DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.5 - - 35.1 - - 35.9 - - 36.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 22 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 174 - - 174 - - 174 - - 174 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6025 - - 6025 - - 6025 - - 6025 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6042 - - 6042 - - 6042 - - 6042 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1062 - - 1134 - - 877 - - 743 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 67 - - 10 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 007 - - 097 - - 053 - - 036 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 0 - - -3 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6042 - - 6042 - - 6042 - - 6042 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5495 - - -442 - - -4292 - - -3027 ODpotential blCL - - - 11537 - - 6484 - - 10334 - - 9069 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 101 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.5 - - 35.1 - - 35.9 - - 36.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.4 - - 33.4 - - 35.5 - - 35.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 34.6 - - 36.0 - - 37.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 33.1 - - 35.5 - - 36.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 22 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 174 - - 174 - - 174 - - 174 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 97 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 95486 49 343 53 360 34 351 37 325 95486 88667 36 003 38 002 31 010 26 354 88667 83349 30 009 28 001 31 008 29 006 83349 78901 24 014 24 003 28 004 27 004 78901 75036 22 010 21 357 23 002 18 349 75036 71577 17 359 19 344 20 345 15 343 71577 68417 16 328 18 335 19 331 14 340 68417 65502 18 316 18 327 18 322 13 333 65502 62798 19 306 18 316 21 310 16 321 62798 60171 17 295 19 288 19 293 18 316 60171 57419 21 294 21 286 24 284 25 280 57419 54571 33 267 34 263 29 269 31 282 54571 51856 33 249 32 258 34 270 37 281 51856 49407 25 254 32 259 36 268 39 276 49407 47209 34 263 35 259 35 267 41 275 47209 45217 43 259 40 256 39 268 41 278 45217 43392 48 248 44 248 46 262 45 280 43392 41705 52 234 44 240 50 257 45 276 41705 40134 54 219 42 235 49 255 44 272 40134 38667 56 207 39 232 45 257 43 268 38667 37302 50 206 39 229 44 261 41 266 37302 36005 43 212 41 226 42 262 38 266 36005 34713 38 216 43 228 40 261 37 266 34713 33397 37 217 46 231 39 259 37 266 33397 32060 36 221 43 235 40 256 39 267 32060 30690 36 226 39 241 42 256 40 267 30690 29277 35 235 38 246 44 257 42 267 29277 27824 35 244 36 249 43 259 43 266 27824 26330 34 245 35 251 41 261 42 264 26330 24799 33 242 36 254 38 261 39 262 24799 23231 33 243 37 257 37 261 38 262 23231 21627 34 246 37 258 37 262 38 263 21627 19980 35 252 37 258 37 265 39 266 19980 18322 35 259 37 258 38 267 40 272 18322 16733 32 266 37 261 36 267 42 277 16733 15288 30 265 37 267 32 266 41 281 15288 13997 26 258 36 272 30 266 37 285 13997 12838 24 255 36 274 30 269 31 284 12838 11793 25 260 34 273 30 271 27 277 11793 10851 27 264 30 271 29 271 25 270 10851 10003 25 264 25 270 27 268 25 268 10003 9242 20 258 20 267 24 265 24 267 9242 8558 14 236 15 261 20 262 23 263 8558 7935 11 201 8 239 14 262 19 258 7935 7376 12 173 6 172 6 247 13 245 7376 6905 10 163 7 151 3 165 7 210 6905 6539 4 154 4 121 3 105 4 157 6539 6286 1 061 3 104 3 073 3 115 6286 6131 2*010 3*099 3*060 2*070 6131 6042 3*007 3*097 2*053 2*036 6042 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