DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.8 - - 72.5 - - 71.9 - - 68.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 20 - - 3 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 4342 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4095 - - 8642 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4966 - - 7505 - - 3361 - - 5079 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 32 - - 155 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 21 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 266 - - 259 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -3 - - -10 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6125 - - -4202 - - 514 - - -6183 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10220 - - 8297 - - 8128 - - 10279 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10302 - - -5787 - - -5613 - - -11169 ODpotential blCL - - - 14397 - - 9882 - - 14255 - - 15264 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 87 - - 59 - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 480 - - 470 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.8 - - 72.5 - - 71.9 - - 68.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.2 - - 50.0 - - 50.2 - - 37.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.5 - - 72.5 - - 72.0 - - 68.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.1 - - 48.9 - - 49.0 - - 36.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 20 - - 3 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 4342 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 49 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 9 - - 6 - - 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] 98414 10 134 9 159 8 163 7 315 98414 91054 4 124 5 134 6 157 3 152 91054 85365 1 039 2 134 3 033 4 099 85365 80635 5 157 5 116 3 030 2 034 80635 76585 3 045 3 121 3 051 5 025 76585 73013 7 060 2 096 4 065 4 051 73013 69772 6 015 3 307 6 322 6 349 69772 66777 2 064 4 287 2 300 1 089 66777 63975 3 276 3 350 11 288 10 295 63975 61256 13 238 18 266 15 256 15 240 61256 58406 9 182 12 201 8 273 6 279 58406 55441 24 275 23 274 32 279 29 284 55441 52657 37 267 37 267 26 279 26 275 52657 50188 27 266 23 261 13 270 14 271 50188 47976 16 262 15 270 15 296 13 288 47976 45962 17 278 23 287 30 301 24 304 45962 44117 33 282 39 286 40 299 33 298 44117 42412 45 283 48 282 46 295 38 292 42412 40825 55 276 54 274 49 291 43 290 40825 39344 59 264 59 263 50 284 46 288 39344 37960 60 258 61 259 50 276 46 287 37960 36636 58 261 60 261 49 269 46 285 36636 35307 55 263 58 263 49 267 46 283 35307 33941 53 261 55 263 48 268 46 280 33941 32543 51 258 53 261 48 270 44 278 32543 31100 48 255 51 260 47 269 41 280 31100 29601 46 252 49 260 45 266 40 280 29601 28047 45 251 47 259 42 265 38 276 28047 26438 44 253 46 260 39 267 36 272 26438 24774 43 255 43 262 36 268 32 269 24774 23060 40 254 39 263 34 267 28 265 23060 21289 38 248 34 261 33 267 26 259 21289 19457 36 242 32 254 32 267 26 258 19457 17598 36 237 32 248 31 265 26 259 17598 15813 35 234 33 246 31 262 25 259 15813 14192 35 234 35 246 33 258 24 257 14192 12749 36 237 36 247 33 254 23 255 12749 11461 37 241 33 248 30 251 24 252 11461 10306 37 246 27 249 24 250 25 250 10306 9272 35 249 26 250 23*252 25 249 9272 8345 31 251 25 252 23*253 22 253 8345 7519 27 253 25 254 23 256 19 259 7519 6781 24 253 24 256 23 257 18 266 6781 6113 21 254 24 257 22 259 18 272 6113 5515 19 254 23 258 22 260 18 276 5515 5012 18 254 21 260 21 261 17 279 5012 4623 16 254 20 261 20 262 16 281 4623 4353 14 254 18 262 18 263 14 283 4353 4188 13*253 16*263 16 264 12*285 4188 4094 11*252 10*266 10 267 11*287 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