DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - 63.0 - - 70.0 - - - - - 72.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 27 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - - - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 774 - - 443 - - - - - 2898 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 26 - - 32 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 153 - - 063 - - - - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 4 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7667 - - -7668 - - - - - -7975 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11763 - - 11764 - - - - - 12071 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15183 - - -13382 - - - - - -12583 ODpotential blCL - - - 19278 - - 17478 - - - - - 16678 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 36 - - - - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.0 - - 70.0 - - - - - 72.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.7 - - 33.3 - - - - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.8 - - 73.0 - - - - - 77.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 32.2 - - - - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 27 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 96413 9 278 20 302 9 296 96413 89341 1 320 7 318 8 287 89341 83908 2 053 4 024 7 318 83908 79385 3 306 7 306 10 336 79385 75471 2 318 10 279 10 301 75471 72011 8 002 13 294 10 318 72011 68890 8 342 15 293 11 341 68890 66037 14 346 11 298 14 343 66037 63408 21 316 11 297 14 308 63408 60865 21 292 14 301 9 299 60865 58191 25 282 23 298 19 283 58191 55392 29 270 31 278 28 276 55392 52702 32 270 34 265 34 279 52702 50261 34 280 36 262 41 277 50261 48051 41 278 41 265 45 271 48051 46030 41 267 45 263 46 262 46030 44175 45 259 50 257 51 256 44175 42475 54 254 56 254 55 251 42475 40909 61 249 60 250 58 247 40909 39454 61 249 60 247 56 246 39454 38094 63 249 58 247 56 244 38094 36790 67 250 58 247 58 243 36790 35477 68 249 57 248 60 242 35477 34124 65 249 57 249 59 240 34124 32733 60 249 58 249 56 240 32733 31292 55 247 58 249 55 242 31292 29791 50 245 54 248 54 244 29791 28233 47 247 48 247 53 245 28233 26619 43 245 46 246 51 245 26619 24952 39 241 45 244 49 243 24952 23235 37 239 43 243 46 240 23235 21464 36 237 41 244 42 239 21464 19633 34 238 38 247 36 243 19633 17775 29 240 33 248 30 243 17775 15990 23 245 26 248 25 235 15990 14363 18 253 19 250 20 227 14363 12910 14 264 15 255 14 226 12910 11607 10 270 13 254 9 235 11607 10435 7 256 12 248 7 255 10435 9382 7 233 11 237 8 274 9382 8438 9 213 10 227 9 284 8438 7595 10 195 9 221 12 290 7595 6840 9 181 8 214 14 292 6840 6157 7 173 6 205 16 293 6157 5547 5 167 4 185 16 293 5547 5032 3 157 3 150 16 293 5032 4634 2 147 3 114 14 295 4634 4359 1 142 3 087 10 298 4359 4191 2*145 3*072 7*302 4191 4094 2*153 3*063 4*313 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