DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - - 76.4 - - 81.4 - - 81.7 - - 71.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 537 - - 550 - - 227 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6740 - - 10201 - - 10808 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10970 - - 13821 - - 13793 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12608 - - 16069 - - 16676 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2346 - - 1807 - - 2113 - - 8270 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 649 - - 751 - - 571 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 17 - - 17 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 206 - - 216 - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 22 - - 22 - - 23 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6081 - - -6238 - - -6784 - - -13988 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18690 - - 22308 - - 23461 - - 20033 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10630 - - -9878 - - -10210 - - -18660 ODpotential blCL - - - 23238 - - 25947 - - 26886 - - 24704 blCL maxRH - - - 28 - - 20 - - 31 - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 81.4 - - 81.7 - - 71.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.5 - - 2.5 - - -2.5 - - 4.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.1 - - 78.1 - - 79.7 - - 75.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.3 - - 2.3 - - -2.7 - - 4.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 537 - - 550 - - 227 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6740 - - 10201 - - 10808 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 99186 31 114 24 104 28 104 24 095 99186 91650 33 118 25 119 19 115 23 099 91650 85847 33 106 31 119 18 111 19 110 85847 81044 25 099 24 107 24 110 21 110 81044 76923 19 104 17 102 22 099 24 100 76923 73292 18 105 17 121 13 103 17 090 73292 70005 17 091 19 119 15 118 14 104 70005 66992 9 133 19 106 15 122 12 112 66992 64198 12 136 6 110 9 099 10 136 64198 61499 5 111 11 181 5 123 7 131 61499 58693 15 238 10 250 8 220 12 177 58693 55776 25 235 29 237 20 245 15 238 55776 52997 28 233 30 232 32 240 28 239 52997 50498 30 242 30 231 35 237 33 239 50498 48258 38 240 37 231 43 236 41 240 48258 46226 43 239 45 233 48 233 48 234 46226 44366 48 242 50 236 47 233 48 231 44366 42649 53 243 53 238 49 235 49 232 42649 41053 53 243 55 238 51 237 50 236 41053 39562 50 245 56 241 54 240 53 241 39562 38169 48 246 58 243 57 240 55 243 38169 36842 47 244 57 242 57 239 53 245 36842 35522 47 242 55 238 51 240 49 246 35522 34181 44 238 52 234 47 245 43 248 34181 32818 42 237 49 233 44 247 38 249 32818 31420 39 238 46 234 42 248 37 248 31420 29977 35 239 43 234 41 247 36 245 29977 28491 31 239 40 233 41 243 35 245 28491 26964 30 238 37 232 40 239 33 245 26964 25401 30 236 36 232 38 236 31 242 25401 23808 29 232 34 235 35 235 31 235 23808 22177 28 226 33 239 33 238 29 230 22177 20497 28 218 31 232 30 235 26 231 20497 18800 27 214 32 222 27 225 24 230 18800 17172 26 216 27*215 20*217 24 220 17172 15690 24 217 20*208 18*217 24 215 15690 14364 22 212 19 207 18 217 22 217 14364 13170 19*204 19 206 18 217 20 220 13170 12090 16*201 18 206 17 217 17 226 12090 11112 15 201 17 206 17 216 15 234 11112 10229 14 201 16 206 17 216 14 241 10229 9432 14 201 15 205 16 216 14 246 9432 8715 13 202 15 205 16 215 14 250 8715 8059 13 202 14 205 16 215 14 254 8059 7468 13 202 14 205 15 215 14 257 7468 6967 12 201 14 205 15 214 14 259 6967 6577 12 201 13 205 15 214 13 260 6577 6305 12 201 13 205 14 214 11 260 6305 6140 11 201 12 205 14 214 9*261 6140 6044 10 201 11 205 12 214 6*264 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