DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.0 - - - - - 79.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 397 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 13489 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 16351 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 19357 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2542 - - - - - 4614 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 738 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 274 - - - - - 006 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 19 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 2434 - - - - - -9132 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 16924 - - - - - 15177 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1518 - - - - - -12406 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17839 - - - - - 18451 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 340 - - - - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.0 - - - - - 79.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.2 - - - - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.1 - - - - - 83.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.1 - - - - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 397 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 13489 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 53 - - - - - 4 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 99069 28 100 22 097 99069 91615 24 095 24 097 91615 85855 18 101 23 083 85855 81092 18 102 18 074 81092 77000 13 102 11 098 77000 73372 9 103 11 097 73372 70084 10 104 9 089 70084 67075 10 112 11 067 67075 64312 8 057 9 064 64312 61653 5 312 11 058 61653 58894 5 244 6 329 58894 56058 4 272 14 253 56058 53373 19 276 20 273 53373 50969 25 282 24 283 50969 48813 34 278 38 286 48813 46847 38 277 42 285 46847 45034 38 282 39 291 45034 43346 38 282 41 293 43346 41768 39 279 40 289 41768 40287 38 280 36 289 40287 38900 36 284 33 290 38900 37572 33 288 32 291 37572 36239 31 290 35 297 36239 34872 29 289 37 294 34872 33476 25 287 33 296 33476 32038 27 289 25 311 32038 30552 28 290 18 308 30552 29023 23 287 16 295 29023 27456 17 293 12 277 27456 25856 12 303 9 259 25856 24224 7 297 10 265 24224 22555 8 287 10 270 22555 20842 8*298 11 254 20842 19114 8*297 8 235 19114 17454 8 293 5 220 17454 15937 8 289 3 235 15937 14576 8 287 3 262 14576 13350 8 283 4 280 13350 12241 8 277 5 291 12241 11237 8 271 6 301 11237 10329 9 265 7 312 10329 9512 9 260 8 321 9512 8776 9 257 9 329 8776 8104 9 254 9 334 8104 7500 9 251 9 339 7500 6987 9 249 8 345 6987 6589 9 247 7 352 6589 6312 9 247 5 357 6312 6142 8 246 5*001 6142 6045 8 245 5*006 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