DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.2 - - 50.7 - - 57.7 - - 60.8 - - 56.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 17 - - 30 - - 5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4076 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top 4093 - - 4094 - - 4094 - - 4095 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 619 - - 1743 - - 4339 - - 4759 - - 2498 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 27 - - 33 - - 21 - - 10 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 064 - - 105 - - 306 - - 306 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 3 - - -1 - - -3 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1133 - - -2728 - - -4011 - - -3083 - - -2586 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5226 - - 6822 - - 8106 - - 7178 - - 6680 sfcLCL ODpotential -8215 - - -8568 - - -8433 - - -5623 - - -6654 ODpotential blCL 12308 - - 12662 - - 12527 - - 9718 - - 10748 blCL maxRH 64 - - 82 - - 76 - - 73 - - 86 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 47.2 - - 50.7 - - 57.7 - - 60.8 - - 56.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.8 - - 35.4 - - 36.7 - - 43.7 - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.4 - - 52.3 - - 59.3 - - 61.4 - - 58.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.7 - - 34.1 - - 35.7 - - 42.5 - - 40.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 17 - - 30 - - 5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 30 - - 2 - - 0 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - 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] 96690 22 081 10 118 7 129 12 053 11 098 96690 89576 16 082 11 121 9 129 9 047 6 078 89576 84029 10 097 10 098 4 120 7 005 9 049 84029 79386 8 036 14 046 13 043 6 352 17 017 79386 75401 13 359 16 346 18 345 14 348 19 344 75401 71905 14 344 14 337 15 353 10 356 16 329 71905 68752 24 328 20 319 24 322 23 323 23 321 68752 65854 32 310 32 303 40 301 40 318 38 319 65854 63178 39 306 41 305 42 299 46 312 43 314 63178 60588 47 307 50 308 48 299 45 300 40 306 60588 57851 59 303 52 305 48 296 44 304 37 297 57851 54979 57 308 61 303 58 297 58 295 55 295 54979 52238 77 295 78 289 78 288 73 290 71 295 52238 49784 86 280 75 282 86 281 88 285 84 289 49784 47596 84 282 78 284 87 276 91 280 95 285 47596 45619 97 288 88 282 88 280 91 280 96 278 45619 43819 101 283 91 280 89 280 89 283 86 280 43819 42171 93 284 89 281 89 281 89 284 86 284 42171 40643 87 290 89 283 92 287 93 287 92 284 40643 39209 88 291 90 285 93 287 98 287 95 285 39209 37857 87 291 88 285 87 285 97 285 93 285 37857 36555 83 292 87 285 84 283 91 282 88 283 36555 35239 82 291 86 284 82 283 87 281 84 281 35239 33881 81 290 82 285 77 284 83 283 81 281 33881 32487 80 289 78 285 71 286 80 286 78 283 32487 31046 76 291 75 287 68 287 73 286 70 286 31046 29548 71 298 71 289 65 287 62 288 65 287 29548 27994 68 299 64 290 57 287 57 290 59 281 27994 26383 66 296 57 291 50 288 54 288 52 282 26383 24719 63 295 54 291 49 288 50 284 50 292 24719 23007 59 296 51 292 49 289 46 283 48 295 23007 21242 56 297 45 297 45 292 41 288 44 295 21242 19417 44 300 38 301 37 295 35 293 39 298 19417 17564 27 305 28 294 31 294 31 294 31 302 17564 15780 21 303 26 288 28 291 29 296 27 305 15780 14156 21 300 26 286 28 291 29 298 27 309 14156 12709 22 299 25 287 26 291 28 300 26 312 12709 11417 23 297 23 292 23 291 25 301 23 313 11417 10263 22 296 21 295 20 289 19 298 18 309 10263 9230 21 295 19 294 17 286 15 292 13 304 9230 8306 20 294 17 290 14 287 12 291 11 300 8306 7484 19 293 15 284 13 290 12 293 11 300 7484 6751 17 293 14 277 12 292 12 294 11 302 6751 6089 15 293 11 270 11 295 12 297 13 305 6089 5497 11 293 8 262 10 298 11 298 14 307 5497 5000 7 296 4 258 9 302 11 301 14 308 5000 4615 3 335 1 231 7 304 10 303 13 308 4615 4348 4 049 2 119 6 306 9 304 11 309 4348 4186 6*059 3*108 5*308 8*305 9*310 4186 4093 6*064 3*105 4*306 6*306 5*323 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