DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.3 - - 41.7 - - 44.9 - - 42.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 31 - - 3 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 861 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4075 - - 4075 - - 4076 - - 4075 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5161 - - 4093 - - 4093 - - 4093 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1449 - - 4077 - - 4583 - - 3104 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 128 - - 34 - - 20 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 065 - - 031 - - 057 - - 055 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - -2 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4849 - - -7535 - - -8150 - - -6045 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10011 - - 11628 - - 12244 - - 10139 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11195 - - -12871 - - -12966 - - -11006 ODpotential blCL - - - 16356 - - 16964 - - 17059 - - 15099 blCL maxRH - - - 31 - - 24 - - 24 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.3 - - 41.7 - - 44.9 - - 42.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.1 - - 5.2 - - 5.6 - - 12.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 41.1 - - 44.7 - - 42.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.2 - - 4.1 - - 4.6 - - 11.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 31 - - 3 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 861 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 94738 68 292 58 295 62 289 70 276 94738 88108 44 301 46 302 44 306 43 291 88108 82924 27 302 37 298 40 307 36 308 82924 78539 18 305 27 291 34 306 35 316 78539 74703 13 319 24 288 31 310 31 318 74703 71278 13 317 25 282 28 306 25 319 71278 68151 13 319 22 297 26 308 24 325 68151 65247 23 311 29 306 30 301 30 318 65247 62538 25 303 31 308 31 298 34 302 62538 59901 26 306 32 306 30 303 35 292 59901 57137 30 307 32 307 32 307 34 291 57137 54252 35 311 35 308 36 308 31 303 54252 51476 40 310 38 305 44 306 36 312 51476 48968 42 310 40 306 45 302 39 309 48968 46721 41 316 41 314 43 310 40 310 46721 44677 45 322 44 321 46 321 41 315 44677 42802 48 323 48 325 55 326 47 335 42802 41075 54 325 53 329 65 328 65 332 41075 39486 61 326 60 326 72 327 81 329 39486 38032 66 325 65 327 77 332 86 332 38032 36694 66 331 73 332 84 336 82 337 36694 35418 56 333 69 333 76 340 78 347 35418 34132 73 353 73 354 78 356 89 354 34132 32808 100 358 97 359 96 358 94 351 32808 31443 107 357 107 354 103 353 96 350 31443 30032 96 352 103 352 101 351 95 349 30032 28571 81 348 87 352 99 354 90 350 28571 27060 71 351 73 355 91 358 86 354 27060 25501 63 360 63 002 74 002 73 001 25501 23898 52 004 52 005 58 005 60 006 23898 22252 41 017 41 004 45 004 50 003 22252 20556 39 032 35 011 35 005 42 356 20556 18803 40 041 35 025 31 011 35 357 18803 17027 38 048 35 035 28 026 27 009 17027 15320 35 053 32 040 27 039 24 022 15320 13766 31 057 28 042 26 043 23 029 13766 12377 27 060 25 046 25 043 21 033 12377 11135 23 062 22 053 22 048 20 037 11135 10023 19 066 18 060 19 057 16 043 10023 9028 17 072 15 068 16 067 12 050 9028 8140 16 077 12 078 12 077 8 059 8140 7351 17 079 10 078 10 078 5 067 7351 6646 17 080 8 076 9 076 3 080 6646 6010 15 079 7 073 8 073 3 087 6010 5442 10*077 6 068 8 072 4 080 5442 4963 6*071 5 062 7 069 6 074 4963 4594 5 066 3 050 6 066 7 069 4594 4338 4 062 3 039 5 063 6 063 4338 4182 4 059 2*036 5*060 5*057 4182 4092 3 057 2*031 4*057 5*055 4092 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