DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - 89.8 - - 91.8 - - 90.8 - - 85.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 227 - - 121 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7560 - - 11433 - - 1836 - - 178 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11572 - - 14325 - - 6602 - - 6029 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13428 - - 17301 - - 7704 - - 6046 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3984 - - 2192 - - 11619 - - 11691 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 640 - - 590 - - 258 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 32 - - 29 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 229 - - 285 - - 343 - - 007 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 14 - - -18 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 131 - - 2656 - - -7102 - - -8278 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13298 - - 14646 - - 14807 - - 14325 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2125 - - 1005 - - -9028 - - -11281 ODpotential blCL - - - 15553 - - 16296 - - 16732 - - 17327 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 89 - - 93 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 860 - - 500 - - 380 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.8 - - 91.8 - - 90.8 - - 85.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.0 - - 48.1 - - 46.6 - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.6 - - 89.9 - - 89.9 - - 89.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 47.3 - - 46.1 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 227 - - 121 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7560 - - 11433 - - 1836 - - 178 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 55 - - 72 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 99388 42 103 44 099 35 100 33 090 99388 91866 39 110 35 103 29 091 38 084 91866 86082 35 104 29 104 29 091 37 089 86082 81306 28 099 30 106 29 097 29 094 81306 77216 23 104 28 108 25 101 24 101 77216 73605 25 098 22 093 23 103 23 095 73605 70336 18 097 16 102 16 089 20 087 70336 67340 16 117 11 131 10 089 16 084 67340 64573 12 104 13 151 11 119 10 094 64573 61907 7 093 13 128 12 139 10 126 61907 59168 3 176 9 152 5 162 6 138 59168 56379 5 267 8 200 10 205 8 208 56379 53754 16 267 11 255 11 229 12 257 53754 51404 22 258 22 265 18 268 17 280 51404 49283 28 269 30 270 23 274 22 280 49283 47331 36 276 33 276 24 275 23 274 47331 45520 38 274 33 274 24 270 23 265 45520 43828 35 280 29 277 22 267 21 258 43828 42240 33 287 27 283 18 276 16 255 42240 40741 23 278 22 286 17 297 11 266 40741 39328 18 260 15 269 13 291 10 258 39328 37969 18 258 14 258 11 257 11 238 37969 36604 18 256 15 257 15 248 14 246 36604 35206 16 246 16 245 18 251 18 246 35206 33782 15 245 17 239 19 245 18 244 33782 32319 12 246 15 249 17 242 15 245 32319 30810 8 243 12 250 14 239 13 246 30810 29261 6 247 10 239 11 238 11 234 29261 27672 7 254 7 245 10 234 11 229 27672 26048 9 264 7 260 8 232 10 237 26048 24391 8 292 6 272 5 239 7 234 24391 22698 8 310 4 262 3 228 6 212 22698 20966 5 304 6 217 5 227 4 169 20966 19221 2 295 4 229 5 245 3 152 19221 17546 2 339 3*272 5 249 2 257 17546 16017 3 349 3*279 5 249 5 267 16017 14647 2*340 3 281 5 248 7 266 14647 13412 2*294 4 281 5 248 7 263 13412 12295 2 274 4 280 5 248 6 259 12295 11283 3 261 4 281 4 250 5 255 11283 10368 3 248 4 283 3 259 4 252 10368 9545 4 238 4 285 3 276 3 248 9545 8803 4 224 4 286 3 310 3 247 8803 8125 5 217 4 290 4*330 2 250 8125 7515 6 213 4 291 5*341 1 289 7515 6998 6 210 4 291 6 344 1 003 6998 6595 7 207 4 293 7 345 1 017 6595 6315 7 207 4 293 7 344 2 018 6315 6144 7 205 4 293 6 342 2*013 6144 6046 6 205 4 293 6 340 3*007 6046 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