DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - 28.4 - - 30.7 - - - - - 31.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 67 - - - - - 57 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 782 - - 898 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4074 - - 4075 - - - - - 4075 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5082 - - 5198 - - - - - 4092 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1576 - - 2462 - - - - - 3285 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 177 - - 168 - - - - - 42 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 127 - - 093 - - - - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 991 - - 1107 - - - - - -243 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4091 - - 4091 - - - - - 4335 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 149 - - 180 - - - - - -1330 ODpotential blCL - - - 4933 - - 5018 - - - - - 5422 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 95 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.4 - - 30.7 - - - - - 31.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 27.5 - - - - - 26.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 29.8 - - - - - 31.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 26.4 - - - - - 25.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 67 - - - - - 57 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 782 - - 898 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 79 - - - - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 96883 27 123 24 108 18 101 96883 89672 19 100 15 114 16 092 89672 84064 14 091 15 117 13 085 84064 79386 13 078 9 096 13 078 79386 75336 9 088 4 070 9 065 75336 71746 6 049 2 087 5 031 71746 68485 3 341 2 235 4 306 68485 65463 4 282 7 232 10 256 65463 62645 6 284 11 292 9 248 62645 59898 16 283 19 295 17 296 59898 57014 20 289 22 282 25 290 57014 54001 20 295 24 287 29 299 54001 51115 23 289 28 292 35 308 51115 48521 28 296 34 300 36 305 48521 46194 35 298 37 301 37 306 46194 44077 40 301 38 301 42 308 44077 42135 45 299 42 302 46 307 42135 40349 48 294 46 298 43 307 40349 38694 47 291 47 291 43 313 38694 37155 46 289 43 287 44 311 37155 35720 44 286 40 289 40 314 35720 34358 41 287 41 290 39 326 34358 33004 41 289 38 288 44 332 33004 31634 44 281 33 292 44 332 31634 30253 43 268 30 287 42 335 30253 28852 43 256 27 291 40 340 28852 27421 43 238 24 274 39 344 27421 25963 40 225 23 236 29 336 25963 24484 35 216 19 203 12 321 24484 22974 31 217 10 196 7 327 22974 21421 27 227 11 204 17 347 21421 19820 27 236 14 210 19 349 19820 18164 30 237 14 224 13 008 18164 16484 29 231 12 222 11 006 16484 14867 19 215 12 194 11 347 14867 13392 12 179 16 180 9 346 13392 12074 13 158 19 173 8 354 12074 10893 15 150 22 164 8 004 10893 9832 17 148 24 151 10 020 9832 8879 21 146 23 139 14 031 8879 8025 25 143 22 129 18 037 8025 7262 25 141 20 122 20 038 7262 6579 22 139 19 114 20 036 6579 5961 19 133 18 106 20 030 5961 5409 20*132 16*098 18 020 5409 4943 18*128 15*096 16 008 4943 4582 16 126 13 093 14 355 4582 4332 15 127 12 092 13 348 4332 4179 14 127 11 091 12*345 4179 4091 12 128 10 091 11*343 4091 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