DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.0 - - 53.6 - - - - - 55.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 43 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2393 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4808 - - 4076 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6693 - - 4094 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1406 - - 4871 - - - - - 4674 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 228 - - 39 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 9 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 130 - - 133 - - - - - 118 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3417 - - -7601 - - - - - -7539 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10110 - - 11696 - - - - - 11633 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12023 - - -13742 - - - - - -13220 ODpotential blCL - - - 18716 - - 17836 - - - - - 17314 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 33 - - - - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.0 - - 53.6 - - - - - 55.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.3 - - 17.0 - - - - - 19.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 53.2 - - - - - 57.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.3 - - 15.9 - - - - - 17.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 43 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2393 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96697 22 273 34 271 36 263 96697 89483 15 230 26 251 25 276 89483 83991 11 208 21 243 28 279 83991 79446 7 225 14 246 21 275 79446 75504 13 263 14 255 13 283 75504 72006 16 263 12 283 12 295 72006 68835 11 266 15 304 14 302 68835 65912 14 279 18 301 16 300 65912 63191 14 283 20 292 18 297 63191 60545 14 300 20 291 22 290 60545 57775 20 300 26 288 23 287 57775 54895 25 293 28 289 25 289 54895 52134 30 291 28 297 26 294 52134 49625 34 293 29 299 29 294 49625 47350 36 294 34 295 32 290 47350 45278 35 291 36 290 35 289 45278 43404 37 297 38 292 37 290 43404 41710 43 298 40 295 36 291 41710 40161 45 301 38 298 34 295 40161 38729 46 308 38 306 32 297 38729 37394 50 313 40 310 31 299 37394 36114 53 315 42 313 30 302 36114 34822 54 318 45 314 30 307 34822 33490 51 323 46 316 32 312 33490 32121 48 326 47 320 32 313 32121 30704 45 326 44 325 32 316 30704 29229 41 327 40 327 32 318 29229 27696 37 328 35 326 32 319 27696 26108 34 328 29 326 30 320 26108 24466 29 327 26 324 28 323 24466 22776 27 329 23 320 26 330 22776 21031 26 334 21 323 23 339 21031 19227 23 345 17 337 18 354 19227 17397 16 357 13 348 12 357 17397 15639 14 019 8 007 7 009 15639 14038 14 044 6 057 4 055 14038 12611 12 067 8 094 4 115 12611 11338 12 099 12 113 8 139 11338 10198 14 117 14 122 10 132 10198 9178 15 123 14 124 12 115 9178 8266 15 126 14 121 14 103 8266 7455 14*127 14 122 14 099 7455 6730 14*129 14 122 13 100 6730 6073 14 129 13 123 13 102 6073 5487 14 129 12 125 12 104 5487 4993 13 130 11 127 10 105 4993 4611 13 131 10 129 9 107 4611 4347 12 131 10 131 6 109 4347 4186 12 132 9*132 4*111 4186 4093 11 133 9*133 2*118 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