DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - 84.8 - - 92.0 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 420 - - 495 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3109 - - 8179 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7996 - - 12110 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8977 - - 14047 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2203 - - 5529 - - - - - 2962 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 463 - - 674 - - - - - 36 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 15 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 157 - - 175 - - - - - 202 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 17 - - - - - 16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2594 - - -620 - - - - - -4358 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11572 - - 14668 - - - - - 10403 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4952 - - -2874 - - - - - -7782 ODpotential blCL - - - 13929 - - 16921 - - - - - 13827 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 62 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 1070 - - 690 - - - - - 1470 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.8 - - 92.0 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.5 - - 48.0 - - - - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.0 - - 88.7 - - - - - 81.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.3 - - 47.8 - - - - - 55.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 420 - - 495 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3109 - - 8179 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 7 - - - - - 12 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] 99330 28 111 26 106 37 091 99330 91807 37 106 34 117 28 095 91807 86030 41 100 37 107 29 105 86030 81238 34 099 33 097 30 101 81238 77120 24 106 27 092 25 091 77120 73486 20 111 19 101 22 089 73486 70209 22 105 19 101 23 097 70209 67230 22 102 19 102 22 084 67230 64500 18 102 16 117 13 075 64500 61871 13 092 15 122 12 104 61871 59152 10 085 14 120 11 135 59152 56351 10 098 16 136 11 121 56351 53680 14 136 14 140 14 144 53680 51277 17 128 17 149 24 140 51277 49115 21 139 25 148 25 139 49115 47132 26 143 27 143 24 146 47132 45302 26 142 28 142 23 143 45302 43603 24 141 32 144 22 137 43603 42011 23 144 32 142 23 134 42011 40513 24 151 29 138 21 137 40513 39107 28 151 26 136 17 143 39107 37762 28 144 27 139 12 150 37762 36413 27 126 24 135 10 155 36413 35030 24 117 22 118 11 158 35030 33618 22 112 24 126 13 146 33618 32166 21 106 24 139 17 138 32166 30668 21 102 23 139 21 133 30668 29128 22 103 20 121 23 136 29128 27547 22 114 24 124 24 130 27547 25930 21 126 22 136 22 127 25930 24280 22 129 17 141 17 123 24280 22592 22 123 17 133 19 126 22592 20864 20 119 22 119 19 114 20864 19126 19 125 26 105 16 101 19126 17460 20 135 25 105 13 096 17460 15941 19 141 22 110 10 091 15941 14579 18 145 17*122 6 087 14579 13351 14 146 13*134 3 091 13351 12242 10 142 10 147 1 195 12242 11239 8 133 8 167 4 232 11239 10332 7 135 8 180 6 232 10332 9515 6*147 8 186 9 230 9515 8779 5*152 8 189 14 228 8779 8106 5 155 9 192 18 226 8106 7502 5 157 9 194 19 221 7502 6989 5 158 9 195 20 216 6989 6590 5 161 9 195 19 212 6590 6312 5 161 9 196 16 207 6312 6143 5 162 9 196 14*205 6143 6045 5 161 8 196 9*202 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