DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 51.8 - - 57.2 - - 63.4 - - 62.3 - - 58.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 15 - - 36 - - 47 - - 2 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 436 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4076 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top 4736 - - 4094 - - 4095 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1638 - - 3852 - - 7310 - - 7270 - - 3839 Hgt.Variab. W* 87 - - 36 - - 40 - - 20 - - 16 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 14 - - 6 - - 7 - - 11 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 319 - - 323 - - 339 - - 322 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 2 - - 4 - - -2 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -231 - - -2981 - - -5239 - - -3668 - - -1933 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4967 - - 7075 - - 9335 - - 7763 - - 6027 sfcLCL ODpotential -4509 - - -5944 - - -7034 - - -5688 - - -4226 ODpotential blCL 9245 - - 10038 - - 11129 - - 9782 - - 8320 blCL maxRH 81 - - 64 - - 68 - - 77 - - 60 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 410 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m 51.8 - - 57.2 - - 63.4 - - 62.3 - - 58.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 44.1 - - 40.3 - - 36.6 - - 42.4 - - 45.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 51.5 - - 56.9 - - 63.1 - - 62.7 - - 58.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 43.3 - - 39.1 - - 35.4 - - 41.1 - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 15 - - 36 - - 47 - - 2 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 436 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 23 - - 0 - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98001 25 256 25 274 28 281 29 280 16 275 98001 90562 8 284 8 255 16 280 17 290 12 298 90562 84855 15 003 2 102 5 279 7 320 11 318 84855 80174 5 357 2 326 5 001 3 019 3 025 80174 76164 8 060 1 237 2 072 3 233 3 004 76164 72603 3 355 3 172 5 181 6 241 4 292 72603 69364 9 243 3 243 5 219 9 261 6 274 69364 66369 12 218 13 261 13 247 17 259 13 258 66369 63571 12 239 18 254 24 239 26 252 21 254 63571 60849 21 245 25 248 30 233 30 243 26 248 60849 57995 29 252 31 246 32 242 32 243 30 247 57995 55005 39 249 37 247 38 247 37 245 35 250 55005 52126 42 246 41 248 41 247 37 245 34 248 52126 49534 41 248 41 245 40 244 35 246 30 253 49534 47223 42 247 40 244 36 243 31 246 29 253 47223 45140 41 242 38 243 33 247 26 248 24 252 45140 43246 34 238 33 238 31 244 25 256 19 261 43246 41515 32 239 28 239 27 240 23 255 16 272 41515 39923 32 235 25 247 19 240 17 248 12 286 39923 38451 27 234 24 248 15 243 10 241 10 312 38451 37084 23 239 24 238 16 235 8 250 9 317 37084 35784 24 244 21 231 13 226 6 266 8 308 35784 34486 25 239 17 232 9 233 2 295 6 319 34486 33161 26 231 17 227 8 239 1 159 4 009 33161 31809 25 233 19 221 10 229 1 190 4 043 31809 30412 21 242 18 224 10 230 2 231 4 132 30412 28957 19 237 16 216 10 223 5 218 7 159 28957 27446 18 229 17 205 13 211 8 204 8 166 27446 25881 18 233 16 208 14 208 8 201 5 172 25881 24262 17 234 15 219 12 212 8 206 3 170 24262 22594 15 233 14 223 11 207 10 215 2 179 22594 20872 14 235 13 220 12 197 10 220 3 248 20872 19095 17 235 13 223 12 198 7 225 5 275 19095 17298 21 233 13 232 10 207 4 231 7 277 17298 15574 20 225 12 236 9 217 5 232 7 271 15574 14003 17 211 11 233 9 223 5 233 6 272 14003 12599 14 210 11 225 10 229 4 264 4 302 12599 11340 12 218 12 218 10 249 7 311 5 338 11340 10209 10 231 12 213 10 267 10 314 8 345 10209 9193 7 242 11 218 11 276 13 315 10 340 9193 8281 6 266 10 243 11 286 14 315 14 329 8281 7468 6 299 9 277 10 295 15 316 18 319 7468 6741 7 326 9 302 10 306 16 317 22 312 6741 6083 12 324 9 309 10 316 17 318 25 308 6083 5495 17 322 9 313 10 323 17 319 26 307 5495 4999 17*319 9 317 9 329 17 319 25 306 4999 4615 16*318 8 320 9 334 17 321 24 307 4615 4349 15 319 7 322 8 336 16 321 21 308 4349 4187 14 320 7*324 8*338 15*321 18*310 4187 4093 12 323 6*323 7*339 11*322 11*314 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