DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 38.5 - - 39.5 - - 45.3 - - 46.6 - - 44.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 8 - - 18 - - 21 - - 0 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4075 - - 4075 - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top 4093 - - 4093 - - 4093 - - 4093 - - 4093 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1485 - - 1654 - - 2652 - - 3497 - - 1718 Hgt.Variab. W* 23 - - 29 - - 30 - - 10 - - 13 W* B/S 2 - - 2 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 110 - - 142 - - 160 - - 205 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - -2 - - 0 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5707 - - -6520 - - -7196 - - -5994 - - -6476 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9801 - - 10614 - - 11289 - - 10088 - - 10570 sfcLCL ODpotential -12293 - - -13894 - - -12972 - - -10682 - - -12224 ODpotential blCL 16386 - - 17987 - - 17065 - - 14775 - - 16317 blCL maxRH 48 - - 74 - - 78 - - 81 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 38.5 - - 39.5 - - 45.3 - - 46.6 - - 44.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 10.6 - - 8.0 - - 10.5 - - 17.0 - - 13.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.8 - - 39.1 - - 45.0 - - 46.8 - - 45.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 9.6 - - 6.9 - - 9.5 - - 16.0 - - 11.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 8 - - 18 - - 21 - - 0 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 13 - - 25 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 94734 81 282 77 290 71 291 67 290 86 278 94734 88104 58 289 49 308 51 299 49 307 57 292 88104 82892 44 298 38 304 44 297 44 306 44 300 82892 78490 34 313 29 294 42 295 40 314 37 307 78490 74645 28 320 24 289 40 290 41 319 32 317 74645 71203 29 318 19 289 33 290 40 312 32 319 71203 68049 32 315 19 304 29 298 34 305 35 314 68049 65119 33 308 23 304 28 299 36 307 39 308 65119 62386 32 304 25 299 31 295 39 300 41 303 62386 59727 30 301 26 300 32 297 37 296 41 304 59727 56936 31 308 30 306 31 302 34 298 42 306 56936 54023 38 309 33 309 30 309 34 295 40 295 54023 51239 42 306 37 308 35 309 33 299 33 297 51239 48743 43 304 38 303 39 301 38 305 33 313 48743 46509 43 308 38 306 38 292 39 293 39 310 46509 44484 40 321 40 316 36 301 36 294 38 303 44484 42648 49 329 48 317 43 310 36 307 31 309 42648 40983 61 319 58 310 50 307 40 308 34 323 40983 39460 70 314 65 309 51 307 42 301 36 314 39460 38053 71 318 62 308 52 305 40 303 32 295 38053 36744 73 324 58 317 52 307 40 305 29 294 36744 35490 77 325 58 322 51 305 38 302 28 301 35490 34226 77 325 58 324 46 308 37 302 28 306 34226 32923 74 324 59 323 45 321 36 306 26 310 32923 31582 72 329 60 322 46 323 35 310 24 317 31582 30191 72 336 58 323 49 321 34 315 24 322 30191 28741 70 338 56 324 49 318 34 322 24 322 28741 27236 64 338 53 325 48 319 34 323 23 325 27236 25679 59 342 51 329 46 321 32 322 22 319 25679 24072 54 340 49 332 42 324 29 320 23 309 24072 22417 51 338 47 336 39 332 27 324 24 304 22417 20709 49 340 46 341 37 338 26 332 22 308 20709 18942 45 343 43 348 33 343 25 337 19 317 18942 17147 35 342 35 346 28 343 24 338 15 323 17147 15421 29 339 24 335 23 327 21 332 13 324 15421 13852 24 343 18 330 18 310 17 319 11 328 13852 12452 17 347 13 335 13 309 12 307 10 321 12452 11202 12 352 8 340 10 300 10 294 10 305 11202 10082 9 359 3 347 9 284 10 278 11 296 10082 9077 6 004 1 357 8 268 11 264 11 290 9077 8179 3 353 2 204 8 253 10 247 10 280 8179 7380 2 292 3 210 7 235 9 229 9 265 7380 6668 4 253 5 209 5 220 7 215 7 241 6668 6025 4 231 6 203 4 201 6 205 5 216 6025 5451 3 218 6 195 3 187 4 200 7 186 5451 4969 3 210 6 182 2 170 3 189 7 174 4969 4597 2 191 4 162 2 158 2 181 8 162 4597 4339 1 146 4 148 1 154 1 177 6 148 4339 4182 2*115 4*144 1*156 1*183 5*135 4182 4092 2*110 3*142 1*160 0*205 3*124 4092 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