DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - 72.4 - - 73.9 - - - - - 69.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 39 - - - - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5023 - - 6557 - - - - - 4032 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6581 - - 7759 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9323 - - 10857 - - - - - 8332 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3375 - - 3673 - - - - - 3241 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 275 - - 308 - - - - - 219 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 23 - - - - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 268 - - - - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 7 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 30 - - 20 - - - - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1570 - - 590 - - - - - -487 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10893 - - 10268 - - - - - 8819 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4373 - - -2258 - - - - - -3743 ODpotential blCL - - - 13696 - - 13115 - - - - - 12075 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 60 - - - - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 250 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 73.9 - - - - - 69.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.6 - - 42.7 - - - - - 44.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.0 - - 73.6 - - - - - 68.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.6 - - 41.6 - - - - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 39 - - - - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5023 - - 6557 - - - - - 4032 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 0 - - - - - 0 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] 99101 30 105 32 110 32 097 99101 91612 28 118 26 115 28 091 91612 85858 24 117 21 122 21 087 85858 81077 19 114 18 108 15 102 81077 76940 10 115 9 092 13 117 76940 73266 10 126 6 138 16 102 73266 69926 8 105 10 123 8 083 69926 66862 3 192 5 117 2 125 66862 64038 3 214 1 062 1 064 64038 61310 10 273 11 299 4 281 61310 58469 6 212 5 211 19 284 58469 55528 21 278 19 259 25 276 55528 52723 29 262 28 261 29 275 52723 50194 28 263 33 270 27 292 50194 47930 33 269 41 282 55 296 47930 45891 38 275 46 289 58 290 45891 44031 42 272 51 290 58 295 44031 42318 46 268 52 288 68 295 42318 40729 51 262 49 287 62 303 40729 39249 55 254 46 289 89 323 39249 37865 58 242 45 293 106 324 37865 36536 60 236 45 297 108 319 36536 35194 60 235 44 298 105 317 35194 33811 61 235 43 295 101 317 33811 32391 62 235 41 288 99 317 32391 30923 63 236 39 280 97 315 30923 29402 63 239 38 279 71 312 29402 27834 61 243 37 280 51 295 27834 26224 58 246 34 276 56 289 26224 24568 52 248 31 271 56 293 24568 22871 45 248 30 266 48 296 22871 21123 40 244 30 260 40 294 21123 19317 39 244 30 256 34 286 19317 17486 38 250 29 253 30 279 17486 15728 36 256 27 254 26 277 15728 14130 34 261 24 260 23 280 14130 12707 30 263 22 263 20 288 12707 11433 25 261 22*265 21 291 11433 10290 21*260 23*267 23 288 10290 9264 21*261 23 268 24 284 9264 8343 20 261 23 268 25*281 8343 7520 19 262 23 269 25*280 7520 6783 18 262 23 269 25 279 6783 6116 18 263 23 269 25 278 6116 5519 16 263 23 269 24 277 5519 5015 15 263 22 269 23 277 5015 4624 14 263 21 269 22 277 4624 4354 13 263 20 269 21 277 4354 4189 12 263 19 269 19 277 4189 4094 11 263 16 268 15 277 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