DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.6 - - 53.7 - - - - - 50.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 98 - - - - - 41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4361 - - 4546 - - - - - 3400 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6750 - - 6899 - - - - - 5329 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8661 - - 8846 - - - - - 7700 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2717 - - 3481 - - - - - 4881 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 329 - - 336 - - - - - 238 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 24 - - - - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 258 - - 263 - - - - - 284 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - -14 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 200 - - 421 - - - - - 134 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8461 - - 8425 - - - - - 7566 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1791 - - -1547 - - - - - -1636 ODpotential blCL - - - 10452 - - 10393 - - - - - 9336 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 77 - - - - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.6 - - 53.7 - - - - - 50.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.5 - - 30.8 - - - - - 31.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 52.7 - - - - - 49.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 29.8 - - - - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 98 - - - - - 41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4361 - - 4546 - - - - - 3400 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 97957 12 278 16 276 11 319 97957 90525 2 203 9 274 5 345 90525 84842 6 142 3 267 5 029 84842 80133 6 124 2 167 5 078 80133 76072 5 076 2 136 4 047 76072 72494 10 115 2 343 5 034 72494 69246 8 051 4 100 9 004 69246 66230 4 259 2 267 6 004 66230 63424 5 198 8 220 7 278 63424 60699 2 274 11 271 8 234 60699 57837 21 239 18 258 14 279 57837 54880 12 215 23 216 13 231 54880 52057 3 231 11 141 27 260 52057 49488 27 260 19 092 42 256 49488 47178 71 241 36 246 51 248 47178 45082 81 231 76 241 52 241 45082 43161 71 242 76 240 51 259 43161 41394 77 254 75 247 60 254 41394 39762 94 252 90 248 62 244 39762 38242 104 247 103 243 63 240 38242 36821 105 245 106 236 65 240 36821 35467 103 244 103 234 70 240 35467 34112 103 245 103 238 73 240 34112 32731 105 245 108 243 75 240 32731 31329 105 245 113 243 80 241 31329 29890 105 244 113 241 85 240 29890 28404 103 243 110 240 84 240 28404 26873 100 243 108 239 74 239 26873 25303 99 243 105 235 59 238 25303 23698 98 242 103 234 46 239 23698 22060 97 241 94 237 36 242 22060 20385 94 239 75 241 30 247 20385 18662 86 237 55 240 27 247 18662 16918 75 236 43 237 25 243 16918 15240 63 236 37 240 22 245 15240 13714 55 238 32 241 15 268 13714 12353 46 241 29 243 12 299 12353 11135 37 246 27 245 13 298 11135 10041 29 251 27 248 14 295 10041 9056 26*254 26*252 15 292 9056 8172 26*255 26*256 17*288 8172 7382 25 257 25 261 17*286 7382 6675 24 258 25 262 18 285 6675 6034 24 259 25 263 18 284 6034 5461 23 259 25 264 18 283 5461 4977 22 260 24 265 18 283 4977 4602 21 260 23 266 18 283 4602 4342 19 260 22 266 17 283 4342 4184 18 260 21 266 16 283 4184 4093 16 260 18 267 13 284 4093 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