DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 54.4 - - 58.8 - - 65.2 - - 69.4 - - 62.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 31 - - 42 - - 13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4078 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top 4094 - - 4094 - - 4095 - - 4095 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1116 - - 2825 - - 6193 - - 9426 - - 3022 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 33 - - 38 - - 27 - - 16 W* B/S 2 - - 10 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 323 - - 268 - - 089 - - 331 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 3 - - 9 - - 1 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4783 - - -4781 - - -5882 - - -5676 - - -3992 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8877 - - 8876 - - 9978 - - 9771 - - 8087 sfcLCL ODpotential -9862 - - -8493 - - -9452 - - -7158 - - -7223 ODpotential blCL 13956 - - 12587 - - 13547 - - 11253 - - 11318 blCL maxRH 63 - - 66 - - 75 - - 73 - - 72 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 270 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m 54.4 - - 58.8 - - 65.2 - - 69.4 - - 62.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.1 - - 34.3 - - 35.8 - - 40.7 - - 41.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.6 - - 59.0 - - 64.8 - - 69.6 - - 63.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.0 - - 33.2 - - 34.6 - - 39.7 - - 40.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 31 - - 42 - - 13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 96278 25 303 25 291 28 292 23 297 23 306 96278 89172 25 304 28 309 32 301 28 322 23 315 89172 83761 30 312 28 305 29 306 30 314 26 328 83761 79274 33 322 22 318 24 312 25 305 27 327 79274 75385 33 318 25 323 25 309 24 309 25 321 75385 71921 33 314 28 311 30 304 29 308 28 313 71921 68763 34 306 32 311 29 308 30 307 32 302 68763 65836 33 299 33 309 28 309 31 302 31 300 65836 63093 33 295 34 298 27 305 31 299 32 298 63093 60421 34 293 35 290 30 299 31 302 31 299 60421 57628 36 297 35 290 32 293 32 301 30 303 57628 54724 42 294 36 296 34 293 35 294 35 299 54724 51959 44 288 40 293 37 293 39 291 39 293 51959 49477 42 291 39 290 38 293 39 292 39 293 49477 47253 42 300 40 295 40 298 43 296 43 293 47253 45240 49 300 46 295 48 295 50 291 46 287 45240 43412 55 301 53 295 53 292 52 287 47 283 43412 41751 59 301 58 294 57 291 53 287 49 282 41751 40229 59 306 57 295 55 290 54 288 52 286 40229 38810 59 309 56 296 51 291 53 286 54 287 38810 37475 57 308 56 297 49 292 50 284 52 284 37475 36187 54 307 54 298 46 291 45 286 49 282 36187 34888 50 305 50 298 44 289 43 287 47 282 34888 33552 46 305 46 296 42 286 42 286 46 284 33552 32183 40 306 43 295 40 285 40 286 44 287 32183 30768 34 302 40 294 37 285 38 289 40 288 30768 29294 34 293 36 294 36 283 36 291 35 289 29294 27764 33 292 33 293 35 282 34 290 32 289 27764 26180 30 297 33 294 33 286 33 288 31 285 26180 24547 28 303 31 298 31 294 31 290 30 281 24547 22865 28 307 27 299 28 301 29 295 26 284 22865 21126 26 309 25 298 24 303 26 298 22 288 21126 19326 21 311 22 297 22 297 23 297 20 286 19326 17498 13 290 15 288 20 288 20 296 19 286 17498 15740 13 266 12 269 17 280 18 294 17 291 15740 14139 17 258 13 267 16 277 16 279 13 287 14139 12711 16 259 14 268 14 275 14 269 11 273 12711 11434 12 261 13 263 12 266 14 272 8 270 11434 10287 10 251 11 256 11 266 13 277 7 285 10287 9257 8 241 10 251 10 268 12 283 8 299 9257 8333 5 239 8 249 9 271 11 291 10 305 8333 7510 3 260 4 264 7 277 11 300 14 303 7510 6773 2 312 3 304 6 286 10 308 17 300 6773 6107 4 339 4 325 4 303 9 315 19 296 6107 5511 6 333 4 331 3 336 8 321 21 293 5511 5010 8 323 4 332 2 012 7 327 21 291 5010 4621 9 308 3 334 3 040 7 330 20 290 4621 4352 6 296 2 336 3 063 6 332 17 291 4352 4188 3*295 1*322 2*082 5*333 13*293 4188 4094 1*323 1*268 2*093 4*331 7*300 4094 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