DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.7 - - 85.4 - - 87.7 - - 78.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 185 - - 124 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8891 - - 8777 - - 9598 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12602 - - 12096 - - 12344 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14759 - - 14645 - - 15466 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3069 - - 4577 - - 4063 - - 10236 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 651 - - 512 - - 447 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 183 - - 37 - - 24 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 259 - - 292 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 6 - - -11 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -126 - - 446 - - -719 - - -8210 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14886 - - 14200 - - 16185 - - 14256 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1427 - - -1727 - - -2213 - - -11607 ODpotential blCL - - - 16186 - - 16372 - - 17679 - - 17652 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 97 - - 91 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 540 - - 220 - - 210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.7 - - 85.4 - - 87.7 - - 78.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.1 - - 43.9 - - 37.4 - - 37.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.9 - - 84.0 - - 86.3 - - 83.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 43.1 - - 37.3 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 185 - - 124 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8891 - - 8777 - - 9598 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 89 - - 64 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99228 29 125 20 130 22 119 19 082 99228 91782 24 112 20 110 22 097 18 094 91782 86027 22 097 21 104 18 104 19 083 86027 81242 20 081 25 105 14 112 17 089 81242 77120 15 090 16 107 12 114 16 088 77120 73472 10 117 11 102 8 083 13 096 73472 70166 9 133 8 088 9 085 13 072 70166 67143 9 119 5 078 9 081 7 070 67143 64368 11 108 7 116 6 100 4 119 64368 61706 4 103 6 096 7 121 7 121 61706 58945 10 179 7 223 7 242 2 320 58945 56097 10 230 13 231 16 258 15 272 56097 53398 16 249 18 240 21 256 24 266 53398 50978 26 256 27 254 27 259 29 269 50978 48806 35 247 32 258 31 259 31 273 48806 46827 41 245 35 256 34 261 31 276 46827 45004 46 244 40 248 37 254 33 269 45004 43310 45 243 45 243 42 255 38 260 43310 41728 42 244 44 245 46 258 43 258 41728 40247 39 246 40 249 43 263 41 262 40247 38860 36 248 35 249 38 266 35 263 38860 37532 32 248 32 244 34 268 31 265 37532 36200 28 248 31 241 33 260 28 264 36200 34836 25 247 29 244 32 255 27 270 34836 33446 24 253 26 249 31 264 24 276 33446 32017 21 259 21 258 23 259 22 274 32017 30540 14 260 17 263 20 251 19 268 30540 29018 14 258 14 266 16 256 17 274 29018 27455 14 256 12 273 14 264 14 273 27455 25855 13 263 10 275 10 268 12 263 25855 24221 11 272 11 282 8 265 10 259 24221 22552 10 276 6 288 6 251 10 264 22552 20836 11 272 6 258 5 269 9 262 20836 19104 12 266 3 299 3 338 5 229 19104 17441 7 267 3 329 3 341 3 158 17441 15924 3*304 3*330 3*323 1 073 15924 14564 3*303 3*325 3*313 2 334 14564 13340 3 302 2 317 3 305 3 333 13340 12232 2 326 2 303 3 300 3 334 12232 11230 2 354 2 270 3 293 3 332 11230 10323 2 002 3 250 3 290 2 330 10323 9508 1 023 3 243 4 288 2 322 9508 8773 0 109 3 239 4 287 2 304 8773 8102 1 163 4 238 4 286 2 279 8102 7498 2 176 4 237 4 284 2 257 7498 6986 3 178 4 235 4 284 2 241 6986 6588 4 180 4 235 4 283 3 233 6588 6312 4 181 4 235 4 283 2 227 6312 6142 4 181 4 235 4 282 2*237 6142 6045 4 180 3 236 4 282 1*259 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