DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - 69.0 - - 71.4 - - - - - 67.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 34 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4078 - - - - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4095 - - - - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6123 - - 7075 - - - - - 6510 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 37 - - - - - 17 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 308 - - - - - 316 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5505 - - -5828 - - - - - -5052 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9600 - - 9924 - - - - - 9148 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9210 - - -8839 - - - - - -8607 ODpotential blCL - - - 13305 - - 12934 - - - - - 12702 blCL maxRH - - - 26 - - 42 - - - - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 60 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 71.4 - - - - - 67.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.2 - - 42.0 - - - - - 41.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.3 - - 71.5 - - - - - 68.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.0 - - 40.8 - - - - - 40.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 34 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 98239 7 223 2 142 10 001 98239 90791 4 078 1 310 7 259 90791 85080 5 145 6 275 1 114 85080 80352 6 160 5 256 6 048 80352 76284 6 103 1 136 7 024 76284 72700 3 056 5 018 11 007 72700 69458 6 048 5 007 10 013 69458 66466 8 351 8 003 13 357 66466 63689 6 336 7 326 11 302 63689 61009 13 291 14 305 4 346 61009 58209 14 280 14 277 14 331 58209 55313 6 292 12 267 18 320 55313 52552 19 308 16 324 8 329 52552 50066 30 286 16 319 28 351 50066 47844 19 307 22 318 33 336 47844 45833 22 303 26 308 31 320 45833 43999 22 280 17 276 22 293 43999 42308 19 266 8 238 20 289 42308 40731 24 280 11 320 29 307 40731 39261 37 302 32 309 36 303 39261 37889 53 304 44 301 39 296 37889 36574 58 298 46 298 39 292 36574 35252 52 288 47 295 39 291 35252 33896 46 282 46 290 37 292 33896 32507 42 287 45 286 33 296 32507 31071 41 296 43 285 31 300 31071 29577 41 297 40 288 30 300 29577 28026 41 298 37 293 30 299 28026 26420 39 300 34 299 30 297 26420 24760 35 295 30 301 29 295 24760 23050 32 282 25 298 27 289 23050 21286 32 272 24 293 26 282 21286 19460 30 263 24 293 24 282 19460 17609 27 252 24 294 22 287 17609 15829 25 249 22 289 20 294 15829 14209 25 255 21 284 17 304 14209 12766 27 263 21 284 12 315 12766 11478 29 269 21 285 11 326 11478 10326 27 272 21 287 12 332 10326 9291 23 273 21 289 15 331 9291 8363 22 275 22 291 16 328 8363 7535 21 276 22 293 17 325 7535 6794 21 277 22 295 18 324 6794 6123 21 278 22 297 18 323 6123 5522 20 279 21 299 18 322 5522 5017 19 280 21 301 18 321 5017 4626 17 281 20 303 17 320 4626 4355 15 283 18 305 14 320 4355 4189 14*284 17*306 12*318 4189 4094 10*286 12*308 7*316 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