DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 - - 0954z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 52.0 - - 58.0 - - 62.2 - - 64.3 - - 58.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 5 - - 45 - - 54 - - 6 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4076 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 - - 4077 Hcrit BL Top 4094 - - 4094 - - 4095 - - 4095 - - 4095 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1896 - - 9559 - - 11770 - - 13330 - - 10343 Hgt.Variab. W* 22 - - 38 - - 41 - - 26 - - 13 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 6 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 032 - - 293 - - 039 - - 278 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - 3 - - 8 - - -6 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5020 - - -5223 - - -6048 - - -6186 - - -4557 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9115 - - 9317 - - 10143 - - 10281 - - 8652 sfcLCL ODpotential -8406 - - -6749 - - -7455 - - -7373 - - -6830 ODpotential blCL 12500 - - 10843 - - 11550 - - 11468 - - 10925 blCL maxRH 60 - - 71 - - 77 - - 67 - - 57 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 40 - - 190 - - 400 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m 52.0 - - 58.0 - - 62.2 - - 64.3 - - 58.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.4 - - 31.4 - - 31.8 - - 33.2 - - 34.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 51.8 - - 57.6 - - 61.6 - - 64.5 - - 60.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.3 - - 30.3 - - 30.7 - - 32.3 - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 5 - - 45 - - 54 - - 6 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97564 8 078 3 352 4 145 3 101 4 268 97564 90176 5 129 5 139 9 170 3 297 8 084 90176 84508 5 128 8 234 4 275 1 261 8 066 84508 79811 3 176 10 186 6 232 5 345 5 041 79811 75746 3 302 8 264 11 256 15 279 10 323 75746 72135 9 007 3 204 5 228 15 243 11 270 72135 68862 22 293 14 284 9 313 9 239 17 246 68862 65841 25 266 29 266 22 271 23 257 24 239 65841 63025 19 247 28 259 28 264 27 264 23 242 63025 60277 18 249 22 255 31 263 30 268 22 262 60277 57397 24 265 20 259 30 258 31 265 25 268 57397 54412 32 272 25 267 29 259 30 262 29 264 54412 51577 34 273 30 271 31 262 30 263 31 263 51577 49041 34 269 34 270 35 261 32 265 30 265 49041 46778 33 263 37 267 37 261 32 268 29 267 46778 44734 32 259 38 263 37 262 36 270 32 270 44734 42869 33 264 38 262 37 263 39 267 34 271 42869 41159 40 273 36 266 35 265 39 264 35 269 41159 39583 46 274 38 270 36 269 38 263 38 267 39583 38127 49 271 43 270 40 273 40 267 39 268 38127 36779 51 267 48 268 46 273 45 272 43 273 36779 35498 52 265 51 265 52 271 51 271 49 276 35498 34216 53 268 53 264 55 267 55 268 53 275 34216 32900 56 269 54 264 56 266 55 267 53 274 32900 31552 58 266 55 263 57 267 54 267 52 273 31552 30159 58 262 57 262 57 269 50 271 50 276 30159 28711 56 260 56 261 51 269 44 270 47 278 28711 27214 54 261 49 260 46 267 38 268 43 275 27214 25666 49 261 42 259 43 264 34 270 40 272 25666 24072 45 256 39 259 42 262 32 271 35 274 24072 22433 42 249 38 254 41 258 30 272 29 277 22433 20740 40 244 38 249 39 253 26 271 26 278 20740 18987 37 242 37 246 34 247 21 265 22 275 18987 17210 33 239 35 241 25 239 12 256 12 273 17210 15508 28 236 30 232 19 231 5 281 4 344 15508 13958 24 240 21 221 18 231 6 298 7 008 13958 12569 20 246 14 207 15 233 6 300 9 358 12569 11322 17 252 11 196 14 234 8 297 10 348 11322 10199 15 256 8 186 11 236 10 293 10 338 10199 9188 13 259 5 170 9 238 12 289 12 326 9188 8281 10 262 4 152 7 238 13 286 13 317 8281 7470 7 263 3 135 4 242 13 285 15 312 7470 6744 4 254 2 117 2 252 14 283 16 308 6744 6085 2 220 1 099 1 017 14 282 16 305 6085 5497 2 135 1 034 3 041 14 281 17 303 5497 5000 4 092 1 330 5 042 14 281 17 301 5000 4616 5 073 2 313 6 041 14 280 15 300 4616 4349 4 050 2 305 6 040 13 279 13 300 4349 4187 3*034 2*298 6*040 12*279 10*300 4187 4094 3*032 2*293 6*039 10*278 6*300 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