DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/13 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 - - - - - - 0959z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.9 - - 71.7 - - 68.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 45 - - 12 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2091 - - 5048 - - 1762 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4078 - - 5828 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6391 - - 9348 - - 6062 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 5776 - - 2928 - - 4480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 211 - - 238 - - 164 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 18 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 302 - - 297 - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 17 - - 11 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -6546 - - -3802 - - -5042 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 12938 - - 13151 - - 11105 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13099 - - -12388 - - -12068 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19490 - - 21736 - - 18130 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 25 - - 26 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.9 - - 71.7 - - 68.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.2 - - 28.0 - - 33.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.5 - - 71.4 - - 67.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.9 - - 27.0 - - 32.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 45 - - 12 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2091 - - 5048 - - 1762 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98797 14 255 12 286 14 269 98797 91366 11 248 12 259 13 279 91366 85599 9 254 9 254 10 270 85599 80808 9 263 7 260 9 261 80808 76691 7 262 4 218 4 310 76691 73069 5 309 4 291 7 005 73069 69803 2 179 5 202 2 025 69803 66810 5 268 7 327 6 348 66810 64038 8 223 7 316 7 036 64038 61350 9 290 15 280 19 285 61350 58568 14 263 20 262 23 253 58568 55685 24 236 25 269 22 259 55685 52911 35 254 35 272 35 273 52911 50411 48 257 47 269 44 275 50411 48173 54 261 52 267 49 274 48173 46140 58 265 53 268 51 272 46140 44278 63 266 54 270 51 271 44278 42561 67 265 56 271 50 271 42561 40963 70 262 60 271 55 271 40963 39471 73 260 66 269 63 270 39471 38074 75 258 71 265 68 269 38074 36738 76 258 74 264 69 270 36738 35397 78 258 76 268 70 272 35397 34021 79 259 77 269 71 273 34021 32612 79 260 77 267 70 273 32612 31155 79 261 76 266 69 273 31155 29639 79 261 75 266 67 273 29639 28063 77 261 75 266 67 274 28063 26429 76 261 73 266 66 275 26429 24743 75 260 69 265 61 275 24743 23013 70 261 64 267 53 277 23013 21236 63 260 57 270 46 277 21236 19404 57 259 51 272 40 281 19404 17552 51 258 44 270 31 292 17552 15775 45 257 38 267 22 313 15775 14159 38 253 30 268 16 318 14159 12718 29 247 22 269 15 297 12718 11434 23 249 17 277 14 281 11434 10285 22 254 17*287 11 293 10285 9257 20 261 18*291 12 306 9257 8334 18 267 18 293 13 314 8334 7511 17 275 19 295 14 327 7511 6775 15*282 19 296 17 341 6775 6109 13*290 19 297 19*348 6109 5513 12 297 19 298 20*351 5513 5011 11 304 18 300 20 352 5011 4622 11 308 18 300 20 352 4622 4353 10 311 17 301 19 351 4353 4188 10 313 16 302 18 351 4188 4094 9 315 14 303 16 351 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