DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 77.3 - - 77.7 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 422 - - 128 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3933 - - 8628 - - 9458 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8569 - - 12401 - - 12273 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9801 - - 14496 - - 15326 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3223 - - 2293 - - 2133 - - 7909 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 467 - - 650 - - 451 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - 13 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 227 - - 228 - - 156 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 18 - - 14 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 791 - - 2163 - - 1922 - - -5478 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9011 - - 12333 - - 13405 - - 11523 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -582 - - -575 - - 26 - - -8602 ODpotential blCL - - - 10383 - - 15071 - - 15300 - - 14646 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 54 - - 74 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 630 - - 180 - - 70 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 77.3 - - 77.7 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.1 - - 43.9 - - 39.6 - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.5 - - 74.5 - - 76.4 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 43.7 - - 39.7 - - 40.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 422 - - 128 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3933 - - 8628 - - 9458 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98958 16 099 12 121 7 081 11 080 98958 91535 14 092 15 094 14 097 18 095 91535 85799 12 074 15 094 20 087 20 096 85799 81058 12 084 12 093 12 087 21 081 81058 76972 9 120 10 078 11 097 13 055 76972 73365 5 160 8 099 4 092 8 049 73365 70101 10 161 3 165 5 134 5 083 70101 67093 6 169 12 191 3 251 3 082 67093 64305 9 219 9 210 14 221 10 208 64305 61631 12 213 14 220 11 184 13 208 61631 58851 15 237 16 230 17 235 17 220 58851 55991 31 234 35 237 28 233 30 232 55991 53301 36 246 43 241 37 241 41 242 53301 50886 51 248 52 247 52 251 53 253 50886 48715 60 244 59 246 62 252 62 260 48715 46734 61 248 62 249 68 253 69 259 46734 44905 66 262 68 256 74 252 75 254 44905 43205 74 271 76 261 78 251 77 252 43205 41609 78 273 81 262 81 253 79 253 41609 40105 79 272 80 262 82 257 80 256 40105 38692 77 271 76 262 81 260 79 259 38692 37343 71 269 70 261 76 260 75 260 37343 35995 62 264 68 260 70 257 69 259 35995 34623 55 261 65 258 65 254 65 256 34623 33228 49 259 61 258 62 253 62 254 33228 31798 43 254 55 257 59 254 60 254 31798 30320 39 250 48 250 53 254 57 256 30320 28798 36 247 43 246 47 250 51 254 28798 27235 34 240 40 244 42 247 45 248 27235 25634 31 235 37 243 39 247 40 243 25634 23998 26 228 33 241 35 250 37 243 23998 22322 23 224 29 236 32 250 34 247 22322 20604 20 227 26 233 29 249 30 252 20604 18879 19 233 23 231 27 246 25 253 18879 17236 21 238 19 236 20 240 24 247 17236 15744 23 238 16*237 17*235 25 240 15744 14408 24 237 16*236 17*233 23 236 14408 13206 20 239 15 234 15 230 20 233 13206 12119 16 237 14 230 14 229 17 231 12119 11135 12 231 14 228 14 229 15 229 11135 10245 10*224 13 227 13 228 12 226 10245 9445 9*218 13 225 12 227 11 222 9445 8724 8 213 13 223 12 226 9 218 8724 8065 8 211 13 221 11 225 9 211 8065 7472 8 210 13 220 11 224 8 203 7472 6969 8 209 12 219 11 224 7 195 6969 6578 8 208 12 218 11 224 6 187 6578 6306 8 208 12 218 10 223 5 180 6306 6140 8 207 11 218 10 223 4 167 6140 6044 7 207 11 217 9 223 3*156 6044 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