DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - 55.5 - - 60.7 - - - - - 61.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 45 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 4077 - - - - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4094 - - 4095 - - - - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3606 - - 5111 - - - - - 6513 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 39 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 130 - - 074 - - - - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8424 - - -7930 - - - - - -6865 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12519 - - 12026 - - - - - 10960 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14385 - - -12456 - - - - - -10841 ODpotential blCL - - - 18479 - - 16551 - - - - - 14936 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 74 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 60.7 - - - - - 61.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.1 - - 22.3 - - - - - 28.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.2 - - 60.3 - - - - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.2 - - 21.1 - - - - - 27.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 45 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96957 48 279 55 273 51 290 96957 89691 38 281 43 280 46 283 89691 84112 31 286 35 285 32 276 84112 79478 25 275 32 275 25 282 79478 75478 24 270 26 268 21 283 75478 71938 23 282 17 274 18 277 71938 68729 18 286 14 285 17 285 68729 65773 15 289 16 297 16 303 65773 63030 15 291 20 293 19 299 63030 60375 13 305 19 291 20 291 60375 57603 18 311 21 297 21 288 57603 54717 22 304 26 292 27 280 54717 51949 25 303 27 287 29 270 51949 49444 28 305 32 291 32 271 49444 47184 33 308 35 293 34 269 47184 45135 34 302 36 291 33 268 45135 43278 30 302 36 291 32 269 43278 41590 28 313 31 293 31 271 41590 40045 26 321 26 289 33 269 40045 38624 21 321 21 286 33 271 38624 37299 18 323 15 283 39 276 37299 36024 18 321 14 281 39 276 36024 34733 20 314 16 280 38 271 34733 33401 22 311 17 277 34 268 33401 32033 22 311 18 278 33 263 32033 30618 23 310 18 278 28 258 30618 29146 24 308 18 279 24 257 29146 27619 25 305 17 277 21 255 27619 26039 24 299 17 269 20 249 26039 24408 21 289 19 269 22 242 24408 22730 23 285 22 279 21 236 22730 21001 26 290 23 284 18 228 21001 19214 24 294 21 285 15 226 19214 17401 18 288 18 278 13 230 17401 15655 13 276 15 268 12 231 15655 14065 11 263 14 261 12 226 14065 12648 10 248 14 255 11 223 12648 11383 9 237 13 242 9 241 11383 10247 9 224 11 228 7 251 10247 9226 9 208 10 218 4 246 9226 8310 9 191 8 212 2 218 8310 7492 9 177 7 202 1 139 7492 6760 9 168 6 189 2 103 6760 6098 9 164 5 163 3 088 6098 5505 8 158 5 138 2 073 5505 5005 7 150 5 120 2 055 5005 4619 6 141 5 104 2 037 4619 4351 5 133 4 090 3 017 4351 4187 5*130 4*078 3*000 4187 4094 4*130 4*074 3*347 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