DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.3 - - 89.9 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 458 - - 481 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5487 - - 12165 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9897 - - 15375 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11355 - - 18033 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 8809 - - 3278 - - - - - 11678 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 574 - - 761 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 26 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 232 - - - - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - -32 - - - - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11927 - - -4186 - - - - - -10760 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 23283 - - 22220 - - - - - 16806 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17953 - - -7732 - - - - - -13755 ODpotential blCL - - - 29308 - - 25765 - - - - - 19800 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 84 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.3 - - 89.9 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.2 - - 11.5 - - - - - 28.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.2 - - 86.8 - - - - - 84.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 3.9 - - 11.4 - - - - - 28.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 458 - - 481 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5487 - - 12165 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 37 - - - - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 4 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] 99152 39 106 41 095 32 100 99152 91626 41 108 31 101 38 093 91626 85855 37 098 27 101 30 086 85855 81073 27 090 26 102 27 086 81073 76959 23 087 24 093 20 082 76959 73356 21 085 22 106 17 104 73356 70111 15 083 20 105 15 099 70111 67135 16 087 15 101 16 080 67135 64389 14 077 12 100 13 072 64389 61743 7 053 12 074 11 065 61743 58997 3 019 2 035 5 015 58997 56168 7 329 4 313 8 296 56168 53474 13 311 10 288 16 299 53474 51052 24 291 21 282 26 296 51052 48881 26 275 23 274 29 279 48881 46894 20 307 19 298 23 275 46894 45049 38 323 30 319 28 306 45049 43324 47 311 46 311 44 305 43324 41707 47 306 48 304 47 299 41707 40198 37 312 39 296 38 297 40198 38802 34 317 29 305 32 287 38802 37478 35 309 30 308 26 286 37478 36147 38 307 35 311 18 281 36147 34780 28 305 37 314 15 289 34780 33382 20 310 29 313 16 300 33382 31943 17 308 18 301 16 325 31943 30461 18 301 17 294 14 312 30461 28933 20 308 20 311 19 281 28933 27366 17 315 21 315 20 275 27366 25767 14 313 19 307 13 286 25767 24139 10 305 14 291 8 300 24139 22473 6 272 10 269 4 287 22473 20767 5 267 6 268 4 206 20767 19047 8 257 5*335 5 173 19047 17392 12 229 5*333 6 182 17392 15882 11 214 4 320 7 195 15882 14529 10 201 3 294 8 204 14529 13310 8 198 4 255 8 207 13310 12208 5*207 5 241 8 208 12208 11210 4*206 7 225 8 206 11210 10308 4 203 8 218 8 204 10308 9497 4 203 9 216 8 202 9497 8764 5 200 9 214 8 202 8764 8096 5 199 10 212 9 201 8096 7495 6 197 10 211 8 200 7495 6984 6 195 10 210 8 200 6984 6587 7 193 10 209 8 199 6587 6311 7 192 10 209 7 199 6311 6142 7 191 10 209 5*197 6142 6045 6 191 9 209 4*196 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