DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 90.6 - - 90.0 - - 80.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 437 - - 452 - - 135 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4121 - - 11699 - - 10791 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8794 - - 14953 - - 13350 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9989 - - 17567 - - 16659 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5947 - - 3203 - - 4390 - - 8328 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 513 - - 735 - - 479 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 26 - - 22 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 255 - - 272 - - 263 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - -16 - - -16 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4246 - - 675 - - -1043 - - -10009 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14235 - - 16893 - - 17703 - - 16055 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6079 - - -830 - - -2242 - - -13671 ODpotential blCL - - - 16068 - - 18397 - - 18901 - - 19716 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 72 - - 73 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 430 - - 380 - - 150 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 90.6 - - 90.0 - - 80.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.9 - - 36.9 - - 32.9 - - 31.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.6 - - 87.6 - - 88.6 - - 85.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.8 - - 36.8 - - 32.8 - - 31.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 437 - - 452 - - 135 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4121 - - 11699 - - 10791 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 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] 99163 23 097 21 098 25 096 23 089 99163 91731 30 103 21 119 19 096 20 090 91731 85976 23 103 23 111 16 096 19 083 85976 81185 16 098 20 110 15 077 22 082 81185 77058 14 109 12 097 12 095 20 069 77058 73427 13 098 8 081 8 094 15 070 73427 70151 10 095 10 106 7 085 12 069 70151 67142 10 082 5 119 6 050 10 049 67142 64368 7 041 4 079 5 065 5 013 64368 61703 0 328 2 175 2 354 6 341 61703 58946 7 280 4 265 8 294 8 307 58946 56112 14 286 10 278 15 273 14 283 56112 53424 25 290 21 288 23 279 19 288 53424 51009 33 281 33 280 36 279 33 288 51009 48842 37 288 39 279 38 276 39 277 48842 46867 45 295 41 288 36 283 36 274 46867 45041 50 293 48 291 42 289 38 284 45041 43342 50 288 52 288 50 287 44 290 43342 41752 46 282 50 285 53 286 49 286 41752 40256 40 277 43 283 50 288 48 283 40256 38851 33 274 35 281 43 286 42 283 38851 37513 29 266 32 273 32 281 39 282 37513 36181 30 269 31 269 28 280 33 279 36181 34823 23 273 25 263 24 280 27 286 34823 33438 20 272 23 266 20 283 22 294 33438 32013 18 265 20 276 17 288 19 298 32013 30537 17 260 19 281 17 287 17 293 30537 29017 16 260 19 278 17 287 16 284 29017 27460 16 268 17 275 15 287 14 280 27460 25870 15 282 15 275 14 282 13 271 25870 24246 16 293 14 273 14 270 11 268 24246 22580 16 293 13 271 13 274 11 272 22580 20866 16 288 12 281 10 299 10 271 20866 19134 15 281 10*308 9 321 6 264 19134 17469 12 268 8*306 8*325 2 319 17469 15949 9 252 6 289 8*323 3 334 15949 14585 8 236 6 283 7 321 3 312 14585 13358 8 234 5 274 6 314 4 287 13358 12247 6 227 5 256 5 301 5 274 12247 11242 5 205 5 247 4 279 6 268 11242 10334 6*175 5 238 4 253 7 268 10334 9516 7*167 6 233 4 236 8 268 9516 8780 8 166 6 228 5 227 9 270 8780 8107 8 166 6 224 5 221 10 271 8107 7502 8 167 7 222 6 217 10 271 7502 6988 8 167 7 220 6 214 9 270 6988 6589 8 167 7 219 6 212 8 266 6589 6312 8 168 7 217 6 211 7 260 6312 6142 8 168 7 217 6 210 4*258 6142 6045 8 168 6 217 6 210 3*263 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