DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.4 - - 87.3 - - - - - 78.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 376 - - 359 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3120 - - 9818 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7969 - - 13281 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8988 - - 15686 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4502 - - 4176 - - - - - 10552 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 445 - - 642 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 27 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 230 - - 263 - - - - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 14 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4084 - - 280 - - - - - -7416 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13073 - - 15407 - - - - - 13461 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6368 - - -958 - - - - - -10277 ODpotential blCL - - - 15356 - - 16644 - - - - - 16322 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 89 - - - - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 320 - - 330 - - - - - 300 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.4 - - 87.3 - - - - - 78.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.9 - - 40.3 - - - - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.8 - - 84.7 - - - - - 82.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.7 - - 40.2 - - - - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 376 - - 359 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3120 - - 9818 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 57 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99231 24 108 22 109 20 105 99231 91783 20 113 18 128 19 113 91783 86024 20 106 20 121 18 101 86024 81252 19 089 18 108 20 083 81252 77132 14 101 18 086 16 081 77132 73486 10 113 12 084 11 096 73486 70187 6 088 10 106 12 081 70187 67163 4 096 9 086 6 090 67163 64388 8 167 3 237 7 099 64388 61712 10 168 13 206 9 014 61712 58940 7 146 12 181 14 246 58940 56089 12 205 16 214 18 243 56089 53387 25 225 26 228 31 260 53387 50975 38 226 40 236 37 249 50975 48813 47 226 50 237 40 248 48813 46841 56 233 56 238 41 248 46841 45029 61 238 57 239 40 246 45029 43347 53 238 50 238 42 246 43347 41771 52 239 45 237 42 244 41771 40288 48 242 44 238 40 243 40288 38893 44 239 37 238 38 244 38893 37556 42 232 37 237 36 243 37556 36217 35 229 37 237 35 242 36217 34846 31 231 34 238 33 245 34846 33450 27 234 33 245 30 249 33450 32019 23 225 29 248 28 250 32019 30541 23 215 21 249 26 250 30541 29018 19 211 18 251 25 254 29018 27450 15 217 17 229 24 259 27450 25844 9 237 11 213 19 257 25844 24205 12 241 7 230 19 246 24205 22533 12 243 8 259 18 232 22533 20816 6 278 4 224 10 211 20816 19086 5 283 1 285 7 165 19086 17427 5 256 3 310 4 154 17427 15913 5 274 4*314 2 178 15913 14555 6 284 5*311 2 238 14555 13331 6 281 5 308 3 256 13331 12225 4 279 5 302 4 261 12225 11224 4 283 5 281 4 264 11224 10318 4 289 5 264 4 267 10318 9504 4*275 5 250 4 270 9504 8770 5*255 5 240 4 275 8770 8100 5 242 5 235 4 281 8100 7497 5 232 6 229 3 291 7497 6985 6 226 6 225 3 302 6985 6587 6 221 6 221 3 314 6587 6311 6 217 6 221 4 326 6311 6142 6 216 6 220 4*336 6142 6045 6 215 5 219 4*341 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