DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.8 - - 83.6 - - - - - 72.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 407 - - 402 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5023 - - 7842 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9482 - - 11739 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10891 - - 13710 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2753 - - 1890 - - - - - 3423 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 535 - - 619 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 229 - - 252 - - - - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 12 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2388 - - -895 - - - - - -7890 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13280 - - 14606 - - - - - 13935 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5070 - - -3214 - - - - - -13610 ODpotential blCL - - - 15961 - - 16924 - - - - - 19655 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 79 - - - - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.8 - - 83.6 - - - - - 72.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.4 - - 40.1 - - - - - 33.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.1 - - 80.8 - - - - - 77.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 40.1 - - - - - 33.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 407 - - 402 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5023 - - 7842 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 17 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99096 17 120 19 129 13 090 99096 91620 16 099 21 120 13 098 91620 85851 12 089 14 107 10 110 85851 81063 9 115 7 100 9 105 81063 76964 7 156 6 101 11 100 76964 73346 12 141 6 150 9 082 73346 70071 9 114 9 128 12 081 70071 67080 12 127 12 134 7 075 67080 64327 9 133 8 176 3 064 64327 61688 5 227 14 195 6 209 61688 58959 15 247 15 216 9 231 58959 56162 30 246 28 248 19 273 56162 53527 41 235 42 243 31 260 53527 51164 41 232 45 235 38 251 51164 49032 43 242 43 243 41 248 49032 47072 48 249 45 256 43 247 47072 45251 53 250 50 257 45 250 45251 43548 54 247 52 252 46 253 43548 41951 54 245 52 248 45 254 41951 40449 54 244 52 246 43 250 40449 39037 54 246 52 245 44 252 39037 37686 55 248 53 246 47 258 37686 36333 57 247 55 250 48 258 36333 34948 56 243 55 249 46 255 34948 33536 53 241 50 245 43 251 33536 32084 49 243 45 244 41 250 32084 30585 47 245 41 253 38 252 30585 29045 46 249 40 257 36 257 29045 27466 42 249 39 254 31 260 27466 25852 38 246 37 250 28 258 25852 24204 32 246 33 250 26 258 24204 22517 26 247 28 251 26 262 22517 20784 22 245 24 244 25 261 20784 19039 20 246 21 244 23 257 19039 17369 21 252 20 254 22 257 17369 15852 23 255 20 266 20 258 15852 14495 24 254 15*268 18 257 14495 13276 24 252 13*265 15 257 13276 12176 21 251 13 263 12 259 12176 11180 16*248 13 261 9 265 11180 10281 12*243 12 257 8 282 10281 9474 9 234 12 252 8 301 9474 8745 8 230 12 248 9 308 8745 8081 8 228 12 245 10 309 8081 7483 8 226 12 242 11 309 7483 6976 8 223 11 238 11 308 6976 6582 8 221 11 237 11 307 6582 6308 8 220 11 236 9 309 6308 6141 8 219 11 236 8*312 6141 6045 7 219 10 235 6*315 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