DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1553z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.3 - - 63.1 - - 65.3 - - 62.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 48 - - 15 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3472 - - 5608 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4921 - - 6936 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7772 - - 9908 - - 4095 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2384 - - 2490 - - 9393 - - 8837 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 226 - - 281 - - 29 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 094 - - 078 - - 065 - - 044 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1403 - - -379 - - -4394 - - -4600 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9176 - - 10288 - - 8489 - - 8696 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7962 - - -6471 - - -5756 - - -6802 ODpotential blCL - - - 15734 - - 16379 - - 9851 - - 10897 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 62 - - 67 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 240 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.3 - - 63.1 - - 65.3 - - 62.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.5 - - 32.3 - - 42.3 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 62.8 - - 65.6 - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 31.1 - - 41.1 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 48 - - 15 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3472 - - 5608 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 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] 98220 11 299 10 304 17 305 11 324 98220 90841 5 056 4 271 14 313 12 345 90841 85189 8 085 3 028 8 028 7 045 85189 80493 14 103 13 102 14 089 12 070 80493 76435 13 104 15 091 11 106 9 073 76435 72847 11 077 14 077 10 089 10 087 72847 69589 10 071 8 077 8 058 11 079 69589 66578 6 094 3 043 8 014 10 059 66578 63783 5 071 5 069 7 024 11 053 63783 61071 10 094 3 117 7 353 5 345 61071 58228 13 028 5 082 8 356 11 002 58228 55276 17 007 10 012 9 335 14 339 55276 52451 25 357 19 008 13 020 13 009 52451 49896 26 357 23 357 23 003 19 012 49896 47600 25 355 22 343 26 352 23 010 47600 45520 24 002 23 357 25 354 27 013 45520 43627 28 016 25 016 25 007 31 015 43627 41900 28 023 24 012 30 012 34 017 41900 40315 28 012 23 009 30 015 33 016 40315 38847 28 002 27 016 32 019 34 021 38847 37474 31 005 31 022 38 025 33 035 37474 36163 35 013 34 032 42 037 44 049 36163 34855 37 027 39 038 48 044 50 045 34855 33518 40 037 42 041 49 040 50 039 33518 32151 40 037 42 042 46 039 50 038 32151 30737 40 036 40 046 44 044 49 042 30737 29266 40 040 38 052 42 048 46 048 29266 27739 42 045 37 056 39 049 42 053 27739 26157 42 048 37 056 37 047 39 051 26157 24522 42 050 37 054 35 046 35 046 24522 22837 40 054 36 054 32 048 33 044 22837 21096 38 062 34 064 28 054 30 046 21096 19293 36 070 31 074 25 060 25 043 19293 17462 33 075 27 075 21 060 22 037 17462 15704 28 077 26 076 19 067 22 051 15704 14109 25 078 26 081 17 078 19 070 14109 12690 26 083 23 083 17 077 17 080 12690 11421 26 088 19 079 16 077 17 080 11421 10279 22 091 18*079 16 077 17 078 10279 9253 17 093 17*079 16 075 17 075 9253 8332 16*093 16 079 16 074 17 073 8332 7509 15*093 15 078 16 073 17 071 7509 6773 14 093 14 078 15 071 17 070 6773 6107 13 093 13 077 15 070 16 068 6107 5511 12 093 12 077 14 068 16 066 5511 5009 10 094 11 076 14 067 15 064 5009 4621 9 094 10 076 13 066 13 061 4621 4352 8 096 9 076 12 065 11 057 4352 4188 8 096 9 076 11*064 8*048 4188 4094 7 097 7 076 8*065 5*044 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