DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/24 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0957z - - 1332z - - 1557z - - 1857z - - 2158z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 53.4 - - 58.5 - - 61.0 - - 63.6 - - 60.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 15 - - 39 - - 54 - - 1 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 388 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4054 - - 4054 - - 4054 - - 4054 - - 4054 Hcrit BL Top 4688 - - 4072 - - 4072 - - 4072 - - 4072 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1869 - - 6468 - - 9350 - - 9594 - - 4947 Hgt.Variab. W* 85 - - 36 - - 40 - - 20 - - 21 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 3 - - 1 - - 12 - - 15 BL Wind Direction 298 - - 300 - - 220 - - 297 - - 285 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 1 - - 5 - - -6 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1603 - - -2614 - - -3237 - - -4226 - - -2632 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6291 - - 6686 - - 7309 - - 8299 - - 6704 sfcLCL ODpotential -4855 - - -4948 - - -6328 - - -6106 - - -4760 ODpotential blCL 9543 - - 9020 - - 10400 - - 10178 - - 8832 blCL maxRH 66 - - 65 - - 80 - - 93 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 200 - - 540 CAPE Temp@2m 53.4 - - 58.5 - - 61.0 - - 63.6 - - 60.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.9 - - 43.1 - - 43.0 - - 41.3 - - 44.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.0 - - 58.9 - - 63.3 - - 64.3 - - 60.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.2 - - 35.8 - - 29.9 - - 37.9 - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 15 - - 39 - - 54 - - 1 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 388 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 72 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98129 27 107 22 103 25 118 12 128 16 089 98129 90697 25 098 22 105 23 115 18 122 16 103 90697 84991 23 090 21 109 20 102 20 109 19 109 84991 80271 20 088 18 105 16 101 19 095 20 106 80271 76208 15 083 17 099 12 109 15 098 20 099 76208 72607 13 083 15 094 10 113 9 103 17 091 72607 69334 12 081 11 105 9 113 8 106 11 076 69334 66318 9 087 9 102 5 096 8 104 6 058 66318 63512 8 090 7 107 1 049 4 083 4 081 63512 60771 5 058 5 099 2 141 3 024 4 051 60771 57891 5 357 6 358 4 001 4 019 5 355 57891 54889 4 323 9 316 12 314 13 325 8 341 54889 52014 8 353 7 333 9 304 13 307 13 315 52014 49431 20 329 19 328 14 321 16 311 15 292 49431 47125 19 313 21 314 19 313 17 309 14 296 47125 45041 13 329 20 314 24 319 22 310 18 310 45041 43144 23 346 25 323 32 316 28 311 22 315 43144 41407 37 344 29 322 33 310 32 304 27 314 41407 39812 45 352 29 330 31 323 30 292 37 305 39812 38340 53 358 41 345 38 332 31 292 42 289 38340 36977 59 358 49 344 47 321 38 293 41 272 36977 35684 60 358 51 343 48 315 43 295 40 263 35684 34394 59 360 50 344 44 315 42 296 42 268 34394 33074 59 001 47 345 40 312 40 294 41 266 33074 31719 57 001 43 344 38 310 39 293 38 265 31719 30318 54 360 38 342 36 309 38 291 37 268 30318 28862 50 359 36 341 34 309 36 289 36 272 28862 27354 47 000 35 341 33 310 35 289 35 276 27354 25794 45 001 34 341 33 310 34 293 34 282 25794 24184 42 002 33 341 33 312 33 299 32 291 24184 22529 38 002 32 341 32 316 31 305 29 299 22529 20821 31 001 30 341 30 320 28 307 29 303 20821 19057 24 358 25 341 25 321 24 306 25 306 19057 17269 20 354 20 339 19 320 17 312 15 299 17269 15552 17 354 16 339 13 321 10 311 7 302 15552 13986 17 356 14 342 12 317 9 305 5 320 13986 12586 16 355 13 341 12 315 9 303 6 335 12586 11329 14 352 12 336 12 312 9 303 8 333 11329 10199 12 346 11 331 11 308 11 296 10 328 10199 9182 10 342 9 327 11 305 14 293 13 317 9182 8269 9 341 7 324 10 304 16 293 17 309 8269 7455 7 341 6 315 9 303 16 294 19 304 7455 6726 6 340 6 310 8 303 17 295 22 298 6726 6066 6 333 6 307 6 301 17 296 24 290 6066 5477 8 323 6 304 5 299 17 296 26 288 5477 4979 10*309 5 303 3 293 16 297 25 286 4979 4594 11*300 5 303 2 275 16 297 25 286 4594 4327 11 298 4 302 1 258 15 298 22 285 4327 4164 10 297 4*302 1*235 14*298 20*285 4164 4071 9 298 3*300 1*220 12*297 15*285 4071 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