236 27 221 19813 17940 19 234 19 234 28 211 17940 16135 19 221 18 232 19 199 16135 14488 19 211 16 233 12 194 14488 13013 18 204 16 234 6 186 13013 11690 16 195 15 238 3 188 11690 10502 11 186 13 243 3 226 10502 9435 7 189 11 246 5 274 9435 8479 5 215 8 248 10 289 8479 7627 4 239 6 251 14 294 7627 6866 3 264 3 258 18 296 6866 6177 3 284 1 319 21 294 6177 5561 3 306 2 037 22 293 5561 5042 3 327 4 047 22 294 5042 4641 2 344 5 050 21 294 4641 4362 2 355 5 054 20 295 4362 4193 1*352 5*057 17*297 4193 4095 0*347 4*057 10*303 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