DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/13 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.7 - - 47.5 - - 50.6 - - 47.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 29 - - 6 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 72 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4093 - - 4372 - - 4094 - - 4094 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2752 - - 3278 - - 4492 - - 3023 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 26 - - 55 - - 21 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 159 - - 137 - - 063 - - 127 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2657 - - -2719 - - -3322 - - -3537 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6751 - - 7092 - - 7416 - - 7632 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6314 - - -6685 - - -5887 - - -7904 ODpotential blCL - - - 10407 - - 11057 - - 9981 - - 11998 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 73 - - 65 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.7 - - 47.5 - - 50.6 - - 47.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.6 - - 30.8 - - 32.5 - - 28.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 47.1 - - 50.6 - - 49.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.6 - - 29.8 - - 31.4 - - 27.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 29 - - 6 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 72 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 22 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96649 42 090 37 090 44 101 38 089 96649 89543 33 097 29 095 30 093 30 099 89543 84008 28 093 19 094 19 101 21 091 84008 79379 12 088 15 087 16 105 12 101 79379 75379 8 086 8 091 9 100 7 117 75379 71825 6 043 2 063 4 144 3 165 71825 68594 2 355 6 241 4 271 2 284 68594 65613 5 300 8 231 7 266 7 275 65613 62842 14 293 16 265 17 276 16 274 62842 60149 19 282 21 253 23 269 20 277 60149 57342 20 280 25 269 27 270 28 272 57342 54432 23 273 23 261 30 285 26 275 54432 51638 25 287 38 289 46 280 44 277 51638 49118 38 289 36 277 47 266 48 273 49118 46852 36 300 31 285 40 275 44 284 46852 44788 43 319 50 303 54 296 68 291 44788 42910 48 308 48 292 66 286 76 281 42910 41209 40 295 35 284 48 286 57 283 41209 39662 20 313 53 312 69 305 74 299 39662 38248 69 330 76 311 67 296 75 291 38248 36933 79 326 69 309 56 297 65 291 36933 35665 72 330 69 316 59 308 59 293 35665 34382 63 338 64 321 60 310 58 291 34382 33059 52 346 57 325 56 311 55 290 33059 31700 46 350 51 330 53 314 51 290 31700 30295 37 352 40 333 51 316 50 293 30295 28835 32 348 31 334 49 316 54 298 28835 27325 32 343 26 323 42 314 52 299 27325 25763 33 337 26 321 33 300 44 289 25763 24151 37 334 29 333 34 286 42 279 24151 22489 37 343 33 327 40 290 42 280 22489 20771 28 356 32 326 44 303 42 288 20771 18992 22 002 20 323 32 316 37 294 18992 17190 19 009 17 325 16 316 26 293 17190 15459 15 014 16 333 13 310 17 283 15459 13886 12 017 14 339 14 314 14 286 13886 12484 8 017 10 340 12 319 13 301 12484 11232 4 017 7 329 10 315 11 313 11232 10110 1 044 4 298 8 290 9 313 10110 9106 2 156 3 246 8 255 8 298 9106 8208 4 160 5 200 8 249 7 280 8208 7407 6 160 6 183 7 250 6 274 7407 6692 6 158 6 175 6 252 6 273 6692 6045 6 159 6 168 4 253 5 275 6045 5467 5 160 5 162 2 252 4 274 5467 4980 4 161 5 152 0 017 3 265 4980 4603 3 160 4*142 1 065 2 235 4603 4343 3 158 4*138 2 063 2 165 4343 4184 3*157 3 136 2*065 3*135 4184 4093 3*159 3 138 2*063 3*127 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