DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - 90.6 - - 91.4 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 133 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6200 - - 11649 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10401 - - 14129 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12068 - - 17517 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6309 - - 2279 - - - - - 1781 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 565 - - 511 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 14 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 230 - - 278 - - - - - 069 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 28 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1755 - - 3260 - - - - - -5022 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13824 - - 14258 - - - - - 11068 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3078 - - 970 - - - - - -8574 ODpotential blCL - - - 15146 - - 16547 - - - - - 14619 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 97 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 860 - - 940 - - - - - 850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.6 - - 91.4 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.4 - - 49.4 - - - - - 52.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.8 - - 90.1 - - - - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.2 - - 48.6 - - - - - 52.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 133 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6200 - - 11649 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 89 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 10 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] 99238 36 114 32 102 44 093 99238 91761 38 110 34 105 33 096 91761 86012 34 096 34 110 23 088 86012 81227 31 102 33 097 21 094 81227 77099 28 110 26 092 25 100 77099 73460 26 095 17 100 28 091 73460 70186 24 079 17 114 22 089 70186 67198 18 084 20 125 18 085 67198 64442 17 107 17 120 13 103 64442 61803 14 132 8 128 10 104 61803 59079 12 176 11 165 3 150 59079 56276 14 185 20 169 15 204 56276 53630 16 203 20 194 25 201 53630 51256 24 216 26 218 26 209 51256 49114 28 222 34 222 29 217 49114 47154 30 224 39 216 29 219 47154 45343 31 216 36 206 29 216 45343 43652 25 207 30 195 27 206 43652 42062 17 200 22 178 24 193 42062 40563 13 222 12 195 21 180 40563 39153 17 249 11 220 18 168 39153 37801 22 259 14 223 15 177 37801 36445 28 259 17 237 9 194 36445 35057 33 256 19 249 9 202 35057 33641 34 249 20 233 13 179 33641 32187 33 244 22 213 17 175 32187 30685 29 231 23 208 17 184 30685 29141 24 218 19 207 19 193 29141 27557 20 213 14 215 21 201 27557 25936 21 210 12 234 22 208 25936 24283 17 209 13 235 20 213 24283 22597 13 215 16 230 22 222 22597 20872 9 231 15 225 23 233 20872 19133 5 215 9*240 20 244 19133 17467 5 258 7*250 15 243 17467 15948 10 265 6 257 7 259 15948 14586 9 264 6 262 7 302 14586 13359 6 271 6 268 7 293 13359 12249 4*276 7 273 8 268 12249 11244 3*274 7 279 9 257 11244 10336 4 263 7 285 9 252 10336 9518 4 253 8 288 9 252 9518 8781 6 229 8 291 8 251 8781 8108 6 223 8 293 5 251 8108 7503 7 220 8 295 0 181 7503 6989 7 217 8 295 5 075 6989 6590 8 215 8 296 8 072 6590 6313 7 215 7 296 8 069 6313 6143 7 214 7 296 7*069 6143 6045 7 214 7 296 5*069 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