DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - 79.7 - - 86.2 - - - - - 82.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 47 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - - - - 4079 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4096 - - - - - 4096 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4275 - - 9919 - - - - - 4499 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 36 - - 40 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 024 - - - - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6079 - - -7649 - - - - - -5779 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10175 - - 11745 - - - - - 9876 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9852 - - -9913 - - - - - -9231 ODpotential blCL - - - 13948 - - 14009 - - - - - 13327 blCL maxRH - - - 25 - - 28 - - - - - 21 maxRH CAPE - - - 370 - - 900 - - - - - 1140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 86.2 - - - - - 82.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.2 - - 48.7 - - - - - 53.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.6 - - 85.9 - - - - - 83.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.1 - - 47.5 - - - - - 51.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 47 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 10 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] 99522 37 120 28 121 36 099 99522 92038 37 119 31 121 27 090 92038 86240 28 112 29 110 18 117 86240 81414 26 116 24 109 21 122 81414 77263 26 113 20 111 21 098 77263 73605 19 104 23 127 16 083 73605 70310 13 095 23 122 10 098 70310 67293 6 125 17 113 12 123 67293 64502 1 131 6 145 6 120 64502 61804 7 174 6 203 3 356 61804 59002 8 202 16 205 10 248 59002 56114 20 234 20 237 29 254 56114 53374 28 233 28 231 32 233 53374 50902 35 254 31 256 25 257 50902 48665 51 248 46 258 51 273 48665 46621 55 231 51 242 58 262 46621 44736 50 225 51 237 54 258 44736 42995 48 231 52 242 51 264 42995 41383 51 235 53 240 52 267 41383 39880 52 235 50 238 52 269 39880 38473 50 236 43 242 50 270 38473 37131 47 240 36 245 44 274 37131 35790 42 244 30 246 40 274 35790 34417 36 247 25 246 34 271 34417 33010 30 249 22 244 27 273 33010 31557 26 251 23 241 28 278 31557 30045 25 251 24 242 27 274 30045 28477 23 252 25 244 23 267 28477 26852 21 252 25 244 21 269 26852 25172 19 252 22 244 20 274 25172 23442 16 260 18 243 18 269 23442 21657 12 254 15 245 19 255 21657 19812 9 235 13 241 19 247 19812 17939 8 232 11 234 15 245 17939 16135 10 228 11 233 14 230 16135 14491 13 216 13 244 12 217 14491 13020 13 207 14 250 8 212 13020 11702 11 211 14 254 5 218 11702 10517 7 222 13 258 4 258 10517 9451 5 241 12 262 7 289 9451 8495 5 271 10 266 11 296 8495 7642 5 300 8 271 15 294 7642 6879 5 306 6 281 18 291 6879 6187 6 309 4 296 20 289 6187 5569 6 314 4 324 21 287 5569 5047 6 319 3 352 21 286 5047 4643 5 324 3 009 19 285 4643 4364 5 329 3 020 17 285 4364 4193 5*329 3*025 14*285 4193 4095 4*328 2*024 7*285 4095 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