DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.8 - - 75.4 - - 77.2 - - 73.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 35 - - 6 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 - - 4078 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4095 - - 4096 - - 4096 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3448 - - 9316 - - 12675 - - 3878 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 36 - - 23 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 4 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 327 - - 058 - - 356 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 8 - - 3 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5683 - - -6162 - - -5063 - - -5312 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9779 - - 10259 - - 9159 - - 9408 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8535 - - -8031 - - -6840 - - -7947 ODpotential blCL - - - 12630 - - 12127 - - 10936 - - 12042 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 72 - - 94 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 390 - - 1510 - - 370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.8 - - 75.4 - - 77.2 - - 73.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 44.5 - - 51.0 - - 46.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.6 - - 75.1 - - 77.7 - - 74.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 43.4 - - 49.8 - - 45.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 35 - - 6 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 75 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 - - 7 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] 98242 9 291 12 236 18 247 19 253 98242 90873 9 283 5 259 9 275 4 226 90873 85211 2 037 9 342 7 045 9 031 85211 80541 7 089 4 349 9 028 16 028 80541 76533 8 074 1 106 8 009 12 045 76533 72972 12 051 6 098 3 034 5 057 72972 69725 5 343 4 046 3 132 0 221 69725 66726 9 247 9 263 4 287 2 240 66726 63928 11 222 17 244 16 270 9 281 63928 61202 14 228 19 229 19 245 15 258 61202 58348 17 232 21 241 23 240 20 249 58348 55388 21 236 26 234 25 237 27 253 55388 52575 23 235 24 240 31 245 32 246 52575 50056 28 242 31 243 30 241 29 253 50056 47807 32 246 30 240 30 258 34 258 47807 45780 30 246 26 257 31 259 31 256 45780 43944 25 251 24 262 26 270 31 272 43944 42268 23 268 22 287 30 288 25 280 42268 40715 22 300 26 294 24 287 31 319 40715 39264 25 328 25 313 37 326 50 323 39264 37905 32 338 34 334 46 322 57 319 37905 36604 37 339 44 330 49 323 57 322 36604 35294 38 336 45 329 51 329 61 329 35294 33941 35 331 41 328 50 331 65 332 33941 32550 31 330 43 328 52 326 55 332 32550 31110 28 334 40 325 54 322 51 313 31110 29611 26 336 36 321 47 328 55 317 29611 28056 25 334 27 322 35 325 41 326 28056 26447 25 335 23 320 28 312 31 311 26447 24786 23 336 21 314 24 306 31 299 24786 23078 19 338 21 313 21 301 28 293 23078 21319 15 337 16 313 19 298 23 284 21319 19506 11 337 13 309 15 294 19 277 19506 17671 9 331 10 295 15 272 15 270 17671 15908 8 320 10 281 15 267 11 256 15908 14298 9 309 10 279 15 270 4 266 14298 12856 9 311 10 279 14 276 3 295 12856 11563 7 313 10 280 13 285 3 309 11563 10399 5 317 9 281 11 296 5 308 10399 9351 4 329 9 286 11 307 7 307 9351 8412 3 341 7 293 10 318 11 305 8412 7573 4 337 6 303 10 328 14 301 7573 6824 5 326 5 317 9 336 18 298 6824 6145 6 319 4 332 9 342 21 295 6145 5539 7 314 4 352 8 347 22 293 5539 5028 7 316 4 009 8 352 22 292 5028 4631 7 320 4 023 7 354 20 292 4631 4358 6 323 3 035 6 357 16 294 4358 4190 6*326 2*049 5*357 12*294 4190 4094 5*327 2*058 4*356 7*295 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