DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 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 = 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 - - - 56.6 - - 61.0 - - - - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 54 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 431 - - 131 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4077 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4731 - - 4431 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4071 - - 7184 - - - - - 3874 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 106 - - 83 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 1 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 335 - - 052 - - - - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 8 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5595 - - -6975 - - - - - -2778 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10327 - - 11407 - - - - - 6873 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10408 - - -9817 - - - - - -5243 ODpotential blCL - - - 15139 - - 14248 - - - - - 9337 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 78 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.6 - - 61.0 - - - - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.6 - - 25.1 - - - - - 41.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.4 - - 60.5 - - - - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.5 - - 24.0 - - - - - 40.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 35 - - 54 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 431 - - 131 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97239 17 283 26 279 21 289 97239 89896 24 285 21 287 22 302 89896 84286 18 274 15 295 22 283 84286 79626 12 261 15 289 16 270 79626 75602 13 260 15 279 10 263 75602 72033 15 255 14 270 8 247 72033 68778 14 252 16 260 9 287 68778 65774 11 269 18 257 18 299 65774 62981 12 294 20 271 20 284 62981 60264 18 292 24 277 20 277 60264 57419 22 291 26 274 25 275 57419 54461 25 287 29 272 32 275 54461 51635 29 281 32 278 33 281 51635 49096 33 283 36 284 36 290 49096 46824 37 287 38 287 40 290 46824 44770 40 286 41 287 43 282 44770 42901 43 284 43 286 44 278 42901 41188 44 284 42 285 43 282 41188 39609 43 284 41 285 43 288 39609 38151 40 280 41 286 45 290 38151 36800 35 281 38 282 46 289 36800 35518 32 281 32 281 42 286 35518 34236 31 284 30 288 37 284 34236 32921 33 287 30 286 35 282 32921 31574 35 282 32 280 36 283 31574 30181 33 283 33 281 35 285 30181 28732 33 281 31 285 33 286 28732 27230 30 289 24 300 27 287 27230 25679 22 297 19 318 15 289 25679 24083 18 306 18 322 12 302 24083 22441 16 310 17 314 13 308 22441 20746 16 309 17 310 13 308 20746 18992 15 306 16 314 13 307 18992 17212 13 300 13 317 10 304 17212 15502 11 294 10 315 7 320 15502 13947 11 291 10 306 8 358 13947 12558 10 290 11 293 10 355 12558 11311 10 293 11 289 12 346 11311 10189 10 299 11 291 12 336 10189 9179 10 310 11 295 14 326 9179 8272 9 323 10 301 16 316 8272 7463 7 334 9 308 18 307 7463 6738 7 336 7 318 21 299 6738 6081 6 338 6 329 24 294 6081 5494 6 337 5 340 25 293 5494 4999 5*337 4 353 24 292 4999 4615 4*336 3*010 22 293 4615 4349 4 336 2*040 19 295 4349 4186 3 334 1 054 16*298 4186 4093 3 332 1 064 9*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