DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.2 - - 94.5 - - 93.4 - - 84.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 483 - - 190 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3786 - - 13842 - - 12885 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8548 - - 16771 - - 15316 - - 6029 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9654 - - 19710 - - 18753 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 8896 - - 1950 - - 2456 - - 11941 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 508 - - 796 - - 571 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 16 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 197 - - 267 - - 255 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 21 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - -22 - - 26 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8940 - - -235 - - -513 - - -10965 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18595 - - 19946 - - 19267 - - 17011 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11435 - - -1029 - - -2165 - - -13862 ODpotential blCL - - - 21089 - - 20739 - - 20918 - - 19907 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 82 - - 85 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.2 - - 94.5 - - 93.4 - - 84.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.0 - - 26.7 - - 28.9 - - 30.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.1 - - 91.3 - - 91.6 - - 87.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.8 - - 26.5 - - 28.8 - - 30.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 483 - - 190 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3786 - - 13842 - - 12885 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 27 - - 42 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99135 35 114 28 104 25 094 30 088 99135 91627 27 099 24 096 28 099 25 097 91627 85850 21 095 25 091 23 088 26 099 85850 81057 24 104 19 095 22 089 25 082 81057 76945 26 105 18 110 19 103 22 076 76945 73330 25 090 22 110 19 110 20 087 73330 70058 14 096 18 101 15 098 20 085 70058 67060 9 118 12 097 14 085 16 086 67060 64306 9 088 15 130 11 101 13 097 64306 61656 8 046 17 110 13 131 7 123 61656 58895 6 209 5 008 7 088 8 123 58895 56060 13 181 12 255 9 291 7 272 56060 53394 14 256 19 251 17 266 21 281 53394 51010 18 276 17 266 21 267 29 271 51010 48877 23 283 26 285 27 283 28 276 48877 46928 33 281 38 286 44 286 39 289 46928 45125 38 281 45 284 48 285 52 286 45125 43446 43 288 48 286 46 288 57 283 43446 41869 50 293 51 288 49 292 57 285 41869 40383 52 294 52 289 52 291 57 287 40383 38987 50 292 51 289 52 290 56 288 38987 37647 45 289 49 288 51 288 55 288 37647 36301 40 286 45 285 48 285 52 289 36301 34924 38 283 41 280 44 279 47 289 34924 33520 37 285 37 280 43 276 43 288 33520 32082 36 290 34 286 40 278 38 285 32082 30599 33 292 33 288 36 283 35 281 30599 29073 29 292 32 286 34 285 35 279 29073 27506 25 292 26 283 30 280 33 277 27506 25903 19 293 18 280 25 273 28 274 25903 24268 16 297 16 285 21 273 24 276 24268 22598 16 300 15 301 19 280 18 281 22598 20883 19 296 15*318 17 280 17 270 20883 19152 21 289 15*321 14*276 17 251 19152 17487 18 281 13 310 13*272 17 243 17487 15966 14 274 12 299 12 270 17 242 15966 14602 10 284 11 293 13 268 17 244 14602 13373 8 297 11 279 12 263 17 247 13373 12261 7 306 10 266 12 258 17 250 12261 11255 5 308 10 249 12 254 16 255 11255 10345 3*298 11 237 12 250 16 260 10345 9526 2*251 11 230 12 246 16 265 9526 8788 3 214 11 225 12 243 15 271 8788 8114 5 198 12 221 12 240 15 277 8114 7507 6 193 12 218 11 238 14 282 7507 6992 7 192 12 216 11 236 14 285 6992 6592 7 191 12 215 11 235 12 287 6592 6313 7 189 12 214 11 234 10 290 6313 6143 7 189 12 214 10 234 7*294 6143 6045 7 188 11 214 9 234 5*301 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