DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 = 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 - - - 46.5 - - 49.5 - - - - - 49.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 52 - - - - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2051 - - 2970 - - - - - 2366 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4076 - - 5113 - - - - - 4076 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6351 - - 7270 - - - - - 6666 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2711 - - 3359 - - - - - 4843 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 210 - - 234 - - - - - 170 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 12 - - - - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 314 - - - - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -3 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 523 - - 303 - - - - - -648 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5829 - - 6967 - - - - - 7314 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1060 - - -1179 - - - - - -2644 ODpotential blCL - - - 7411 - - 8449 - - - - - 9310 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 120 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.5 - - 49.5 - - - - - 49.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.0 - - 33.1 - - - - - 31.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 48.8 - - - - - 49.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 32.0 - - - - - 30.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 52 - - - - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2051 - - 2970 - - - - - 2366 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 97 - - - - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 97316 31 293 25 306 30 292 97316 89990 24 281 32 292 27 304 89990 84351 14 279 22 270 22 291 84351 79668 16 280 16 264 19 277 79668 75633 14 276 16 265 17 275 75633 72058 12 268 14 257 16 263 72058 68806 18 260 18 262 15 266 68806 65794 26 264 23 260 17 269 65794 62977 25 257 24 252 21 266 62977 60234 25 249 26 247 24 267 60234 57364 26 259 28 253 25 265 57364 54375 27 263 28 254 26 263 54375 51517 26 263 27 255 25 260 51517 48938 30 265 27 262 24 262 48938 46628 32 265 28 269 23 264 46628 44537 30 267 28 266 25 270 44537 42631 30 270 30 270 24 278 42631 40880 32 267 34 273 25 284 40880 39263 32 262 31 280 26 284 39263 37761 31 272 34 278 27 285 37761 36366 35 277 35 274 29 279 36366 35044 35 273 33 270 29 269 35044 33736 33 272 33 269 27 267 33736 32413 32 272 32 267 27 265 32413 31072 33 270 29 265 28 260 31072 29695 32 268 26 265 28 259 29695 28270 31 266 25 265 27 261 28270 26794 32 266 26 267 24 265 26794 25268 34 269 26 272 21 270 25268 23695 35 271 25 275 20 273 23695 22075 34 271 23 277 20 270 22075 20404 31 270 20 278 18 269 20404 18677 26 270 16 280 13 275 18677 16927 19 271 13 282 7 281 16927 15249 14 274 13 269 4 250 15249 13724 12 275 15 258 6 209 13724 12361 12 270 15 254 6 217 12361 11139 12 267 15 257 4 254 11139 10042 11 275 15 262 8 293 10042 9056 11 285 15 267 12 299 9056 8171 12 291 14 277 14 298 8171 7381 13 293 13*290 17 295 7381 6674 13*297 12*300 19*292 6674 6033 13*302 12 308 19*290 6033 5460 13 306 12 313 20 290 5460 4976 13 309 12 318 19 289 4976 4602 12 313 11 321 19 289 4602 4342 12 315 11 323 18 289 4342 4184 12 317 11 324 16 289 4184 4092 11 319 10 325 13 290 4092 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