DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.6 - - 90.1 - - - - - 89.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 38 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4079 - - 4079 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4097 - - - - - 4097 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2691 - - 7278 - - - - - 9151 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 34 - - 38 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 069 - - 109 - - - - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5870 - - -7650 - - - - - -7994 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9967 - - 11748 - - - - - 12092 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9708 - - -10134 - - - - - -10972 ODpotential blCL - - - 13804 - - 14231 - - - - - 15069 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 65 - - - - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 560 - - 900 - - - - - 770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.6 - - 90.1 - - - - - 89.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.2 - - 52.9 - - - - - 50.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.5 - - 90.0 - - - - - 92.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 51.6 - - - - - 49.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 38 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 9 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] 99607 29 100 29 114 26 089 99607 92124 29 112 27 109 25 081 92124 86339 26 107 27 102 20 090 86339 81531 23 097 25 102 20 110 81531 77388 20 103 23 102 17 102 77388 73727 15 108 15 099 15 103 73727 70415 13 123 10 097 15 109 70415 67374 13 138 7 111 15 113 67374 64559 15 131 8 151 13 106 64559 61851 6 140 5 170 4 001 61851 59056 5 205 7 217 9 303 59056 56193 10 246 13 240 15 269 56193 53504 18 233 20 245 18 283 53504 51101 17 235 22 238 25 258 51101 48944 17 254 22 241 31 251 48944 46986 23 259 26 250 31 258 46986 45182 31 265 33 263 33 258 45182 43497 37 269 42 269 34 259 43497 41915 38 269 44 272 38 267 41915 40424 37 264 39 270 41 266 40424 39018 35 259 35 267 43 262 39018 37663 36 254 30 264 40 263 37663 36293 32 253 28 261 34 264 36293 34883 25 251 25 255 28 269 34883 33438 27 244 22 249 26 265 33438 31945 26 236 22 247 27 256 31945 30402 22 240 19 235 19 251 30402 28809 16 251 15 229 10 244 28809 27160 13 239 13 232 9 225 27160 25456 12 240 13 250 9 211 25456 23705 17 251 15 253 10 215 23705 21902 23 239 23 245 17 244 21902 20041 26 234 31 242 23 250 20041 18151 25 235 31 245 21 247 18151 16328 18 236 23 247 13 255 16328 14661 13 246 14 245 6 280 14661 13169 11 267 12 253 4 293 13169 11829 10 278 9 267 4 309 11829 10624 9 277 8 274 5 312 10624 9540 8 274 7 282 7 313 9540 8568 7 271 6 292 9 311 8568 7700 6 272 5 307 11 312 7700 6924 5 280 4 326 13 311 6924 6221 4 293 4 349 14 311 6221 5592 3 312 4 012 14 310 5592 5062 2 335 4 030 14 310 5062 4652 2 007 4 046 12 311 4652 4368 1 021 3 063 10 313 4368 4195 1*045 3*087 7*313 4195 4096 1*069 2*109 3*306 4096 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