DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 42.0 - - 43.4 - - 47.3 - - 50.0 - - 47.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 7 - - 13 - - 23 - - 5 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4075 - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top 4093 - - 4093 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3184 - - 3031 - - 4435 - - 5438 - - 4563 Hgt.Variab. W* 22 - - 26 - - 31 - - 20 - - 11 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 327 - - 314 - - 080 - - 034 - - 087 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 0 - - 1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1746 - - -2388 - - -3636 - - -4588 - - -5716 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5839 - - 6482 - - 7730 - - 8682 - - 9810 sfcLCL ODpotential -4001 - - -5717 - - -6248 - - -7088 - - -9811 ODpotential blCL 8094 - - 9810 - - 10342 - - 11182 - - 13905 blCL maxRH 84 - - 73 - - 86 - - 88 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 42.0 - - 43.4 - - 47.3 - - 50.0 - - 47.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.1 - - 29.7 - - 28.0 - - 26.4 - - 18.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.0 - - 43.0 - - 46.9 - - 49.9 - - 48.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.0 - - 28.9 - - 27.0 - - 25.3 - - 17.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 7 - - 13 - - 23 - - 5 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 35 - - 0 - - 43 - - 52 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96885 24 092 26 080 24 097 34 105 26 098 96885 89777 32 093 24 105 20 093 24 109 28 093 89777 84209 28 103 22 115 14 096 23 108 24 095 84209 79548 19 095 17 118 10 101 20 099 20 094 79548 75516 16 089 10 115 11 112 15 092 16 091 75516 71945 3 090 4 103 8 068 9 112 8 095 71945 68710 2 220 7 288 7 009 5 101 1 082 68710 65739 5 277 14 234 7 277 3 267 9 293 65739 62984 21 290 17 283 13 287 6 257 11 264 62984 60308 31 262 23 266 21 267 15 269 16 274 60308 57510 24 244 18 260 23 259 23 265 20 267 57510 54589 24 269 24 277 27 261 29 258 27 263 54589 51781 37 273 32 273 32 252 32 247 35 248 51781 49241 37 265 36 269 36 248 35 257 34 259 49241 46951 35 276 40 266 42 260 48 257 46 262 46951 44871 48 283 49 276 48 270 47 258 48 257 44871 42980 67 268 77 275 60 271 54 263 45 263 42980 41248 80 268 86 258 75 263 68 265 57 270 41248 39656 114 281 84 258 82 254 82 262 71 263 39656 38204 124 283 93 263 86 255 93 263 83 262 38204 36868 120 285 98 263 92 257 101 260 106 260 36868 35597 119 286 93 266 94 259 99 256 100 256 35597 34319 117 285 85 271 88 259 92 254 89 249 34319 33000 111 282 84 279 80 259 83 254 87 250 33000 31645 106 278 92 282 75 261 71 260 81 258 31645 30244 103 274 95 280 71 265 64 266 70 259 30244 28788 101 271 92 276 72 269 58 276 58 252 28788 27276 98 271 86 275 72 271 51 286 50 259 27276 25709 94 273 77 277 69 274 49 290 49 272 25709 24088 86 278 68 277 67 275 47 291 47 281 24088 22416 80 288 64 274 66 275 45 281 47 284 22416 20691 74 292 64 276 58 277 48 273 44 278 20691 18912 63 288 58 279 49 277 44 279 32 262 18912 17119 51 283 42 289 34 277 29 274 20 234 17119 15400 40 289 28 305 16 283 21 238 18 210 15400 13836 33 304 21 326 6 322 12 226 12 191 13836 12442 30 317 21 343 7 013 3 169 9 128 12442 11197 28 323 19 347 8 034 5 089 15 110 11197 10081 25 324 16 347 8 056 9 097 18 113 10081 9082 20 325 12 347 7 087 9 103 18 115 9082 8188 15 329 8 356 8 117 10 100 16 115 8188 7392 12 338 6 012 9 123 9 098 14 114 7392 6680 11 350 5 036 9 121 9 094 13 114 6680 6036 10 003 4 058 8 117 8 090 12 115 6036 5461 9 005 2 034 7 114 7 083 12 118 5461 4976 8 356 2 324 5 108 6 077 11 119 4976 4601 7 339 2 316 3 098 4 064 10 118 4601 4342 6 332 3 317 2 090 3 050 8 112 4342 4183 6*329 2*315 2*083 2*040 6*104 4183 4093 5*327 2*314 1*080 2*034 3*087 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