DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 93.6 - - - - - 84.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 464 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 11529 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 14828 - - - - - 6029 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 17397 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3637 - - - - - 6357 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 738 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 58 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 310 - - - - - 247 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 19 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -15 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 389 - - - - - -10164 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 17009 - - - - - 16210 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -555 - - - - - -13052 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17952 - - - - - 19097 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 480 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.6 - - - - - 84.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.4 - - - - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.4 - - - - - 87.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.4 - - - - - 34.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 464 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 11529 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99255 20 112 23 072 99255 91817 23 111 22 104 91817 86058 29 125 21 114 86058 81251 27 109 21 104 81251 77112 21 106 21 098 77112 73461 18 111 19 079 73461 70169 12 140 10 055 70169 67168 14 155 7 080 67168 64398 11 109 10 093 64398 61742 11 076 8 112 61742 58991 3 203 4 101 58991 56149 9 228 10 280 56149 53451 15 278 13 318 53451 51039 23 275 22 303 51039 48882 19 282 25 281 48882 46916 23 298 22 290 46916 45116 29 300 29 313 45116 43451 33 299 38 315 43451 41890 33 297 36 313 41890 40417 30 300 31 316 40417 39031 24 303 26 312 39031 37703 19 300 19 301 37703 36367 13 303 16 283 36367 34997 10 310 14 273 34997 33599 10 309 12 271 33599 32161 10 304 11 279 32161 30676 10 288 9 285 30676 29151 7 262 9 253 29151 27584 6 260 7 231 27584 25977 8 277 3 282 25977 24339 8 288 2 349 24339 22661 5 301 2 039 22661 20937 7 348 3 061 20937 19196 13 351 4 063 19196 17524 14*351 5 042 17524 15998 13*350 5 016 15998 14629 11 348 5 359 14629 13396 8 344 6 349 13396 12280 5 337 6 340 12280 11270 3 316 6 328 11270 10357 2 226 6 316 10357 9535 4 202 6 301 9535 8795 5 198 6 286 8795 8119 5 195 7 271 8119 7510 6 192 8 259 7510 6994 6 192 9 250 6994 6593 7 191 10 244 6593 6314 7 190 10 239 6314 6143 7 190 9 239 6143 6045 6 190 6*247 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