DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 78.1 - - - - - 65.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 30 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2218 - - 1885 - - - - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7279 - - 6028 - - - - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8086 - - 7753 - - - - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2301 - - 8518 - - - - - 1475 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 395 - - 189 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 273 - - - - - 051 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - -3 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9039 - - -3406 - - - - - -402 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17126 - - 11159 - - - - - 6447 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12532 - - -5629 - - - - - -5143 ODpotential blCL - - - 20618 - - 13382 - - - - - 11187 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 92 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 630 - - - - - 1000 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 78.1 - - - - - 65.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.9 - - 49.7 - - - - - 56.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.7 - - 77.7 - - - - - 68.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.9 - - 48.4 - - - - - 56.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 30 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2218 - - 1885 - - - - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 68 - - - - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - 12 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] 98805 16 105 6 200 4 051 98805 91398 7 102 5 087 5 102 91398 85647 4 145 5 105 4 048 85647 80858 4 175 6 118 3 341 80858 76723 6 188 8 190 2 231 76723 73070 7 184 12 212 3 333 73070 69771 4 213 8 217 2 308 69771 66741 4 319 1 149 5 292 66741 63955 5 278 3 248 13 275 63955 61305 7 278 8 248 12 278 61305 58584 17 250 10 269 24 278 58584 55787 22 267 25 269 34 271 55787 53131 30 275 34 266 35 262 53131 50744 39 276 35 273 37 268 50744 48597 44 280 44 280 49 283 48597 46640 47 279 50 279 59 286 46640 44841 48 277 50 276 59 283 44841 43167 45 282 47 275 55 280 43167 41599 45 286 46 279 52 278 41599 40122 48 283 47 281 49 279 40122 38731 52 276 48 282 45 280 38731 37398 54 272 49 282 42 278 37398 36059 53 270 50 281 40 276 36059 34689 52 269 52 279 39 276 34689 33289 51 270 53 277 39 278 33289 31850 51 272 52 276 38 280 31850 30363 49 277 45 275 36 280 30363 28837 44 280 36 268 32 278 28837 27275 39 281 35 268 29 276 27275 25677 39 280 31 275 28 285 25677 24045 36 276 28 285 28 302 24045 22375 30 265 25 288 28 307 22375 20661 23 265 22 287 27 304 20661 18935 18 268 23 291 25 306 18935 17284 16 272 19 281 22 313 17284 15781 16 271 16 269 18 317 15781 14435 16 277 15 265 15 312 14435 13224 16 284 14 263 14 297 13224 12129 16 286 14 262 16 280 12129 11139 16 287 14 262 17 268 11139 10245 16 286 14 262 16 258 10245 9442 15 283 13 262 13 247 9442 8719 13*280 13 263 10 235 8719 8060 9*272 12*265 8 221 8060 7468 6 245 11*270 7 201 7468 6966 6 235 10 273 7 176 6966 6576 6 228 9 275 6 163 6576 6306 5 222 8 275 3 153 6306 6140 5 220 8 276 1*107 6140 6044 5 219 7 275 1*051 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