DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - 55.8 - - 63.8 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 28 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4077 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4095 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1242 - - 4087 - - - - - 1536 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 25 - - 32 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 121 - - 319 - - - - - 025 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -1 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6521 - - -8452 - - - - - -4844 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10615 - - 12547 - - - - - 8939 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13035 - - -13278 - - - - - -10405 ODpotential blCL - - - 17129 - - 17373 - - - - - 14499 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 82 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.8 - - 63.8 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.3 - - 23.4 - - - - - 34.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.3 - - 66.6 - - - - - 62.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.1 - - 22.4 - - - - - 33.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 28 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 30 - - 30 - - - - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96218 7 220 6 301 7 315 96218 89138 8 072 3 146 11 002 89138 83649 8 019 8 039 8 018 83649 79074 12 026 10 338 9 008 79074 75122 17 358 13 324 16 010 75122 71637 19 356 11 311 15 334 71637 68493 24 353 17 343 21 353 68493 65607 41 323 33 314 35 324 65607 62946 41 318 37 311 33 314 62946 60359 40 319 35 312 36 312 60359 57636 45 314 42 306 41 305 57636 54792 52 303 52 298 48 304 54792 52070 57 298 62 299 57 305 52070 49615 65 292 67 296 64 299 49615 47414 64 290 66 291 67 295 47414 45420 61 291 64 291 66 292 45420 43596 56 294 64 292 64 289 43596 41918 61 291 63 290 63 286 41918 40364 65 288 71 290 62 285 40364 38915 72 289 87 287 61 284 38915 37559 78 287 92 285 63 282 37559 36261 76 287 84 284 65 283 36261 34955 72 290 78 283 71 282 34955 33612 68 293 76 280 80 281 33612 32236 63 292 73 282 79 280 32236 30812 60 285 68 285 70 278 30812 29328 59 285 63 286 55 280 29328 27789 60 289 61 286 54 287 27789 26200 58 292 60 290 48 290 26200 24565 54 295 56 294 46 285 24565 22885 48 298 55 297 46 280 22885 21151 42 299 52 298 44 279 21151 19352 36 299 48 298 42 282 19352 17521 31 300 41 297 40 286 17521 15757 29 300 36 295 36 287 15757 14150 27 299 33 292 31 286 14150 12716 26 297 30 290 28 282 12716 11432 23 292 27 287 24 279 11432 10282 21 286 23 281 22 279 10282 9250 19 281 18 274 20 282 9250 8325 17 281 17 278 20 286 8325 7501 16 282 15 281 20 288 7501 6766 15 282 14 284 21 288 6766 6100 12 279 12 289 21 284 6100 5506 9 274 10 294 21 280 5506 5006 5 264 8 301 20 277 5006 4618 2 209 6 309 17 278 4618 4351 3 133 5 315 12 281 4351 4187 4*123 4*319 9*286 4187 4093 4*121 4*319 2*025 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