DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 47.6 - - 54.2 - - - - - 58.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 64 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 132 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4076 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4432 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4034 - - 3809 - - - - - 5499 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 40 - - 87 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 19 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 026 - - 152 - - - - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2738 - - -3789 - - - - - -4638 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6832 - - 8222 - - - - - 8732 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4994 - - -7380 - - - - - -7177 ODpotential blCL - - - 9088 - - 11812 - - - - - 11271 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 42 - - - - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.6 - - 54.2 - - - - - 58.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.1 - - 32.5 - - - - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.9 - - 53.5 - - - - - 59.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 31.4 - - - - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 64 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 132 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 97395 25 274 34 295 22 294 97395 89997 22 290 33 280 26 303 89997 84354 19 289 24 274 23 300 84354 79689 18 283 12 282 17 290 79689 75656 19 278 12 269 14 299 75656 72081 17 275 15 251 16 301 72081 68837 16 274 13 265 18 290 68837 65846 19 274 13 291 18 285 65846 63058 23 271 18 291 17 288 63058 60342 24 268 21 279 18 286 60342 57498 22 266 21 266 18 287 57498 54540 21 271 19 267 22 288 54540 51710 25 274 23 276 25 286 51710 49163 26 278 29 275 30 291 49163 46889 31 290 30 288 35 287 46889 44834 40 289 40 285 38 288 44834 42968 45 287 43 285 43 288 42968 41263 48 290 48 293 44 290 41263 39695 51 291 55 291 46 295 39695 38249 53 294 58 290 52 299 38249 36908 54 296 59 292 57 299 36908 35630 50 298 60 296 60 298 35630 34346 45 299 59 299 60 298 34346 33024 35 299 52 303 57 304 33024 31672 30 307 43 302 50 305 31672 30279 27 304 32 298 43 307 30279 28836 23 302 30 302 36 311 28836 27341 28 315 27 303 30 314 27341 25795 23 324 22 298 27 310 25795 24197 19 325 20 300 26 308 24197 22548 20 329 22 315 24 315 22548 20843 21 337 20 337 18 316 20843 19079 19 348 13 349 9 296 19079 17288 15 004 9 350 4 270 17288 15562 13 024 7 021 3 314 15562 13989 12 040 8 032 5 339 13989 12584 11 052 8 036 6 348 12584 11328 9 054 6 034 7 350 11328 10199 6 049 3 035 7 348 10199 9185 3 034 1 057 6 344 9185 8276 2 016 0 181 5 338 8276 7464 2 008 1 181 4 330 7464 6738 2 010 1 166 3 320 6738 6081 2 010 1 150 3 310 6081 5493 2 009 1 137 3 296 5493 4997 2 015 1 135 2 275 4997 4614 2 019 1*142 2 245 4614 4348 2 020 1*147 3 222 4348 4187 2*022 1 154 3*208 4187 4093 1*026 1 154 3*201 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