DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 45.7 - - 50.3 - - 56.9 - - 62.0 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 22 - - 35 - - 7 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4076 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top 4093 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4095 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1615 - - 2417 - - 2843 - - 6656 - - 3382 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 30 - - 35 - - 22 - - 11 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 058 - - 134 - - 059 - - 310 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 4 - - 5 - - -1 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2697 - - -3759 - - -3961 - - -4575 - - -3774 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6790 - - 7854 - - 8055 - - 8671 - - 7868 sfcLCL ODpotential -8376 - - -9021 - - -7079 - - -6597 - - -7047 ODpotential blCL 12469 - - 13115 - - 11173 - - 10692 - - 11141 blCL maxRH 49 - - 76 - - 74 - - 77 - - 66 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 45.7 - - 50.3 - - 56.9 - - 62.0 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.7 - - 30.6 - - 36.3 - - 38.6 - - 37.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.1 - - 50.2 - - 56.8 - - 62.7 - - 59.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.8 - - 29.6 - - 35.2 - - 37.5 - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 22 - - 35 - - 7 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96463 4 095 10 293 9 265 20 313 5 308 96463 89306 4 072 4 179 6 202 8 278 5 289 89306 83808 4 274 2 352 4 270 5 297 5 056 83808 79234 7 213 10 201 11 274 8 330 8 343 79234 75295 13 311 5 288 10 290 11 308 16 331 75295 71804 20 288 17 315 14 299 9 281 18 305 71804 68631 19 289 22 305 25 304 19 315 18 330 68631 65706 28 310 29 295 33 297 34 299 30 313 65706 62996 33 304 31 300 33 298 34 302 32 304 62996 60370 34 308 34 308 33 300 35 301 33 295 60370 57619 38 310 37 311 33 300 36 300 38 299 57619 54755 43 305 46 307 38 305 41 304 42 306 54755 52013 49 295 51 295 47 301 50 306 47 310 52013 49541 49 291 52 291 53 295 53 303 54 311 49541 47338 51 300 53 295 54 300 55 306 57 309 47338 45356 60 298 61 302 61 305 59 306 58 306 45356 43559 70 297 70 302 67 303 63 304 60 307 43559 41921 77 297 73 298 72 302 69 302 62 305 41921 40412 79 296 75 294 74 301 68 302 58 304 40412 39003 80 293 74 294 74 302 67 302 51 306 39003 37672 82 291 72 296 70 301 67 304 53 308 37672 36387 82 290 69 298 66 299 69 305 58 309 36387 35087 78 291 65 301 62 299 71 305 62 309 35087 33747 75 294 64 302 62 299 70 303 65 307 33747 32367 73 298 63 303 62 299 68 301 67 306 32367 30938 73 303 64 303 62 301 66 301 66 308 30938 29447 74 304 65 303 61 302 64 304 65 310 29447 27900 74 304 65 303 60 301 63 308 64 311 27900 26297 71 304 64 303 61 301 62 310 64 311 26297 24640 67 304 63 304 60 300 60 308 62 310 24640 22934 63 305 61 305 57 299 55 304 55 307 22934 21174 59 306 58 306 53 302 51 301 48 304 21174 19355 56 307 53 308 47 307 45 302 41 302 19355 17512 51 309 46 310 40 310 37 304 35 301 17512 15743 42 310 38 310 34 310 31 305 30 302 15743 14135 34 310 32 306 31 307 28 305 26 304 14135 12700 28 309 28 304 29 302 25 302 24 306 12700 11417 22 307 23 302 26 296 21 295 21 308 11417 10267 17 303 18 297 22 285 18 285 18 307 10267 9236 15 300 14 289 17 271 15 281 16 302 9236 8313 12 300 11 280 15 270 15 285 14 296 8313 7491 10 303 9 271 12 272 15 289 15 291 7491 6757 8 313 6 258 10 276 14 292 15 290 6757 6093 7 326 4 229 7 281 13 296 15 289 6093 5500 5 342 3 199 3 299 12 300 15 289 5500 5002 5 359 3 177 2 342 11 303 15 291 5002 4616 4 021 3 157 2 036 9 306 13 294 4616 4349 3 040 3 146 3 054 8 308 10 297 4349 4187 3*053 3*141 3*059 7*309 8*300 4187 4093 2*058 2*134 3*059 6*310 5*304 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