DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.2 - - 48.3 - - - - - 50.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 70 - - - - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4227 - - 3984 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6231 - - 6162 - - - - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8527 - - 8284 - - - - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3703 - - 4453 - - - - - 8781 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 276 - - 280 - - - - - 25 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 11 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 294 - - - - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - -17 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 924 - - 427 - - - - - -4550 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7604 - - 7858 - - - - - 8645 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -491 - - -1020 - - - - - -5577 ODpotential blCL - - - 9018 - - 9304 - - - - - 9671 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 89 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 170 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.2 - - 48.3 - - - - - 50.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.3 - - 28.3 - - - - - 27.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.4 - - 47.6 - - - - - 50.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 27.2 - - - - - 26.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 70 - - - - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4227 - - 3984 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 66 - - 55 - - - - - 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] 97320 38 271 41 290 33 286 97320 89998 30 293 32 280 27 297 89998 84389 23 283 25 286 21 313 84389 79720 15 274 23 291 17 313 79720 75690 11 290 19 274 19 301 75690 72132 11 266 12 225 19 274 72132 68909 7 241 12 203 11 262 68909 65920 11 239 10 237 11 291 65920 63129 21 256 18 255 18 280 63129 60427 20 247 19 252 24 276 60427 57606 24 258 23 254 27 267 57606 54665 28 260 25 262 25 273 54665 51843 33 271 35 277 31 292 51843 49294 42 276 45 280 40 294 49294 47003 49 275 49 278 43 287 47003 44922 49 272 49 279 44 282 44922 43014 47 275 45 281 45 282 43014 41257 49 277 45 284 47 285 41257 39636 52 276 48 285 47 284 39636 38131 55 279 52 283 44 289 38131 36732 60 282 54 284 48 294 36732 35406 64 281 56 284 48 298 35406 34083 61 281 56 287 50 301 34083 32737 63 285 60 289 41 308 32737 31370 68 286 65 289 42 326 31370 29972 71 285 66 286 39 323 29972 28529 70 285 62 285 26 327 28529 27041 65 284 53 285 19 358 27041 25502 52 283 42 287 20 012 25502 23909 38 285 36 288 22 012 23909 22266 26 283 23 292 25 358 22266 20570 13 281 21 297 26 352 20570 18818 10 285 33 278 24 356 18818 17042 9 279 27 273 28 352 17042 15335 10 282 22 282 26 356 15335 13787 13 278 21 288 13 352 13787 12412 14 279 18 293 11 333 12412 11182 15 284 16 296 12 334 11182 10078 15 287 15 299 12 334 10078 9084 15*292 14*298 13 331 9084 8194 15*296 13*298 14 325 8194 7398 15 299 13 296 14 320 7398 6686 15 302 12 296 14 317 6686 6042 14 305 12 294 14 314 6042 5465 14 307 11 292 14 313 5465 4979 13 309 10 291 13 311 4979 4603 13 311 9 290 12 310 4603 4343 12 313 9 290 11 309 4343 4184 12 313 9 289 10*309 4184 4093 11 315 8 289 9*310 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