DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.7 - - 60.7 - - 58.8 - - 55.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 33 - - 5 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2042 - - 176 - - 176 - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6524 - - 6027 - - 6027 - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7910 - - 6044 - - 6044 - - 6043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2619 - - 4060 - - 3366 - - 2171 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 241 - - 85 - - 48 - - 35 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 156 - - 124 - - 048 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 8 - - 3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1867 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6044 - - 6044 - - 6044 - - 6043 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -194 - - -1722 - - -1009 - - -377 ODpotential blCL - - - 8104 - - 7766 - - 7053 - - 6420 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 100 - - 93 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 550 - - 760 - - 670 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.7 - - 60.7 - - 58.8 - - 55.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.3 - - 54.4 - - 55.2 - - 53.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.9 - - 60.1 - - 58.5 - - 54.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 53.3 - - 54.6 - - 53.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 71 - - 33 - - 5 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2042 - - 176 - - 176 - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 100 - - 73 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 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] 98027 7 342 5 188 15 243 14 294 98027 90709 2 043 4 196 4 295 5 284 90709 85043 3 019 3 219 7 351 3 332 85043 80352 3 065 2 093 6 356 10 022 80352 76326 5 162 4 053 2 282 9 047 76326 72786 9 175 3 239 3 007 5 057 72786 69596 9 138 3 213 7 002 6 075 69596 66659 8 093 7 161 6 312 3 071 66659 63945 4 011 6 112 8 192 3 188 63945 61327 14 262 10 286 8 293 8 332 61327 58600 20 242 22 237 20 269 19 263 58600 55771 22 257 22 235 28 250 25 241 55771 53056 33 260 28 245 35 239 34 236 53056 50594 43 251 34 248 33 241 31 236 50594 48367 53 244 41 252 41 250 31 241 48367 46325 63 243 57 249 54 248 38 238 46325 44438 71 239 71 243 70 237 50 231 44438 42688 75 235 79 237 82 227 64 223 42688 41062 79 232 84 232 86 220 71 218 41062 39546 80 228 85 226 85 213 70 212 39546 38138 75 223 84 220 81 205 65 207 38138 36801 74 222 86 217 79 198 60 200 36801 35471 83 220 90 212 80 197 57 193 35471 34116 92 214 92 206 79 201 55 184 34116 32739 91 208 86 206 72 206 53 181 32739 31327 78 210 73 204 60 206 47 184 31327 29868 66 210 60 200 46 199 41 187 29868 28364 64 213 47 192 39 193 33 188 28364 26819 65 227 39 184 36 181 22 182 26819 25238 48 232 33 197 28 161 15 157 25238 23626 37 234 28 209 16 122 15 124 23626 21980 27 244 25 226 16 111 22 083 21980 20294 13 249 7 279 15 122 30 068 20294 18597 3 219 7 088 10 115 29 077 18597 16972 2 146 11 114 11 080 27 094 16972 15499 7 191 11 127 14 070 26 102 15499 14184 12 197 10 132 16 083 22 102 14184 13005 11 191 9 128 20 101 20 098 13005 11942 11 180 9 128 21 117 18 091 11942 10981 10 170 9 124 18 125 16 083 10981 10114 9 158 8 121 13 127 13 078 10114 9336 8 139 7 118 9 128 10 074 9336 8635 7 129 6 117 5 130 8 070 8635 7998 7*124 5 120 4 132 5 065 7998 7424 6*120 4 133 3 127 4 060 7424 6938 5 119 4 147 2 123 4 055 6938 6560 5 119 4 152 2 124 3 052 6560 6297 5 119 4 155 2 126 3 052 6297 6136 5 119 4*155 2*127 2 046 6136 6043 4 119 4*156 2*124 2*048 6043 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