DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 67.6 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 13 - - - - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 3294 - - - - - 2106 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 7594 - - - - - 6406 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6854 - - 3405 - - - - - 2067 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 177 - - - - - 164 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 19 - - - - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 266 - - - - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 11 - - - - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -10 - - - - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8132 - - -1476 - - - - - -1310 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12228 - - 9070 - - - - - 7717 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12526 - - -6389 - - - - - -5488 ODpotential blCL - - - 16621 - - 13983 - - - - - 11894 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 67.6 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.9 - - 41.8 - - - - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.3 - - 67.6 - - - - - 62.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.8 - - 40.7 - - - - - 41.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 13 - - - - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 3294 - - - - - 2106 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 99 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 98753 16 119 22 095 23 102 98753 91274 20 115 18 113 15 083 91274 85542 16 098 17 113 10 103 85542 80810 17 107 15 107 13 098 80810 76739 10 124 13 108 12 110 76739 73125 11 157 8 137 13 088 73125 69839 9 147 6 157 8 052 69839 66808 8 167 10 189 5 006 66808 64000 8 194 8 212 8 294 64000 61278 8 184 11 227 11 259 61278 58432 17 246 18 257 19 274 58432 55483 21 258 22 253 19 263 55483 52662 22 273 22 261 22 296 52662 50126 27 282 26 290 40 306 50126 47872 34 295 39 298 54 296 47872 45847 46 283 42 291 52 298 45847 44004 44 272 38 300 60 315 44004 42307 38 278 45 310 80 324 42307 40729 34 276 63 315 101 325 40729 39248 32 273 67 311 110 321 39248 37854 38 265 54 302 107 317 37854 36516 45 260 43 284 97 316 36516 35174 49 266 47 281 85 315 35174 33804 50 272 47 281 75 312 33804 32404 51 278 39 270 71 310 32404 30957 51 282 28 254 67 310 30957 29454 43 281 36 261 55 310 29454 27895 38 273 43 270 38 298 27895 26280 38 262 42 276 31 279 26280 24614 37 260 36 278 37 274 24614 22905 39 267 33 274 36 276 22905 21143 42 266 34 272 35 280 21143 19320 41 257 32 265 38 282 19320 17471 38 247 30 250 37 283 17471 15697 33 242 28 246 33 282 15697 14087 27 239 26 246 30 279 14087 12655 23 238 25 244 27 277 12655 11377 20 245 24 245 26 275 11377 10232 16 254 22 250 27 270 10232 9207 14 261 21 257 28 264 9207 8291 13 264 21*260 27 262 8291 7475 12 269 21*262 26 264 7475 6747 11 274 21 264 25*266 6747 6088 10 279 21 265 24*268 6088 5498 9 286 20 266 22 270 5498 5001 8 292 19 268 21 271 5001 4617 7 298 18 268 19 272 4617 4350 6 301 17 270 18 273 4350 4187 6*303 15 270 16 274 4187 4094 6*305 10 272 13 276 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