DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 - - - 61.7 - - 71.3 - - - - - 61.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 11 - - - - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4077 - - 4077 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4095 - - - - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1431 - - 7455 - - - - - 751 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 28 - - 26 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 002 - - 275 - - - - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -6 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4315 - - -6494 - - - - - -3627 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8410 - - 10589 - - - - - 7722 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9846 - - -9298 - - - - - -8571 ODpotential blCL - - - 13941 - - 13393 - - - - - 12666 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 61 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.7 - - 71.3 - - - - - 61.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.3 - - 39.2 - - - - - 42.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.8 - - 73.1 - - - - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 38.2 - - - - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 11 - - - - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 0 - - - - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 96405 13 247 13 247 18 272 96405 89331 8 216 10 280 10 306 89331 83881 8 245 11 287 10 302 83881 79354 9 248 9 273 9 303 79354 75444 7 281 11 273 11 306 75444 71972 10 274 9 275 15 313 71972 68832 13 305 15 318 16 297 68832 65962 13 297 16 304 10 298 65962 63304 6 296 8 261 15 283 63304 60742 16 285 7 278 20 275 60742 58071 33 258 34 253 30 278 58071 55270 33 261 40 262 45 274 55270 52553 42 272 51 269 55 274 52553 50072 50 272 56 266 63 273 50072 47822 52 267 59 266 64 271 47822 45767 58 265 65 269 65 271 45767 43888 64 262 73 263 67 271 43888 42168 69 259 78 256 74 264 42168 40595 74 258 80 255 64 259 40595 39152 80 256 69 265 47 249 39152 37808 80 255 61 270 37 255 37808 36514 77 255 62 273 38 277 36514 35207 74 255 66 273 44 288 35207 33862 71 255 70 266 44 287 33862 32479 68 256 71 261 38 280 32479 31043 61 258 66 262 32 268 31043 29545 50 262 62 265 29 259 29545 27989 47 262 58 268 40 267 27989 26382 48 260 55 268 45 278 26382 24723 47 261 54 268 47 286 24723 23017 44 264 52 271 43 286 23017 21258 42 266 48 274 40 284 21258 19440 39 267 41 274 38 288 19440 17597 35 265 35 271 33 291 17597 15828 31 262 29 265 26 286 15828 14215 29 260 24 260 25 280 14215 12774 27 261 21 257 26 278 12774 11484 25 264 20 258 26 280 11484 10326 23 264 20 259 24 284 10326 9288 23 263 20 262 22 289 9288 8359 22 263 20 263 21 293 8359 7530 20 266 19 265 21 295 7530 6790 17 271 19 266 22 296 6790 6119 12 278 18 268 22 295 6119 5520 7 292 17 269 22 295 5520 5015 5 313 15 270 21 294 5015 4624 4 338 14 271 18 295 4624 4353 4 002 12 273 15 296 4353 4188 3*007 11*273 10*298 4188 4094 3*002 8*275 4*310 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