DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 93.9 - - 96.0 - - 94.3 - - 83.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 459 - - 503 - - 182 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 12275 - - 13905 - - 13490 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 15441 - - 16850 - - 15759 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 18143 - - 19773 - - 19358 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2882 - - 2364 - - 2160 - - 4089 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 752 - - 809 - - 571 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 258 - - 270 - - 285 - - 255 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 8 - - 3 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1542 - - -1101 - - -1842 - - -12846 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 19686 - - 20875 - - 21201 - - 18892 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2959 - - -3258 - - -4986 - - -17879 ODpotential blCL - - - 21102 - - 23031 - - 24344 - - 23924 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 40 - - 43 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 93.9 - - 96.0 - - 94.3 - - 83.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.3 - - 23.7 - - 20.7 - - 21.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.8 - - 92.7 - - 92.6 - - 87.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.2 - - 23.6 - - 20.6 - - 21.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 459 - - 503 - - 182 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 12275 - - 13905 - - 13490 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 99335 36 101 35 102 28 103 34 089 99335 91801 42 104 38 100 32 103 31 091 91801 86032 38 104 37 105 35 097 31 104 86032 81266 32 101 30 109 29 095 30 099 81266 77153 23 092 23 104 21 087 28 092 77153 73513 17 124 17 096 16 090 20 085 73513 70226 17 127 7 106 11 098 12 086 70226 67210 11 080 14 190 6 095 7 058 67210 64433 4 023 6 151 7 115 2 131 64433 61755 2 158 4 250 3 068 4 096 61755 58974 2 297 9 222 6 267 8 290 58974 56134 11 278 13 273 13 298 9 336 56134 53456 12 252 20 269 21 281 21 312 53456 51052 20 303 16 280 20 266 29 279 51052 48894 35 304 26 302 26 293 28 285 48894 46926 39 300 34 305 35 301 32 300 46926 45109 39 296 38 301 40 303 37 306 45109 43415 38 293 39 296 42 304 38 308 43415 41825 38 295 39 295 43 307 39 311 41825 40330 40 297 42 296 44 308 40 312 40330 38927 42 295 45 296 45 308 41 312 38927 37585 42 293 44 296 42 304 40 312 37585 36244 34 293 37 294 33 298 32 310 36244 34874 28 295 27 286 27 293 26 306 34874 33480 27 293 25 285 26 295 24 309 33480 32048 26 285 25 284 27 298 25 309 32048 30569 24 279 25 282 28 298 26 302 30569 29046 22 277 23 282 28 297 25 297 29046 27482 20 274 23 282 28 302 20 301 27482 25879 18 275 23 280 26 306 17 313 25879 24241 16 276 22 280 24 302 16 319 24241 22566 15 266 20 284 20 298 16 313 22566 20851 21 257 17*289 13*307 21 312 20851 19124 26*251 13*289 9*313 19 312 19124 17463 23*250 12 285 10 308 13 309 17463 15947 16 259 12 283 10 304 10 302 15947 14587 12 263 12 280 10 299 9 292 14587 13362 10 265 13 276 11 291 10 283 13362 12254 10 264 13 272 12 285 11 276 12254 11249 10 264 14 267 13 280 12 270 11249 10341 10 261 14 264 14 276 14 266 10341 9524 10 259 15 261 14 273 15 263 9524 8786 11 257 15 259 14 271 16 261 8786 8113 11 255 15 257 15 270 16 259 8113 7506 11 254 16 256 15 268 17 258 7506 6992 11 252 16 254 15 267 16 257 6992 6591 11 251 15 254 14 266 15 255 6591 6313 11 250 15 253 14 266 12 254 6313 6143 10 249 15 253 14 266 9*252 6143 6045 9 248 13 252 12 265 6*255 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