DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - 84.7 - - 90.5 - - - - - 78.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 419 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2623 - - 11964 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7583 - - 15130 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8491 - - 17832 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7314 - - 3095 - - - - - 9685 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 417 - - 723 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 12 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 11 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 149 - - 246 - - - - - 165 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -19 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6509 - - 1573 - - - - - -6741 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15000 - - 16259 - - - - - 12787 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8198 - - -641 - - - - - -9673 ODpotential blCL - - - 16689 - - 18473 - - - - - 15718 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 91 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 130 - - 310 - - - - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.7 - - 90.5 - - - - - 78.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.8 - - 39.6 - - - - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.1 - - 87.6 - - - - - 82.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.8 - - 39.5 - - - - - 43.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 419 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2623 - - 11964 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 62 - - - - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99104 30 100 28 097 19 100 99104 91635 30 108 26 099 17 084 91635 85869 28 101 19 098 17 083 85869 81096 20 095 14 101 17 089 81096 76997 16 093 10 106 15 098 76997 73377 13 104 6 103 12 093 73377 70101 13 105 9 134 10 113 70101 67096 11 075 16 135 12 108 67096 64319 6 057 7 126 10 063 64319 61651 3 073 4 077 3 285 61651 58887 4 261 6 223 9 239 58887 56047 13 248 10 257 15 261 56047 53376 19 260 29 257 27 270 53376 50984 31 278 34 266 32 263 50984 48826 44 281 43 271 36 270 48826 46851 49 281 47 272 46 273 46851 45030 48 279 44 272 52 274 45030 43341 43 273 39 273 49 269 43341 41771 40 270 39 273 41 259 41771 40302 39 265 40 267 40 255 40302 38919 38 257 34 259 40 250 38919 37593 36 256 29 252 38 248 37593 36259 33 259 30 250 38 249 36259 34891 31 263 29 253 35 252 34891 33497 25 269 23 253 31 248 33497 32062 15 255 20 246 29 245 32062 30579 9 251 20 240 28 243 30579 29049 13 258 19 253 23 236 29049 27475 22 264 17 263 20 233 27475 25863 22 228 20 255 23 242 25863 24218 23 234 25 242 26 243 24218 22538 22 241 20 237 29 239 22538 20814 17 248 16 240 27 244 20814 19080 12 253 13*245 24 250 19080 17417 12 261 13*251 23 251 17417 15902 14 267 12 254 18 255 15902 14546 15 266 12 254 13 259 14546 13325 14 264 12 253 10 259 13325 12221 12 258 12 253 9 253 12221 11221 11 249 11 248 8 247 11221 10317 10 238 11 244 7 243 10317 9503 10 230 10 240 6 246 9503 8769 9*226 10 237 5 256 8769 8099 5*211 10 235 4 270 8099 7497 3 148 10 231 4 287 7497 6985 3 139 10 229 3 296 6985 6588 4 132 10 228 2 289 6588 6311 4 130 10 227 2 228 6311 6142 4 130 9 227 2*187 6142 6045 4 128 9 226 2*165 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