DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 82.2 - - 81.7 - - 72.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 456 - - 461 - - 124 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6658 - - 9119 - - 9218 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10836 - - 12845 - - 12058 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12526 - - 14987 - - 15086 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2028 - - 1401 - - 1685 - - 8716 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 611 - - 682 - - 442 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 209 - - 211 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 22 - - 25 - - 26 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 37 - - -610 - - -728 - - -7744 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12490 - - 15598 - - 15815 - - 13789 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5009 - - -4647 - - -4459 - - -13152 ODpotential blCL - - - 17535 - - 19634 - - 19545 - - 19196 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 53 - - 58 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 82.2 - - 81.7 - - 72.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.3 - - 34.2 - - 32.9 - - 33.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.4 - - 79.2 - - 80.6 - - 76.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.1 - - 34.1 - - 33.0 - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 456 - - 461 - - 124 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6658 - - 9119 - - 9218 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 98990 9 100 12 126 6 075 6 094 98990 91559 15 135 8 112 6 069 14 057 91559 85810 13 123 11 119 4 061 14 070 85810 81030 15 103 17 103 11 110 11 093 81030 76925 15 086 15 086 14 111 9 098 76925 73309 10 107 10 106 11 086 14 087 73309 70034 9 073 10 104 9 101 10 085 70034 67029 4 150 4 105 10 107 7 108 67029 64250 14 143 8 166 6 170 9 174 64250 61567 3 120 9 193 8 185 12 180 61567 58780 14 237 14 214 17 238 16 247 58780 55924 27 230 30 232 38 239 28 252 55924 53234 29 226 33 233 35 237 35 250 53234 50824 23 235 30 236 34 238 42 242 50824 48663 28 241 34 236 36 240 45 238 48663 46691 37 239 41 234 42 243 48 242 46691 44868 45 236 46 235 47 243 52 244 44868 43170 49 232 49 234 49 240 54 245 43170 41582 49 228 49 230 50 237 53 245 41582 40094 45 227 47 228 52 235 53 242 40094 38699 40 229 45 228 51 234 53 239 38699 37366 38 235 42 228 50 232 50 238 37366 36030 39 238 39 230 47 231 46 237 36030 34663 40 241 37 234 42 231 42 237 34663 33270 40 244 36 240 37 233 39 238 33270 31840 41 245 36 244 36 236 38 240 31840 30364 38 242 35 242 36 238 37 239 30364 28846 34 237 32 237 35 238 35 236 28846 27286 31 231 28 231 32 239 32 235 27286 25687 29 226 27 229 29 239 29 235 25687 24052 28 225 26 230 27 239 26 236 24052 22377 27 227 26 230 26 235 24 236 22377 20660 27 229 27 231 26 231 22 234 20660 18932 29 228 27 229 25 228 20 225 18932 17281 29 222 27 224 21 220 19 213 17281 15784 28 218 21*218 18*215 19 210 15784 14444 26 220 18*215 18*214 19 215 14444 13240 23*224 18 214 18 214 18 220 13240 12149 19*226 18 213 17 213 18 220 12149 11162 16 225 17 211 17 212 17 217 11162 10268 15 222 17 209 17 211 17 215 10268 9464 15 220 16 208 17 209 17 213 9464 8739 14 217 16 206 17 209 16 210 8739 8077 14 215 16 206 16 208 16 208 8077 7481 14 213 15 204 16 207 16 206 7481 6975 13 211 15 203 15 207 15 204 6975 6581 13 209 15 203 15 206 13 202 6581 6308 13 209 14 202 15 206 11 198 6308 6141 12 208 14 202 14 206 8 190 6141 6044 11 207 12 201 12 206 5*184 6044 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