DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - 78.7 - - 83.0 - - 70.8 - - 70.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 170 - - 266 - - 45 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2755 - - 7593 - - 1160 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7415 - - 11335 - - 6028 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8623 - - 13461 - - 7028 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4881 - - 3302 - - 2229 - - 1829 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 329 - - 536 - - 173 - - 36 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 10 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 13 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 246 - - 238 - - 265 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 11 - - -4 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2854 - - 468 - - 351 - - -1849 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11477 - - 12993 - - 6677 - - 7893 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5068 - - -936 - - -2905 - - -5623 ODpotential blCL - - - 13691 - - 14397 - - 9933 - - 11667 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 86 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 380 - - 370 - - 1880 - - 970 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.7 - - 83.0 - - 70.8 - - 70.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.0 - - 46.6 - - 61.4 - - 56.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.3 - - 81.1 - - 70.2 - - 71.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 46.4 - - 60.5 - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 170 - - 266 - - 45 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2755 - - 7593 - - 1160 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 80 - - 44 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 14 - - 12 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 22 106 24 083 27 073 33 095 99228 91764 26 102 21 105 17 073 24 068 91764 86004 26 107 21 107 14 104 14 061 86004 81229 21 108 18 110 12 105 18 077 81229 77101 17 089 12 111 10 092 16 082 77101 73445 11 070 11 101 9 084 12 092 73445 70146 5 082 7 100 9 100 11 103 70146 67117 3 140 4 145 6 096 8 113 67117 64307 4 229 5 197 4 355 6 069 64307 61593 6 207 5 211 7 259 4 335 61593 58790 4 247 4 236 8 244 6 273 58790 55924 8 250 12 244 10 257 13 265 55924 53222 11 240 12 248 9 263 11 250 53222 50801 18 239 16 261 15 278 11 276 50801 48640 14 213 19 233 23 251 21 265 48640 46687 9 209 17 222 22 218 26 242 46687 44889 8 231 16 238 20 203 30 236 44889 43210 10 224 13 215 20 190 32 224 43210 41633 13 231 13 208 20 196 27 214 41633 40146 21 235 20 227 20 211 22 227 40146 38747 24 212 24 225 24 243 30 244 38747 37409 27 212 23 223 31 253 36 242 37409 36067 29 205 23 217 27 249 38 238 36067 34697 27 197 25 210 24 240 30 233 34697 33300 26 193 25 205 23 238 22 230 33300 31864 25 198 22 201 20 231 21 235 31864 30379 24 210 18 196 18 222 18 228 30379 28850 25 213 17 193 17 211 16 225 28850 27279 22 211 16 196 14 206 14 224 27279 25671 17 200 17 194 11 198 12 225 25671 24032 13 181 15 185 11 177 11 222 24032 22360 13 177 16 189 15 164 10 207 22360 20647 12 190 16 214 17 164 10 194 20647 18922 11 185 15 216 14 173 12 176 18922 17272 14 180 13 215 12 185 14 160 17272 15772 12 181 12 217 11 194 13 149 15772 14431 7 187 11*219 10 205 10 144 14431 13224 4 219 9*229 10 223 5 146 13224 12133 5 269 9 233 10 238 2 286 12133 11146 7 277 9 237 11 245 7 293 11146 10252 8 272 9 238 13 241 12 292 10252 9450 9 266 10 239 17 237 17 291 9450 8726 9*260 11 240 19 237 23 286 8726 8066 9*256 11 240 20 241 28 282 8066 7472 8 251 11 240 18*249 29 283 7472 6970 7 245 11 241 16*257 28 288 6970 6579 7 242 11 240 14 265 25 296 6579 6307 6 239 11 241 13 268 21 302 6307 6140 6 237 11 241 12 269 18 304 6140 6044 5 237 10 240 10 270 12*307 6044 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