DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.4 - - 87.0 - - 89.7 - - 84.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 471 - - 149 - - 120 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9212 - - 10229 - - 8489 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12931 - - 13108 - - 11476 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15080 - - 16097 - - 14357 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3272 - - 3003 - - 4999 - - 12002 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 689 - - 508 - - 426 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 17 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 300 - - 321 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -17 - - -26 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 91 - - 2777 - - -1578 - - -8533 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14990 - - 13321 - - 15936 - - 14578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1391 - - 323 - - -3184 - - -10899 ODpotential blCL - - - 16471 - - 15774 - - 17541 - - 16944 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 97 - - 90 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 1000 - - 180 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.4 - - 87.0 - - 89.7 - - 84.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.2 - - 49.2 - - 40.4 - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.3 - - 85.7 - - 88.3 - - 86.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.1 - - 48.2 - - 40.2 - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 471 - - 149 - - 120 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9212 - - 10229 - - 8489 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 89 - - 60 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 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] 99326 32 118 25 105 23 080 31 082 99326 91821 29 100 29 101 25 096 22 085 91821 86035 30 098 29 110 25 105 21 079 86035 81247 25 094 20 091 24 102 21 086 81247 77131 18 091 13 094 19 076 23 090 77131 73496 12 100 6 080 12 082 19 077 73496 70214 11 097 7 108 8 084 10 096 70214 67203 7 103 10 092 5 108 5 127 67203 64414 2 236 4 061 1 050 2 172 64414 61710 1 171 2 229 1 008 4 206 61710 58906 4 122 5 212 1 236 3 150 58906 56053 1 061 8 197 10 258 4 322 56053 53382 8 272 6 229 15 265 13 285 53382 50991 15 255 12 246 18 249 21 265 50991 48840 14 249 12 258 13 238 17 241 48840 46886 13 229 8 245 9 266 10 218 46886 45088 11 228 11 187 9 241 11 217 45088 43413 10 247 15 181 13 186 16 205 43413 41842 14 245 13 200 12 187 15 189 41842 40365 16 245 18 220 18 203 12 191 40365 38976 14 235 21 221 23 215 14 207 38976 37643 14 206 21 224 24 217 18 211 37643 36302 16 184 22 214 24 216 20 212 36302 34927 14 194 21 210 24 216 21 210 34927 33526 15 199 16 210 23 218 21 210 33526 32086 14 206 13 226 23 217 20 216 32086 30597 12 254 10 223 20 213 20 218 30597 29062 7 271 10 213 15 202 19 212 29062 27484 4 262 10 204 15 193 18 199 27484 25873 7 226 10 202 13 194 18 199 25873 24235 14 205 13 208 10 200 16 199 24235 22563 13 205 8 214 9 206 11 228 22563 20847 9 226 8 206 8 214 9 240 20847 19116 10 267 3 220 4 257 2 200 19116 17456 13 293 3*312 5 311 1 315 17456 15942 10*307 4*317 6 322 3 327 15942 14583 8*307 4 312 7*325 4 325 14583 13358 7 304 5 307 7*326 5 322 13358 12250 7 298 5 304 7 325 6 320 12250 11246 7 284 6 302 6 326 6 317 11246 10339 7 273 6 300 6 324 7 314 10339 9522 8 261 6 299 5 322 7 311 9522 8785 8 253 6 296 5 318 8 309 8785 8112 8 247 7 295 4 315 8 308 8112 7506 8 241 7 293 4 313 9 306 7506 6991 8 237 7 291 4 311 9 303 6991 6591 8 234 7 290 4 309 8 300 6591 6313 8 233 7 289 4 308 7 296 6313 6143 8 232 6 288 4 307 6*294 6143 6045 8 232 6 288 3 307 5*295 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