DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 56.2 - - 57.2 - - - - - 57.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 63 - - - - - 18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2225 - - - - - 1554 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4698 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 6525 - - - - - 5854 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5686 - - 3452 - - - - - 3075 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 42 - - 226 - - - - - 146 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 12 - - - - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 318 - - 315 - - - - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -11 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2886 - - 29 - - - - - 82 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6980 - - 6496 - - - - - 5773 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4059 - - -1656 - - - - - -2007 ODpotential blCL - - - 8153 - - 8181 - - - - - 7861 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 96 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.2 - - 57.2 - - - - - 57.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.7 - - 42.8 - - - - - 45.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.4 - - 56.5 - - - - - 56.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.7 - - 41.7 - - - - - 44.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 63 - - - - - 18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2225 - - - - - 1554 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 66 - - 86 - - - - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 98384 6 127 15 022 11 126 98384 90971 8 102 4 082 19 092 90971 85274 7 090 8 112 24 085 85274 80537 14 144 12 115 16 058 80537 76466 18 117 14 141 11 045 76466 72875 11 155 10 155 7 085 72875 69610 13 161 12 168 4 147 69610 66583 9 162 14 156 11 200 66583 63759 15 178 13 192 16 193 63759 61010 17 204 16 213 17 206 61010 58135 20 200 21 220 19 221 58135 55154 16 227 17 221 19 232 55154 52319 17 242 22 250 13 236 52319 49761 20 250 25 256 14 268 49761 47461 18 259 23 261 30 274 47461 45381 15 268 20 266 38 269 45381 43491 14 283 23 274 36 268 43491 41761 24 309 23 287 31 279 41761 40170 34 310 30 305 30 293 40170 38694 39 317 37 304 37 304 38694 37322 42 318 40 296 43 308 37322 36015 44 322 38 295 47 310 36015 34706 46 325 38 307 46 311 34706 33365 46 328 40 315 40 310 33365 31998 45 332 40 320 35 308 31998 30588 46 336 38 329 33 306 30588 29123 46 340 35 333 28 304 29123 27601 43 344 34 331 25 304 27601 26022 40 343 35 330 25 308 26022 24388 38 341 34 333 24 314 24388 22703 33 342 31 339 24 319 22703 20965 25 342 26 343 24 325 20965 19168 19 343 22 345 24 334 19168 17348 17 343 20 345 23 343 17348 15598 12 344 20 342 20 345 15598 14006 6 332 18 335 16 349 14006 12588 2 276 12 327 13 354 12588 11321 3 260 8 297 12 354 11321 10187 5 271 8 274 11 350 10187 9170 7 278 8 278 12 345 9170 8261 7 287 8 292 15 338 8261 7451 7 293 9 302 16 330 7451 6727 7 297 11*309 18 318 6727 6072 6 303 12*310 19*313 6072 5486 6 307 12 312 19*312 5486 4994 5 310 13 315 19 311 4994 4612 4 314 12 316 18 312 4612 4347 4 316 12 318 17 312 4347 4186 4*316 12 319 16 313 4186 4093 4*318 11 320 13 315 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