DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/12 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 - - 1001z - - 1331z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.0 - - 80.6 - - 83.9 - - 79.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 49 - - 13 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4079 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3161 - - 5569 - - 10898 - - 4431 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 41 - - 30 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 227 - - 042 - - 333 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 9 - - 1 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6988 - - -7202 - - -5683 - - -5567 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11083 - - 11298 - - 9779 - - 9664 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11597 - - -10562 - - -7723 - - -8651 ODpotential blCL - - - 15692 - - 14658 - - 11819 - - 12747 blCL maxRH - - - 22 - - 31 - - 39 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 240 - - 2100 - - 1120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.0 - - 80.6 - - 83.9 - - 79.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.8 - - 45.2 - - 54.9 - - 51.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.9 - - 80.2 - - 84.4 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.8 - - 44.0 - - 53.7 - - 50.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 49 - - 13 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 98781 29 110 28 098 28 098 26 107 98781 91305 22 089 17 093 25 086 27 104 91305 85549 21 091 18 108 19 075 25 092 85549 80792 20 104 19 104 14 109 17 069 80792 76713 20 103 15 103 16 103 13 073 76713 73119 14 095 12 110 11 086 16 066 73119 69874 15 088 10 097 9 089 15 065 69874 66890 14 079 8 114 6 068 17 060 66890 64119 10 043 6 087 3 087 8 052 64119 61435 6 345 7 010 4 028 4 035 61435 58647 8 358 5 328 7 298 7 294 58647 55764 19 308 12 307 14 297 13 301 55764 53007 28 292 21 301 22 302 21 303 53007 50515 32 288 26 296 27 296 27 294 50515 48281 34 289 30 292 31 294 32 292 48281 46260 35 289 34 292 34 295 36 293 46260 44417 36 289 36 294 36 296 37 295 44417 42721 36 291 36 295 35 298 35 298 42721 41146 36 294 33 296 34 301 32 300 41146 39674 37 295 29 298 32 300 30 304 39674 38293 35 295 25 301 29 297 29 306 38293 36967 33 294 20 307 24 297 25 304 36967 35634 30 294 18 306 21 299 20 305 35634 34267 27 297 18 301 19 301 15 314 34267 32869 26 301 20 303 17 305 13 322 32869 31425 26 305 19 310 15 307 12 322 31425 29924 25 309 17 319 12 314 10 324 29924 28365 24 313 16 330 8 330 7 329 28365 26750 23 314 15 338 8 342 6 337 26750 25081 22 316 14 342 8 346 6 341 25081 23361 21 317 14 344 8 349 6 338 23361 21584 21 314 13 346 7 347 6 326 21584 19746 20 307 13 341 8 337 6 308 19746 17880 20 299 13 332 9 328 5 294 17880 16086 19 294 14 324 10 308 7 344 16086 14453 17 292 13 309 13 285 12 356 14453 12992 13 288 14 281 14 285 12 353 12992 11681 11 284 14 271 14 290 11 344 11681 10501 9 280 14 272 14 299 11 331 10501 9440 7 276 13 274 14 308 11 318 9440 8487 4 278 10 280 14 315 12 306 8487 7635 3 293 8 288 14 321 15 298 7635 6874 3 310 6 304 14 324 16 294 6874 6184 3 323 5 328 14 327 17 293 6184 5566 3 332 5 356 13 329 17 293 5566 5046 2 338 5 015 13 331 17 293 5046 4642 2 335 6 026 12 332 16 293 4642 4363 1 319 5 034 11 333 14 294 4363 4193 1*287 5*038 10*333 12*294 4193 4095 1*227 4*042 8*333 7*296 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