DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - 55.3 - - 56.7 - - - - - 51.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 34 - - - - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4076 - - - - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4094 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4503 - - 5722 - - - - - 4468 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 36 - - - - - 24 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 11 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 319 - - - - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 0 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1945 - - -1644 - - - - - -1762 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6039 - - 5739 - - - - - 5857 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3450 - - -3221 - - - - - -3614 ODpotential blCL - - - 7544 - - 7315 - - - - - 7708 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 94 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 360 - - 810 - - - - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.3 - - 56.7 - - - - - 51.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.8 - - 45.4 - - - - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.7 - - 56.1 - - - - - 51.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.2 - - 44.4 - - - - - 38.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 34 - - - - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 77 - - - - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 6 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] 96975 44 271 54 268 50 289 96975 89601 40 261 43 269 44 280 89601 84022 33 268 37 281 35 280 84022 79426 31 273 34 288 27 287 79426 75469 31 275 31 281 32 285 75469 71952 32 278 29 279 37 270 71952 68737 30 280 26 279 30 268 68737 65754 31 279 26 271 25 271 65754 62967 31 270 30 263 27 272 62967 60251 29 262 30 257 30 269 60251 57416 23 253 28 255 26 262 57416 54476 19 249 24 254 21 267 54476 51662 17 254 22 253 24 259 51662 49122 15 258 17 253 25 245 49122 46843 14 254 15 250 24 245 46843 44770 22 237 14 249 27 246 44770 42871 27 224 32 227 29 235 42871 41125 37 210 32 218 26 224 41125 39513 39 194 35 215 21 222 39513 38011 37 191 41 208 21 228 38011 36607 43 199 46 202 24 228 36607 35269 51 201 50 199 29 228 35269 33938 54 199 55 199 40 221 33938 32597 51 198 60 200 52 211 32597 31255 50 198 63 201 55 205 31255 29889 51 197 62 201 52 206 29889 28472 50 195 57 202 49 209 28472 27001 45 195 48 200 47 209 27001 25475 41 193 37 196 45 205 25475 23897 40 193 34 196 45 198 23897 22270 34 191 34 197 45 193 22270 20591 36 191 35 194 43 192 20591 18853 35 192 35 196 41 193 18853 17089 31 190 34 194 38 192 17089 15389 32 191 29 190 34 193 15389 13839 30 190 24 186 29 200 13839 12454 28 191 19 184 25 210 12454 11214 24 190 13 183 24 221 11214 10101 20 191 8 185 24 230 10101 9102 14 191 4 201 25 238 9102 8207 9 182 3 261 24 245 8207 7408 6 173 4 293 23 252 7408 6694 5 172 6 305 22 258 6694 6048 3 177 8 309 20 264 6048 5470 2 189 9 310 18 269 5470 4983 1 240 11 315 15 272 4983 4606 1 308 11 318 13 276 4606 4344 1 315 12 318 11 279 4344 4184 1*316 12*319 10*280 4184 4093 1*319 11*319 8*282 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