DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 0959z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.5 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4079 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3393 - - - - - 2283 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 35 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 070 - - - - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -6054 - - - - - -6162 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10151 - - - - - 10259 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8790 - - - - - -9783 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12886 - - - - - 13879 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 890 - - - - - 370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.5 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.1 - - - - - 51.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.4 - - - - - 84.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.0 - - - - - 50.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 65 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 99333 18 111 21 114 99333 91877 21 120 14 115 91877 86102 11 116 12 118 86102 81298 10 115 10 108 81298 77152 12 137 9 103 77152 73492 12 123 17 106 73492 70188 12 151 15 077 70188 67162 15 137 8 041 67162 64381 10 142 4 083 64381 61705 11 143 9 176 61705 58916 10 183 9 186 58916 56032 25 208 20 229 56032 53292 26 208 33 220 53292 50836 30 232 36 216 50836 48642 43 240 39 226 48642 46663 54 234 47 229 46663 44860 55 227 53 230 44860 43198 53 225 54 234 43198 41644 49 228 48 234 41644 40179 46 231 45 233 40179 38794 44 234 44 232 38794 37461 44 235 43 230 37461 36116 43 234 43 229 36116 34730 42 232 43 229 34730 33307 39 231 41 228 33307 31834 37 231 40 225 31834 30301 37 231 38 220 30301 28711 35 231 36 216 28711 27061 32 229 34 213 27061 25356 29 224 34 214 25356 23600 27 218 36 218 23600 21790 27 216 38 222 21790 19919 27 219 36 224 19919 18021 27 225 33 218 18021 16198 26 227 27 211 16198 14540 23 225 12 199 14540 13059 19 223 2 178 13059 11733 18 223 3 047 11733 10540 16 223 4 028 10540 9468 13 224 4 360 9468 8507 10 223 5 330 8507 7649 8 219 8 310 7649 6882 6 210 10 304 6882 6188 3 184 15 296 6188 5569 3 127 18 292 5569 5047 4 092 19 290 5047 4643 5 078 18 289 4643 4364 5 072 16 290 4364 4193 5*071 13*290 4193 4095 5*070 8*291 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