DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1331z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.6 - - 86.1 - - 84.9 - - 78.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 49 - - -2 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4079 - - 4079 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3301 - - 8718 - - 7330 - - 3158 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 41 - - 25 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 13 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 353 - - 024 - - 284 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 5 - - -7 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4553 - - -7019 - - -5800 - - -5022 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8650 - - 11115 - - 9896 - - 9119 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8747 - - -9388 - - -8658 - - -9481 ODpotential blCL - - - 12843 - - 13484 - - 12754 - - 13577 blCL maxRH - - - 33 - - 35 - - 33 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 1080 - - 1170 - - 1840 - - 770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.6 - - 86.1 - - 84.9 - - 78.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.7 - - 51.4 - - 55.5 - - 52.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.4 - - 85.8 - - 85.8 - - 79.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.4 - - 50.2 - - 54.2 - - 51.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 49 - - -2 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 - - 10 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] 99327 26 104 29 094 34 111 27 112 99327 91775 22 124 20 112 22 102 27 100 91775 85958 23 119 18 127 20 115 21 105 85958 81150 24 116 21 127 16 113 18 111 81150 77016 18 124 16 131 11 120 15 095 77016 73365 21 114 14 130 11 115 13 086 73365 70067 12 108 14 117 9 121 9 095 70067 67037 9 116 11 136 9 131 10 052 67037 64233 5 104 4 127 5 104 7 024 64233 61528 6 168 6 263 9 323 4 005 61528 58721 1 294 10 247 9 282 11 252 58721 55822 18 293 16 251 18 271 18 266 55822 53056 33 273 28 259 34 264 32 263 53056 50578 46 269 40 265 42 264 41 261 50578 48371 56 266 50 271 49 270 45 266 48371 46384 60 264 58 268 55 268 52 270 46384 44572 60 261 55 266 54 267 54 270 44572 42899 55 263 52 272 52 267 56 268 42899 41338 52 267 50 273 51 266 55 267 41338 39871 47 265 48 269 50 267 53 268 39871 38489 46 262 45 266 49 266 52 267 38489 37161 45 259 41 263 46 263 50 265 37161 35822 42 258 38 260 42 261 46 263 35822 34445 39 259 37 259 38 259 43 259 34445 33034 37 260 36 257 37 257 40 254 33034 31579 38 263 36 259 37 257 38 254 31579 30069 39 267 37 263 38 260 37 257 30069 28506 42 267 39 263 41 260 37 256 28506 26889 45 265 43 260 42 257 38 256 26889 25215 43 264 40 254 41 253 36 253 25215 23485 36 259 35 250 38 248 34 247 23485 21694 31 251 33 247 34 245 34 244 21694 19837 29 246 33 242 31 238 33 239 19837 17950 25 246 32 237 29 227 29 236 17950 16133 19 246 26 233 25 212 24 226 16133 14478 16 236 18 232 18 205 21 211 14478 12999 20 223 16 235 13 207 17 209 12999 11676 21 214 15 239 10 220 13 218 11676 10489 15 206 14 246 9 240 10 235 10489 9422 9 201 12 251 11 264 10 262 9422 8468 7 211 10 257 14 274 13 277 8468 7618 5 225 8 263 16 276 18 281 7618 6858 4 244 6 273 18 278 21 282 6858 6170 4 262 4 293 19 279 22 281 6170 5557 3 280 3 327 19 279 23 281 5557 5039 2 310 4 356 19 280 22 280 5039 4639 2 338 4 013 19 280 21 280 4639 4362 2 348 4 022 18 281 20 280 4362 4192 2*353 4*024 17*282 17*281 4192 4095 1*353 3*024 13*284 9*283 4095 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