DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 75.3 - - 71.3 - - 66.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 29 - - 5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - 4095 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6030 - - 10889 - - 6190 - - 3555 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 38 - - 36 - - 25 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 536 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 0 - - 13 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 127 - - 267 - - 271 - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -6 - - -6 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4803 - - -5845 - - -5015 - - -3501 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8899 - - 9942 - - 9110 - - 7597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7041 - - -7562 - - -7737 - - -7689 ODpotential blCL - - - 11136 - - 11658 - - 11832 - - 11784 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 53 - - 70 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 590 - - 260 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 75.3 - - 71.3 - - 66.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.4 - - 45.6 - - 45.3 - - 46.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 75.6 - - 71.7 - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.1 - - 44.4 - - 44.1 - - 45.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 29 - - 5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 98668 15 124 8 101 15 119 13 108 98668 91144 10 107 11 099 13 100 12 082 91144 85376 6 084 9 090 10 075 14 069 85376 80624 3 224 1 065 12 031 13 044 80624 76522 4 195 5 188 6 327 11 042 76522 72864 2 147 5 210 3 120 2 334 72864 69542 5 210 8 236 2 288 2 284 69542 66478 5 252 6 238 9 280 1 339 66478 63622 4 276 5 224 11 259 6 304 63622 60856 9 291 4 259 9 244 10 285 60856 57983 12 262 11 284 9 265 11 273 57983 55013 17 245 21 276 13 289 12 274 55013 52186 17 245 24 267 20 271 15 276 52186 49652 18 270 21 259 24 268 15 283 49652 47403 20 283 19 271 28 270 26 297 47403 45387 21 286 15 285 26 273 27 281 45387 43559 15 301 17 316 20 291 30 278 43559 41896 19 333 22 323 25 294 30 271 41896 40365 21 340 21 313 30 291 23 283 40365 38928 20 345 20 304 33 291 26 293 38928 37571 17 342 21 305 32 289 26 287 37571 36264 16 342 23 305 27 287 30 280 36264 34945 15 333 23 307 24 281 38 275 34945 33592 15 317 22 308 25 278 38 268 33592 32211 18 304 19 304 26 278 33 264 32211 30788 18 310 20 297 27 281 32 267 30788 29310 14 308 21 292 26 281 33 270 29310 27778 14 290 19 290 25 275 33 270 27778 26190 14 277 17 286 24 265 31 266 26190 24550 13 269 17 272 22 248 30 260 24550 22860 13 260 19 256 23 246 30 254 22860 21117 13 241 18 245 22 249 30 251 21117 19317 13 226 18 233 21 241 28 244 19317 17492 17 232 22 223 23 222 26 232 17492 15738 24 229 24 216 27 209 26 218 15738 14139 28 223 22 214 26 206 26 211 14139 12711 28 216 21 216 23 212 24 214 12711 11432 24 213 20 220 21 225 24 222 11432 10282 20 217 19 227 20 238 26 230 10282 9251 17 224 20 241 22 246 29 237 9251 8327 15 232 20 246 23 254 32 241 8327 7505 13 236 21 250 25 258 32 245 7505 6770 11 236 21 253 26 261 30 249 6770 6106 9 238 21 255 26 262 27 253 6106 5511 6 239 20 257 26 263 25 254 5511 5010 3 239 20 259 25 264 22 256 5010 4622 2 241 19 261 25 265 20 258 4622 4353 1 242 18 263 23 266 17 260 4353 4188 0*226 16*263 20*268 13*264 4188 4094 0*127 13*267 13*271 6*279 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