DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 90.0 - - 93.1 - - - - - 83.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 483 - - 441 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9998 - - 14450 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13589 - - 17218 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15866 - - 20318 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5574 - - 2742 - - - - - 11849 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 714 - - 783 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 15 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 253 - - - - - 208 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 15 - - - - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1108 - - 2338 - - - - - -9793 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16975 - - 17980 - - - - - 15839 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2095 - - 1713 - - - - - -12576 ODpotential blCL - - - 17961 - - 18605 - - - - - 18621 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 88 - - - - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 280 - - - - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.0 - - 93.1 - - - - - 83.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.0 - - 34.3 - - - - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.9 - - 90.0 - - - - - 86.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.9 - - 34.2 - - - - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 483 - - 441 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9998 - - 14450 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 50 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99442 42 104 26 094 31 104 99442 91883 39 108 33 105 27 093 91883 86059 35 103 29 107 30 084 86059 81235 27 102 27 108 28 084 81235 77116 23 092 26 098 21 084 77116 73508 23 090 23 106 16 107 73508 70258 19 091 22 101 19 101 70258 67275 13 091 20 094 18 092 67275 64523 9 104 17 083 12 085 64523 61877 7 117 1 096 15 098 61877 59138 10 147 10 217 7 066 59138 56329 4 126 9 218 8 304 56329 53677 14 305 11 268 14 291 53677 51286 27 299 17 314 16 294 51286 49115 32 292 27 299 29 284 49115 47120 36 294 32 295 33 282 47120 45271 41 292 37 293 33 288 45271 43545 42 288 38 290 35 291 43545 41925 42 289 35 285 37 291 41925 40401 41 291 29 283 41 295 40401 38965 40 290 33 286 39 299 38965 37587 30 287 34 286 37 296 37587 36211 20 278 30 280 38 286 36211 34827 16 263 25 272 28 281 34827 33436 19 277 24 269 20 275 33436 32013 23 279 25 261 16 278 32013 30541 17 274 19 255 14 275 30541 29024 8 258 15 254 15 265 29024 27464 11 254 15 247 14 256 27464 25867 12 251 15 236 14 246 25867 24239 11 233 13 239 13 241 24239 22576 10 219 10 268 12 252 22576 20867 9 248 11*281 12 265 20867 19139 14 266 11*279 11 272 19139 17477 17 266 10 271 11 274 17477 15958 16*266 10 267 11 274 15958 14596 14*260 10 265 11 275 14596 13368 12 257 10 260 11 275 13368 12257 10 257 10 255 12 275 12257 11250 9 255 10 249 12 273 11250 10341 8 251 10 243 11 270 10341 9522 7 242 10 238 11 264 9522 8784 6 230 10 235 10 254 8784 8111 6 219 10 231 10 242 8111 7504 7 210 10 229 10 230 7504 6991 7 204 10 226 10 219 6991 6591 7 200 10 226 10 211 6591 6313 7 198 10 225 9 208 6313 6143 7 197 9 224 7*207 6143 6045 6 196 9 224 5*208 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