DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 91.5 - - 94.1 - - 93.0 - - 81.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 447 - - 479 - - 113 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 11156 - - 12345 - - 12686 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14500 - - 15523 - - 14650 - - 6029 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17024 - - 18213 - - 18554 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1720 - - 1912 - - 2002 - - 537 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 721 - - 764 - - 477 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 17 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 269 - - 292 - - 349 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 17 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 33 - - 18 - - 80 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 262 - - -86 - - -66 - - -10005 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16763 - - 18300 - - 18621 - - 16051 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -756 - - -954 - - -1429 - - -13802 ODpotential blCL - - - 17780 - - 19167 - - 19983 - - 19847 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 77 - - 86 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 30 - - 30 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 91.5 - - 94.1 - - 93.0 - - 81.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.4 - - 33.9 - - 31.6 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.4 - - 91.0 - - 91.7 - - 86.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.4 - - 33.9 - - 31.6 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 447 - - 479 - - 113 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 11156 - - 12345 - - 12686 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 7 - - 43 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 99310 27 118 20 092 22 117 13 109 99310 91785 26 106 22 116 21 104 23 104 91785 85969 24 109 19 106 20 105 26 096 85969 81165 23 109 22 117 15 087 24 090 81165 77049 21 099 17 126 11 102 18 092 77049 73420 18 095 12 117 11 093 16 084 73420 70143 17 072 17 126 7 085 11 088 70143 67137 15 049 12 095 10 086 9 094 67137 64375 6 019 15 050 12 065 10 069 64375 61725 5 127 9 012 10 043 8 064 61725 58970 6 063 6 022 8 044 5 038 58970 56129 9 032 5 257 6 303 11 304 56129 53432 15 341 10 335 13 317 14 301 53432 51007 30 311 28 314 24 322 18 325 51007 48838 33 310 30 314 25 319 23 322 48838 46867 32 317 27 314 23 313 24 314 46867 45059 32 310 26 304 25 312 25 312 45059 43384 30 299 23 302 27 315 26 317 43384 41818 27 297 20 307 28 317 29 320 41818 40346 25 297 20 312 27 317 30 322 40346 38961 22 300 20 313 26 317 29 323 38961 37634 20 304 20 313 25 318 26 326 37634 36299 18 306 21 312 23 321 24 327 36299 34932 19 306 21 312 21 323 21 327 34932 33536 18 305 20 313 19 321 15 321 33536 32101 15 310 16 311 17 316 13 316 32101 30620 13 306 14 309 18 314 15 318 30620 29097 15 301 15 309 20 314 18 322 29097 27532 16 306 15 309 19 315 19 326 27532 25929 15 312 15 310 16 321 17 330 25929 24293 14 322 15 318 15 329 17 337 24293 22619 13 329 15 328 15 336 17 341 22619 20901 14 330 11 332 15 339 17 343 20901 19165 15 308 12*335 11*340 15 345 19165 17496 13*290 11*328 10*336 11 343 17496 15974 11*297 11 322 9 328 9 341 15974 14608 11 303 10 314 9 316 8 339 14608 13378 9 308 9 294 9 303 8 338 13378 12266 8 304 9 269 8 293 9 338 12266 11258 6 295 10 255 8 284 10 339 11258 10348 5 279 10 246 9 277 10 341 10348 9528 5 259 11 241 9 272 11 344 9528 8789 5 239 11 236 9 268 11 346 8789 8115 6 223 11 232 9 264 11 348 8115 7507 6 217 12 229 9 260 11 350 7507 6992 7 212 12 227 9 258 11 351 6992 6591 7 207 12 225 9 256 9 350 6591 6313 7 206 12 224 8 256 8 350 6313 6143 7 205 11 224 8 255 7 350 6143 6045 7 204 10 223 7 254 6*349 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