DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/02 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 40.7 - - 44.1 - - 45.5 - - 45.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 106 - - 69 - - 30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4596 - - 5267 - - 4746 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7049 - - 7444 - - 6769 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8896 - - 9567 - - 9046 - - 4093 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2045 - - 2333 - - 2529 - - 6969 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 357 - - 356 - - 304 - - 36 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 18 - - 19 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 323 - - 343 - - 344 - - 006 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -14 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 831 - - -273 - - -217 - - -4675 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8065 - - 9841 - - 9263 - - 8768 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1231 - - -10442 - - -3247 - - -5653 ODpotential blCL - - - 10127 - - 20009 - - 12293 - - 9746 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 62 - - 68 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.7 - - 44.1 - - 45.5 - - 45.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.7 - - 15.2 - - 19.2 - - 21.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 43.0 - - 44.7 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.7 - - 14.1 - - 18.2 - - 20.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 106 - - 69 - - 30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4596 - - 5267 - - 4746 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96485 17 261 31 267 31 282 34 276 96485 89291 11 272 18 282 17 276 17 269 89291 83845 12 270 24 274 16 283 9 269 83845 79304 9 268 15 262 17 271 11 266 79304 75339 13 285 8 288 9 253 18 264 75339 71828 17 264 14 262 9 251 14 248 71828 68632 14 258 20 268 10 264 11 298 68632 65671 13 288 29 271 27 279 25 302 65671 62926 22 264 26 273 30 272 31 290 62926 60271 16 255 18 261 24 263 29 286 60271 57495 10 288 18 292 21 285 28 286 57495 54589 35 287 38 294 32 300 26 299 54589 51792 51 285 48 285 41 300 36 308 51792 49264 52 287 47 288 51 294 47 304 49264 46999 58 288 56 291 56 293 51 301 46999 44952 62 285 62 288 59 296 54 301 44952 43098 59 290 58 293 62 299 58 300 43098 41411 66 302 69 305 67 301 57 300 41411 39862 81 299 81 302 69 304 56 304 39862 38424 86 295 84 299 69 309 56 306 38424 37077 87 296 83 303 70 310 56 307 37077 35783 89 298 84 308 70 310 56 308 35783 34477 90 298 84 311 71 309 56 309 34477 33133 91 298 84 311 71 311 55 310 33133 31755 92 298 83 310 71 314 54 312 31755 30329 92 298 83 310 70 316 55 314 30329 28846 92 298 83 310 70 317 55 316 28846 27309 92 298 83 310 69 317 57 317 27309 25720 92 299 84 310 69 318 58 320 25720 24082 91 301 84 310 71 318 59 323 24082 22395 90 304 82 311 72 320 59 327 22395 20655 88 307 81 314 72 323 61 332 20655 18857 85 311 79 320 72 327 62 334 18857 17037 79 314 74 325 71 332 61 335 17037 15295 66 315 60 326 65 335 60 339 15295 13720 50 313 42 325 50 337 52 344 13720 12331 38 312 24 323 31 337 32 349 12331 11102 29 313 18 332 21 335 17 352 11102 10005 24 321 18*338 20*338 15 355 10005 9023 24*323 18*339 19*341 15 359 9023 8142 24*323 18 340 19 342 15 000 8142 7356 23 323 18 342 19 342 15 002 7356 6653 23 323 18 343 19 343 15 004 6653 6016 23 323 18 344 19 344 14 005 6016 5447 22 323 18 345 18 345 14 006 5447 4967 22 323 18 346 18 346 14 006 4967 4596 21 323 17 346 17 346 13 006 4596 4339 20 323 17 347 17 346 12 006 4339 4182 20 324 16 347 16 347 12*006 4182 4092 18 325 15 347 15 347 11*006 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