DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.6 - - 66.9 - - - - - 61.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 36 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4095 - - - - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4501 - - 10743 - - - - - 3303 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 34 - - 36 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 129 - - 120 - - - - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4968 - - -5961 - - - - - -4380 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9062 - - 10057 - - - - - 8475 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7886 - - -7386 - - - - - -8174 ODpotential blCL - - - 11980 - - 11481 - - - - - 12269 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 77 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 140 - - - - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.6 - - 66.9 - - - - - 61.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 36.8 - - - - - 38.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.9 - - 66.7 - - - - - 63.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 35.7 - - - - - 37.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 36 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 7 - - - - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 96998 47 282 51 286 45 286 96998 89702 39 276 39 277 41 292 89702 84093 26 275 30 274 30 286 84093 79437 20 268 23 271 18 283 79437 75440 17 272 22 267 10 284 75440 71911 12 289 18 260 12 286 71911 68715 13 292 11 262 14 267 68715 65775 16 276 13 263 19 259 65775 63042 17 266 15 269 20 245 63042 60388 19 258 26 256 15 248 60388 57592 23 256 33 252 23 267 57592 54664 34 258 39 258 42 253 54664 51868 39 255 47 253 53 246 51868 49356 46 252 51 249 52 245 49356 47112 47 249 50 247 45 246 47112 45086 44 248 44 244 38 243 45086 43243 45 246 41 239 33 243 43243 41555 39 234 42 234 35 249 41555 40005 35 222 36 226 39 255 40005 38571 36 212 32 223 40 258 38571 37234 39 202 34 222 43 261 37234 35953 40 202 34 216 43 261 35953 34662 40 204 32 216 40 258 34662 33332 40 208 31 218 36 253 33332 31965 41 210 32 218 34 244 31965 30552 41 210 34 216 34 236 30552 29081 39 210 37 214 35 234 29081 27556 37 212 38 213 34 232 27556 25979 34 216 37 215 33 229 25979 24353 30 217 35 218 33 223 24353 22683 29 211 34 223 34 213 22683 20965 30 207 36 222 36 207 20965 19193 32 208 36 217 36 202 19193 17396 33 206 33 216 34 194 17396 15665 33 200 31 215 34 185 15665 14083 31 193 24 207 32 181 14083 12668 29 191 20 200 28 180 12668 11399 25 192 19 198 25 181 11399 10259 21 194 17 194 21 187 10259 9235 18 197 15 187 19 196 9235 8316 16 197 14 179 17 208 8316 7497 13 197 13 172 17 219 7497 6764 11 194 12 165 16 230 6764 6101 8 189 12 158 16 241 6101 5507 6 180 11 151 16 250 5507 5007 5 165 10 144 15 257 5007 4620 4 148 9 138 14 264 4620 4351 4 137 9 132 11 273 4351 4188 4*132 8*125 8*284 4188 4094 3*129 6*120 5*308 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