DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.8 - - 76.1 - - 73.6 - - 65.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 39 - - 28 - - 51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3031 - - 5419 - - 3411 - - 2648 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5256 - - 6975 - - 5435 - - 5261 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7331 - - 9719 - - 7711 - - 6948 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3225 - - 5907 - - 4006 - - 1756 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 240 - - 291 - - 243 - - 249 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 20 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 257 - - 261 - - 273 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 9 - - 6 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 37 - - -11 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5587 - - -5354 - - -4757 - - -3014 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12919 - - 15074 - - 12469 - - 9963 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10781 - - -11513 - - -9502 - - -9044 ODpotential blCL - - - 18112 - - 21232 - - 17213 - - 15992 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 77 - - 76 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.8 - - 76.1 - - 73.6 - - 65.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.3 - - 23.7 - - 32.9 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.3 - - 75.8 - - 73.2 - - 64.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.1 - - 22.7 - - 31.8 - - 34.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 47 - - 39 - - 28 - - 51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3031 - - 5419 - - 3411 - - 2648 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 8 - - 2 - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 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] 99058 9 060 12 090 4 131 8 010 99058 91667 7 103 5 083 9 053 11 089 91667 85935 9 103 4 077 7 099 7 107 85935 81153 4 105 8 087 10 102 8 097 81153 77033 6 163 2 094 3 127 6 071 77033 73388 7 178 5 176 6 139 2 123 73388 70087 11 221 10 255 5 265 4 359 70087 67037 9 229 11 261 2 291 1 279 67037 64201 7 237 11 263 10 251 3 225 64201 61444 12 225 19 230 14 230 8 204 61444 58559 7 220 18 225 30 244 28 226 58559 55581 28 241 36 236 40 237 31 237 55581 52736 44 240 48 236 44 238 34 250 52736 50160 50 238 53 236 51 240 43 252 50160 47841 51 239 56 236 54 239 52 251 47841 45738 48 240 57 235 56 239 60 247 45738 43820 48 248 55 236 59 241 60 247 43820 42061 51 253 59 240 67 241 70 250 42061 40440 52 254 64 241 76 239 84 244 40440 38947 53 252 67 241 75 237 81 238 38947 37569 53 246 71 242 71 240 82 243 37569 36264 51 244 72 242 76 240 88 240 36264 34956 51 245 69 241 78 236 88 235 34956 33611 51 249 65 239 71 233 83 235 33611 32230 50 251 60 237 63 233 77 238 32230 30801 47 250 56 235 60 234 72 238 30801 29315 43 251 53 234 59 235 68 230 29315 27773 40 251 48 233 57 234 68 227 27773 26179 38 252 44 232 53 231 63 226 26179 24534 34 252 41 230 49 231 56 222 24534 22843 30 245 40 227 45 227 50 217 22843 21099 30 233 38 221 43 218 45 209 21099 19298 30 223 38 217 42 206 42 200 19298 17470 31 213 37 210 41 198 39 194 17470 15711 33 203 30 197 37 191 35 193 15711 14107 33 199 22 190 30 187 32 199 14107 12676 29 197 20 194 25 189 29 208 12676 11396 24 204 17 202 19 197 29 218 11396 10250 20 216 15*216 17 212 29 225 10250 9222 17 228 14*233 16 229 28 234 9222 8304 14 237 14 245 17*237 27 244 8304 7486 13*246 14 252 18*250 25*258 7486 6756 11*252 14 258 20 259 23*268 6756 6094 10 256 14 262 20 261 23 272 6094 5503 10 260 14 266 20 262 22 273 5503 5005 9 264 13 269 20 263 21 274 5005 4618 8 268 13 271 20 264 20 276 4618 4351 7 270 13 272 19 265 19 277 4351 4188 7 271 12 273 18 265 17 278 4188 4094 6 272 11 275 15 266 15 278 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