DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0655z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 81.0 - - 89.7 - - 92.9 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 117 - - 459 - - 291 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1510 - - 5311 - - 12026 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 6315 - - 9757 - - 14990 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 7378 - - 11179 - - 17894 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1624 - - 5347 - - 1766 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 237 - - 568 - - 655 - - - - - - W* B/S 17 - - 37 - - 38 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 194 - - 207 - - 284 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg 4 - - -12 - - 28 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5611 - - -2881 - - 3129 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12990 - - 14061 - - 14766 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -9241 - - -4599 - - 1124 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 16619 - - 15778 - - 16770 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 67 - - 63 - - 93 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 50 - - 320 - - 570 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 81.0 - - 89.7 - - 92.9 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 45.1 - - 48.7 - - 48.6 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 79.7 - - 86.6 - - 90.7 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 44.9 - - 48.5 - - 47.8 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 117 - - 459 - - 291 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1510 - - 5311 - - 12026 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 73 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 9 - - 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] 99196 47 107 41 106 34 096 99196 91717 38 092 38 108 39 103 91717 85979 33 090 37 095 36 108 85979 81235 29 091 27 090 33 105 81235 77143 27 100 25 107 29 094 77143 73524 25 099 24 100 23 100 73524 70262 21 105 22 097 20 110 70262 67282 21 097 19 084 18 117 67282 64537 16 092 13 100 14 112 64537 61905 13 095 14 139 7 156 61905 59189 13 160 13 150 11 188 59189 56404 9 152 11 165 10 174 56404 53791 8 336 7 150 8 150 53791 51448 5 311 7 173 7 177 51448 49322 7 260 7 245 6 231 49322 47366 14 255 10 268 7 257 47366 45551 16 254 13 249 13 217 45551 43854 14 244 17 213 22 191 43854 42257 15 210 23 196 25 195 42257 40753 20 211 26 201 20 206 40753 39339 23 224 22 215 22 210 39339 37984 22 225 20 229 23 208 37984 36621 16 224 17 218 19 208 36621 35224 17 243 17 210 16 205 35224 33800 18 248 15 211 17 200 33800 32337 14 238 14 216 15 202 32337 30826 11 222 17 231 13 218 30826 29272 9 216 12 240 13 231 29272 27678 5 211 6 263 7 230 27678 26050 3 241 4 254 5 238 26050 24391 5 220 5 215 5 257 24391 22696 7 203 4 218 3 283 22696 20956 6 203 5 239 3 224 20956 19206 6 223 7 244 1*266 19206 17534 6 221 5 246 2*323 17534 16008 7 222 3 264 2 319 16008 14639 8 240 3 294 3 313 14639 13406 6 242 3 297 3 302 13406 12290 3 245 3 301 3 289 12290 11279 2 297 3*302 3 279 11279 10366 3 338 2*295 4 272 10366 9543 2 353 2 275 4 269 9543 8802 3 158 2 213 4 268 8802 8125 8 166 3 202 4 269 8125 7516 7*170 4 197 4 267 7516 6998 3*186 4 193 5 267 6998 6596 3 192 5 190 5 267 6596 6316 2 199 5 188 4 268 6316 6145 2 201 5 188 4 269 6145 6046 2 200 5 188 4 267 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