DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 Blanding_UT 5868ft pt30803@37.612,-109.420,5928ft SPONSORED BY: Dave Piotrowski BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.2 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.6 - - 81.6 - - - - - 68.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 400 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5665 - - 9201 - - - - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9911 - - 12840 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11533 - - 15069 - - - - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2977 - - 3726 - - - - - 3449 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 521 - - 652 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 11 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 232 - - 232 - - - - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 16 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 810 - - 1522 - - - - - -4963 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10723 - - 13548 - - - - - 11008 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -537 - - -53 - - - - - -8473 ODpotential blCL - - - 12070 - - 15122 - - - - - 14517 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 89 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 330 - - 220 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.6 - - 81.6 - - - - - 68.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.3 - - 42.8 - - - - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.3 - - 78.9 - - - - - 69.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.1 - - 42.7 - - - - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 400 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5665 - - 9201 - - - - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 56 - - - - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 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] 99419 35 117 31 101 31 101 99419 91905 31 110 32 106 29 096 91905 86107 26 110 28 110 28 097 86107 81296 21 123 23 117 25 100 81296 77165 20 117 15 127 18 096 77165 73526 19 096 15 140 16 080 73526 70234 8 092 16 118 7 066 70234 67218 7 126 11 120 2 228 67218 64435 5 093 10 115 9 193 64435 61747 5 231 2 165 6 136 61747 58961 9 220 6 231 2 358 58961 56087 17 242 21 252 4 300 56087 53349 26 239 26 244 16 261 53349 50892 34 223 31 238 28 232 50892 48699 37 210 42 216 39 224 48699 46710 38 219 45 211 49 229 46710 44885 51 219 49 209 57 221 44885 43197 53 210 51 210 60 210 43197 41626 48 206 52 212 60 208 41626 40155 51 209 55 212 61 211 40155 38769 51 215 55 214 63 211 38769 37437 50 217 53 210 63 212 37437 36096 51 209 52 209 61 213 36096 34720 51 203 53 214 60 215 34720 33315 51 207 52 220 57 215 33315 31871 50 217 48 219 52 215 31871 30378 47 222 46 213 46 215 30378 28842 42 219 45 209 43 216 28842 27269 39 213 43 210 43 216 27269 25662 37 215 39 217 44 215 25662 24025 32 223 31 225 40 215 24025 22349 25 221 24 231 34 208 22349 20629 20 226 21 224 32 209 20629 18895 22 233 15 228 34 218 18895 17237 20 228 11 240 29 228 17237 15732 18 225 10*241 22 237 15732 14388 17 228 10*240 16 247 14388 13182 15 234 10 239 14 259 13182 12094 13*238 10 237 13 268 12094 11111 9*237 11 236 13 272 11111 10222 8 235 11 234 13 272 10222 9424 8 234 11 232 13 270 9424 8706 7 233 11 230 11 267 8706 8050 7 231 11 228 9 267 8050 7461 7 230 11 226 8 270 7461 6962 7 229 11 224 6 274 6962 6574 7 228 11 223 4 283 6574 6304 6 227 11 223 4 311 6304 6139 6 227 10 222 4 341 6139 6044 6 226 10 222 4*344 6044 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