DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 70.4 - - 76.7 - - - - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 361 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1758 - - 3728 - - - - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6892 - - 8430 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7626 - - 9596 - - - - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2123 - - 4533 - - - - - 903 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 344 - - 468 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 223 - - - - - 084 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7882 - - -6885 - - - - - -8382 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15509 - - 16482 - - - - - 14426 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13949 - - -11433 - - - - - -14925 ODpotential blCL - - - 21575 - - 21029 - - - - - 20969 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 77 - - - - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.4 - - 76.7 - - - - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.6 - - 25.2 - - - - - 24.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.3 - - 74.1 - - - - - 71.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.2 - - 24.7 - - - - - 24.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 361 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1758 - - 3728 - - - - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 96271 20 251 30 287 37 277 96271 89168 15 266 30 283 26 319 89168 83735 8 275 27 274 27 315 83735 79218 8 333 15 295 26 287 79218 75333 12 324 13 329 15 272 75333 71914 15 324 13 322 2 239 71914 68825 7 326 12 316 10 003 68825 65988 7 007 8 353 15 334 65988 63375 13 343 2 193 13 304 63375 60846 27 331 14 331 11 296 60846 58190 34 324 25 333 11 308 58190 55424 34 319 32 322 20 309 55424 52777 37 315 36 302 26 310 52777 50374 39 313 36 302 31 307 50374 48199 37 321 34 309 33 299 48199 46211 35 331 30 313 30 304 46211 44387 34 336 25 315 30 313 44387 42711 33 329 29 302 25 295 42711 41166 37 323 37 286 24 279 41166 39729 39 320 35 292 30 273 39729 38379 33 314 34 296 29 274 38379 37082 30 305 26 296 27 277 37082 35779 30 307 24 308 24 273 35779 34444 31 314 25 321 22 273 34444 33079 30 321 23 330 22 281 33079 31675 27 324 19 329 21 283 31675 30221 24 323 16 316 21 281 30221 28720 21 315 15 294 21 282 28720 27175 19 299 18 277 21 285 27175 25590 21 293 21 275 20 289 25590 23970 23 293 23 280 17 292 23970 22310 26 296 23 291 13 298 22310 20603 28 301 23 304 11 311 20603 18881 26 303 24 313 12 318 18881 17232 24 304 25 318 16 319 17232 15735 20 305 23 323 18 317 15735 14396 15 303 18 328 17 315 14396 13192 13 296 15 330 14 309 13192 12104 16 307 14 330 12 297 12104 11120 18 326 10 323 12 285 11120 10232 16 335 7*306 12 277 10232 9433 13 334 6*277 12 273 9433 8713 8 328 6 244 12 270 8713 8056 5*305 7 221 11 265 8056 7465 4*280 8 217 9 257 7465 6963 3 225 8 213 6 233 6963 6574 4 214 9 212 5 193 6574 6304 4 207 9 210 4 161 6304 6139 4 204 8 209 2 113 6139 6044 4 202 8 209 2*084 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