DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.9 - - 93.3 - - - - - 82.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 498 - - 538 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8555 - - 15701 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12420 - - 18391 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14423 - - 21569 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5839 - - 2427 - - - - - 12906 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 685 - - 861 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 17 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 262 - - - - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 12 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3891 - - -167 - - - - - -14011 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18314 - - 21737 - - - - - 20057 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5886 - - -2708 - - - - - -17464 ODpotential blCL - - - 20309 - - 24277 - - - - - 23509 blCL maxRH - - - 25 - - 30 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.9 - - 93.3 - - - - - 82.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.8 - - 16.9 - - - - - 15.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.6 - - 90.0 - - - - - 86.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.6 - - 16.7 - - - - - 14.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 498 - - 538 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8555 - - 15701 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 99334 31 107 26 104 30 086 99334 91781 33 107 30 110 27 093 91781 85961 32 117 26 103 25 101 85961 81143 30 116 20 095 23 102 81143 77014 28 107 23 124 19 102 77014 73375 24 097 26 123 18 078 73375 70098 19 074 17 103 10 077 70098 67108 7 092 10 091 13 101 67108 64344 6 164 4 187 12 090 64344 61690 5 179 7 225 4 103 61690 58959 9 169 6 192 8 279 58959 56170 12 307 8 197 11 234 56170 53515 37 280 21 276 21 269 53515 51103 43 261 38 268 33 277 51103 48933 40 257 42 262 41 280 48933 46953 40 269 39 259 44 276 46953 45124 41 278 35 261 41 271 45124 43414 40 276 34 262 35 272 43414 41805 38 277 33 269 35 279 41805 40285 41 284 38 276 39 279 40285 38853 46 285 47 278 47 279 38853 37481 47 280 53 274 55 279 37481 36104 48 269 54 269 56 281 36104 34702 48 266 53 276 50 287 34702 33291 45 271 52 284 43 291 33291 31859 44 272 48 286 41 287 31859 30385 43 272 46 294 43 288 30385 28871 38 273 43 295 42 291 28871 27319 34 268 40 290 34 286 27319 25735 33 273 33 291 25 277 25735 24121 32 278 26 292 17 271 24121 22469 30 279 23*285 15 277 22469 20772 27 279 21*278 14 291 20772 19055 24 273 19 273 12 295 19055 17404 24 266 17 268 11 292 17404 15896 23 272 17 266 10 288 15896 14544 17*280 17 265 11 283 14544 13325 13*279 17 262 12 280 13325 12222 12 273 17 260 13 277 12222 11224 11 265 17 258 14 276 11224 10320 11 255 17 256 14 275 10320 9507 11 243 17 255 15 274 9507 8773 11 236 17 253 15 272 8773 8103 11 233 17 252 15 271 8103 7500 11 228 17 251 15 270 7500 6987 11 225 17 250 15 269 6987 6589 11 223 16 250 13 268 6589 6312 10 221 16 249 11 269 6312 6143 10 221 15 249 8*268 6143 6045 9 220 14 249 6*274 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