DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1852z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.6 - - 44.1 - - 47.7 - - 47.6 - - 42.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 8 - - 18 - - -5 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top 4093 - - 4093 - - 4093 - - 4094 - - 4093 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1446 - - 2224 - - 4223 - - 5412 - - 2720 Hgt.Variab. W* 15 - - 24 - - 29 - - 15 - - 22 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 326 - - 326 - - 332 - - 007 - - 041 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - -6 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4679 - - -4861 - - -4882 - - -2919 - - -2677 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8773 - - 8954 - - 8975 - - 7013 - - 6770 sfcLCL ODpotential -9939 - - -9850 - - -8257 - - -4541 - - -5042 ODpotential blCL 14032 - - 13943 - - 12350 - - 8635 - - 9135 blCL maxRH 75 - - 65 - - 70 - - 75 - - 88 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.6 - - 44.1 - - 47.7 - - 47.6 - - 42.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.7 - - 19.4 - - 22.8 - - 31.1 - - 27.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 43.8 - - 43.8 - - 47.6 - - 47.7 - - 42.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 18.7 - - 18.3 - - 21.7 - - 30.0 - - 26.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 8 - - 18 - - -5 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95113 24 291 33 299 44 299 37 293 44 282 95113 88448 17 003 17 314 21 299 24 320 23 303 88448 83212 16 024 9 350 9 316 25 330 19 331 83212 78799 10 018 13 345 12 002 18 334 15 333 78799 74952 10 017 12 353 13 014 11 341 13 333 74952 71519 11 027 11 357 12 354 12 346 17 351 71519 68398 14 020 9 353 10 329 16 339 18 346 68398 65517 13 006 12 349 10 325 15 328 16 326 65517 62829 16 351 13 321 15 315 18 323 19 315 62829 60210 16 339 15 313 19 310 24 326 22 313 60210 57461 19 331 19 312 23 317 25 323 22 307 57461 54584 24 326 25 312 27 314 27 314 26 310 54584 51812 29 319 28 314 29 304 32 307 33 312 51812 49300 31 319 30 319 30 306 35 308 37 314 49300 47040 33 323 35 317 34 309 37 312 37 316 47040 44980 35 320 40 311 38 312 39 317 37 319 44980 43088 32 324 40 317 39 315 40 322 43 328 43088 41345 35 340 41 331 38 322 41 325 52 335 41345 39739 49 343 46 341 46 341 47 334 61 334 39739 38255 56 346 57 349 58 345 52 341 62 341 38255 36875 68 353 66 351 64 352 62 353 68 353 36875 35559 79 353 71 354 78 359 80 354 81 357 35559 34240 79 351 78 354 85 357 86 348 88 353 34240 32892 72 352 79 355 81 355 85 345 90 350 32892 31520 70 354 76 356 77 355 87 346 90 347 31520 30108 72 353 72 357 82 357 91 348 87 346 30108 28639 73 350 69 355 89 357 91 352 85 350 28639 27115 71 347 67 353 91 359 87 357 85 356 27115 25544 66 345 64 351 89 004 76 360 78 359 25544 23931 59 343 59 351 76 007 65 358 65 359 23931 22276 48 340 48 350 53 004 57 355 55 357 22276 20572 39 334 39 344 38 353 49 352 51 354 20572 18809 36 328 34 340 33 345 40 349 48 353 18809 17022 32 324 29 335 30 343 32 347 40 351 17022 15306 27 323 23 330 26 338 26 346 28 348 15306 13749 25 320 19 324 22 331 23 346 22 352 13749 12365 21 319 18 323 20 326 18 344 17 355 12365 11130 18 328 16 329 18 330 15 347 13 347 11130 10025 17 336 13 337 15 340 12 352 10 341 10025 9035 16 339 10 355 11 348 10 360 9 342 9035 8149 14 340 8 012 9 358 8 011 9 349 8149 7359 12 341 8 024 8 007 9 017 8 005 7359 6653 11 347 9 030 7 007 9 020 8 027 6653 6015 10 352 8 030 7 004 10 022 11 044 6015 5445 9 357 8 025 7 358 11 021 18 055 5445 4966 9 355 7 011 7 349 11 019 18 055 4966 4595 8 345 6 345 7 342 11 018 17 053 4595 4338 6 334 5 330 6 337 11 015 14 047 4338 4182 5*327 5*328 6*334 10*012 12*044 4182 4092 4*326 5*326 6*332 8*007 10*041 4092 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