DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.3 - - 94.1 - - 92.6 - - 83.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 506 - - 540 - - 231 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9503 - - 14013 - - 13313 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13205 - - 16979 - - 15819 - - 6029 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15371 - - 19881 - - 19181 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4890 - - 1891 - - 2958 - - 12253 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 713 - - 829 - - 615 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 12 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 15 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 265 - - 264 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -23 - - 6 - - -14 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -407 - - 981 - - 254 - - -10353 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15779 - - 18901 - - 18927 - - 16399 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2361 - - 106 - - -1387 - - -13152 ODpotential blCL - - - 17732 - - 19775 - - 20568 - - 19197 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 62 - - 52 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 460 - - 180 - - 140 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.3 - - 94.1 - - 92.6 - - 83.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.5 - - 31.0 - - 29.6 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.9 - - 90.7 - - 90.7 - - 86.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 30.9 - - 29.5 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 506 - - 540 - - 231 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9503 - - 14013 - - 13313 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99451 27 109 25 090 35 095 23 096 99451 91857 33 109 28 102 27 091 21 099 91857 86017 36 109 29 097 23 098 24 088 86017 81191 30 096 27 107 23 097 25 083 81191 77055 22 088 23 110 23 100 25 091 77055 73430 20 092 18 104 20 100 23 092 73430 70166 20 093 20 109 18 098 21 097 70166 67178 17 097 19 110 17 096 19 099 67178 64429 10 118 8 121 12 074 15 096 64429 61790 13 134 12 195 2 260 5 072 61790 59062 4 143 6 184 6 235 8 228 59062 56266 6 290 8 249 11 270 11 273 56266 53618 19 282 15 252 21 255 23 274 53618 51225 30 263 25 275 24 266 33 272 51225 49058 31 263 34 278 34 274 41 276 49058 47070 34 271 37 275 36 275 42 276 47070 45228 37 274 38 276 36 281 38 276 45228 43511 39 275 39 278 38 287 37 285 43511 41902 38 280 40 282 41 291 40 294 41902 40389 37 287 41 285 43 290 45 293 40389 38965 36 288 40 284 40 286 44 284 38965 37598 31 280 38 280 38 281 43 283 37598 36225 31 272 37 279 37 281 41 286 36225 34824 29 278 36 283 33 283 35 283 34824 33405 26 281 29 282 28 281 31 278 33405 31957 22 272 22 267 25 271 27 271 31957 30478 20 268 20 260 24 261 27 265 30478 28965 19 279 19 276 25 267 26 269 28965 27417 20 294 20 288 24 272 22 281 27417 25831 23 298 21 291 22 272 22 285 25831 24210 24 297 20 283 20 275 20 282 24210 22552 19 294 17 269 19 277 18 277 22552 20846 17 280 14*271 19*273 19 260 20846 19121 17 278 12*274 16*270 21 250 19121 17460 15 281 11 273 15 268 21 246 17460 15944 14*283 12 271 15 268 21 246 15944 14584 13*284 12 270 15 267 20 248 14584 13357 13 283 12 267 15 266 20 252 13357 12249 13 282 13 265 15 265 19 257 12249 11245 11 276 14 263 16 263 18 262 11245 10337 10 270 14 262 16 262 17 268 10337 9520 8 255 14 261 16 261 16 272 9520 8783 8 239 15 260 16 259 15 276 8783 8111 8 231 15 259 16 259 15 279 8111 7505 8 225 15 258 16 257 14 280 7505 6991 8 220 15 258 15 257 13 281 6991 6591 8 216 15 257 15 256 12 282 6591 6313 8 215 14 257 15 256 10 285 6313 6143 8 213 14 257 14 256 7 288 6143 6045 7 213 13 256 13 256 5*295 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