DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 84.3 - - 75.1 - - - - - 80.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 417 - - -8 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3602 - - 177 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8375 - - 6028 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9470 - - 6045 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6765 - - 6590 - - - - - 10702 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 484 - - 62 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 337 - - - - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - -9 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3249 - - -2099 - - - - - -8745 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12720 - - 8144 - - - - - 14791 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4887 - - -4927 - - - - - -11873 ODpotential blCL - - - 14357 - - 10972 - - - - - 17918 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 100 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 710 - - 2180 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.3 - - 75.1 - - - - - 80.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.3 - - 59.7 - - - - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.5 - - 75.8 - - - - - 84.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.2 - - 58.5 - - - - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 417 - - -8 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3602 - - 177 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 98 - - - - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 13 - - - - - 6 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] 99164 33 111 23 114 19 078 99164 91724 28 104 23 105 20 098 91724 85972 22 093 23 097 22 093 85972 81196 19 086 20 100 19 094 81196 77083 16 091 14 104 18 103 77083 73445 12 110 13 104 18 097 73445 70153 17 101 7 112 16 076 70153 67149 10 101 6 120 6 045 67149 64405 9 148 6 128 0 145 64405 61766 10 151 4 184 3 196 61766 59014 5 228 10 248 3 316 59014 56164 5 264 11 248 11 292 56164 53462 10 291 8 254 12 263 53462 51052 14 290 3 277 6 255 51052 48888 18 273 5 285 6 232 48888 46913 24 252 18 248 14 223 46913 45106 29 231 27 236 19 220 45106 43432 24 206 29 217 24 226 43432 41866 24 198 26 199 29 221 41866 40395 23 200 25 189 32 209 40395 39009 22 204 23 199 32 207 39009 37680 19 211 23 205 32 207 37680 36343 15 217 19 201 31 206 36343 34971 15 214 15 196 28 204 34971 33571 15 202 14 195 26 204 33571 32131 15 194 14 183 24 202 32131 30642 14 187 13 183 18 210 30642 29108 12 178 13 189 13 217 29108 27533 11 185 12 194 13 210 27533 25919 10 190 11 204 13 215 25919 24274 8 169 11 226 15 233 24274 22592 8 180 11 248 13 241 22592 20866 9 232 9 258 9 255 20866 19128 12 265 11 244 6 269 19128 17463 14 270 11 246 5 250 17463 15945 14 261 11 246 7 240 15945 14583 11 260 10 244 8 240 14583 13356 9 264 8 242 9 242 13356 12246 8 266 6 239 10 246 12246 11242 7 263 5 241 10 249 11242 10333 5 240 3 249 10 251 10333 9516 5*205 3 269 11 255 9516 8779 5*187 3 288 11 257 8779 8107 5 182 4 301 11 260 8107 7502 5 180 4 315 11 262 7502 6989 6 178 5 326 11 263 6989 6590 6 178 5 332 11 264 6590 6312 6 176 6 333 9 266 6312 6142 6 177 5*335 7*266 6142 6045 5 176 5*337 5*270 6045 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