DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.2 - - 91.3 - - 90.9 - - 80.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 499 - - 516 - - 199 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6557 - - 10338 - - 12029 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10792 - - 13902 - - 14667 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12425 - - 16206 - - 17897 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2275 - - 3457 - - 2538 - - 770 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 627 - - 738 - - 566 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 17 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 268 - - 276 - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 6 - - -8 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8587 - - -6088 - - -4393 - - -11779 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 21013 - - 22295 - - 22291 - - 17825 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13240 - - -9389 - - -7636 - - -15440 ODpotential blCL - - - 25665 - - 25595 - - 25533 - - 21485 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 55 - - 46 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.2 - - 91.3 - - 90.9 - - 80.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.9 - - 12.7 - - 12.5 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.1 - - 88.1 - - 89.2 - - 83.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.5 - - 12.5 - - 12.3 - - 23.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 499 - - 516 - - 199 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6557 - - 10338 - - 12029 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 99217 35 098 29 103 28 095 37 093 99217 91688 29 102 29 117 25 099 29 100 91688 85879 28 124 27 107 25 106 24 090 85879 81075 27 121 20 099 21 096 22 091 81075 76961 22 111 18 103 18 098 17 100 76961 73326 19 109 14 116 13 104 16 096 73326 70033 10 093 15 133 10 128 9 086 70033 67013 10 111 16 113 10 138 1 246 67013 64228 9 095 3 115 8 087 11 106 64228 61547 12 117 8 159 4 314 7 040 61547 58767 3 053 8 125 4 144 3 314 58767 55914 9 293 8 260 12 273 14 279 55914 53217 19 294 20 277 19 272 26 280 53217 50794 35 287 35 292 33 281 35 282 50794 48625 45 284 42 292 47 282 44 285 48625 46656 49 280 46 287 54 281 55 284 46656 44847 53 276 49 284 56 282 61 285 44847 43164 57 273 48 277 55 282 59 284 43164 41589 58 270 47 273 52 280 55 282 41589 40111 55 266 49 272 50 276 52 280 40111 38725 51 265 47 267 47 272 50 279 38725 37401 50 266 45 267 45 272 45 275 37401 36081 47 268 45 269 45 274 39 271 36081 34733 43 268 45 267 44 275 35 267 34733 33356 40 265 42 262 41 273 36 266 33356 31937 38 260 40 261 37 266 39 273 31937 30471 37 257 39 260 37 262 37 272 30471 28960 34 257 37 258 36 262 37 268 28960 27409 30 261 33 260 34 260 36 266 27409 25819 28 270 30 265 31 260 33 268 25819 24196 29 275 28 270 28 265 27 271 24196 22533 29 275 28 272 27 275 21 271 22533 20823 30 272 28 272 26 284 16 288 20823 19098 31 270 28 273 21*291 19 304 19098 17440 30 271 26*277 19*285 20 299 17440 15925 28 274 21*276 18 284 21 294 15925 14566 26 275 19 273 18 283 21 288 14566 13341 24*272 18 272 18 281 22 283 13341 12234 20*265 18 271 18 278 23 279 12234 11232 20 263 18 269 18 275 24 277 11232 10325 19 260 18 267 17 272 24 274 10325 9510 19 257 18 265 17 270 24 272 9510 8775 18 254 17 264 17 268 24 270 8775 8103 18 252 17 262 17 266 24 268 8103 7499 18 249 17 261 16 265 24 266 7499 6987 17 247 17 260 16 263 22 263 6987 6588 17 246 16 259 15 263 20 259 6588 6311 16 245 16 259 15 262 16 254 6311 6142 15 244 15 258 14 262 13*252 6142 6045 14 243 14 257 13 261 7*250 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