DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - 42.5 - - 47.7 - - - - - 42.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4076 - - - - - 4075 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4093 - - 4094 - - - - - 4093 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2334 - - 5644 - - - - - 2441 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 20 - - 24 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 104 - - 127 - - - - - 342 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 1 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -449 - - -1406 - - - - - -144 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4542 - - 5501 - - - - - 4238 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1964 - - -2585 - - - - - -1349 ODpotential blCL - - - 6057 - - 6679 - - - - - 5442 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 86 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 330 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.5 - - 47.7 - - - - - 42.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.8 - - 37.9 - - - - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 47.4 - - - - - 41.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.5 - - 37.3 - - - - - 37.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 45 - - - - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 96696 29 077 24 081 23 082 96696 89611 30 089 23 096 27 086 89611 84094 29 102 19 086 21 082 84094 79474 22 105 17 075 22 107 79474 75470 16 098 14 090 18 096 75470 71931 10 048 13 110 13 076 71931 68721 0 062 5 102 6 040 68721 65757 1 322 4 139 7 311 65757 63007 5 295 4 309 6 279 63007 60333 14 248 17 273 10 316 60333 57510 20 227 27 234 19 262 57510 54557 15 238 25 232 24 203 54557 51719 27 235 27 242 27 215 51719 49139 36 226 36 237 21 232 49139 46818 27 227 30 233 15 252 46818 44717 22 229 24 229 14 242 44717 42809 24 231 26 230 19 241 42809 41062 31 230 32 228 24 236 41062 39444 37 223 32 231 25 225 39444 37936 38 223 35 234 22 217 37936 36529 39 223 40 229 16 216 36529 35192 40 222 44 224 13 220 35192 33862 42 224 44 226 15 223 33862 32517 46 228 41 230 21 221 32517 31161 54 227 45 231 27 217 31161 29778 57 223 52 226 33 212 29778 28352 55 220 54 221 37 207 28352 26877 50 218 52 220 38 202 26877 25350 43 214 48 220 37 196 25350 23774 32 202 40 217 34 189 23774 22153 22 180 33 211 30 182 22153 20480 20 164 26 204 26 177 20480 18750 22 169 21 200 23 172 18750 16992 29 181 18 202 20 169 16992 15300 31 182 17 209 17 167 15300 13756 24 180 17 213 12 167 13756 12377 21 181 18 218 9 179 12377 11143 16 183 19 220 7 205 11143 10036 11 185 18 220 8 234 10036 9043 7 189 17 220 11 253 9043 8155 5 190 14 219 12 268 8155 7363 3 184 11 218 12 288 7363 6656 3 167 9 215 12 306 6656 6017 4 157 6 203 12 322 6017 5446 6 150 4 179 12 329 5446 4967 6 138 3 160 11 332 4967 4595 4 123 2 140 10 334 4595 4339 3 107 2 136 9 338 4339 4182 3*103 2*131 8*340 4182 4092 3*104 2*127 7*342 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