DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - 88.7 - - 91.7 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 484 - - 500 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9453 - - 13692 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13144 - - 16670 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15321 - - 19560 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4530 - - 2550 - - - - - 13475 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 702 - - 804 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 83 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 9 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 251 - - - - - 258 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - -21 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5181 - - -670 - - - - - -10498 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20503 - - 20231 - - - - - 16543 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7796 - - -1695 - - - - - -13181 ODpotential blCL - - - 23117 - - 21255 - - - - - 19226 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 79 - - - - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.7 - - 91.7 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.3 - - 22.3 - - - - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.5 - - 88.4 - - - - - 84.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.8 - - 22.2 - - - - - 29.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 484 - - 500 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9453 - - 13692 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 15 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98940 31 115 27 101 29 097 98940 91422 23 096 23 103 22 072 91422 85649 21 106 17 100 21 085 85649 80854 13 095 15 101 15 069 80854 76740 11 112 11 092 14 086 76740 73106 10 085 13 128 10 069 73106 69829 8 128 12 108 4 035 69829 66846 9 109 4 060 5 111 66846 64093 8 041 5 144 5 123 64093 61442 10 339 10 129 5 231 61442 58714 18 303 5 018 5 213 58714 55897 24 281 23 289 11 286 55897 53203 29 285 36 273 28 269 53203 50784 41 285 43 277 32 277 50784 48621 49 274 49 272 45 286 48621 46654 48 269 50 273 55 277 46654 44842 43 276 46 277 56 268 44842 43155 44 284 42 282 55 269 43155 41572 44 290 41 288 57 273 41572 40084 46 299 43 293 61 276 40084 38689 50 302 45 293 63 280 38689 37356 53 301 47 293 61 282 37356 36022 55 299 47 295 53 282 36022 34658 54 298 48 295 47 282 34658 33268 49 299 49 296 45 281 33268 31840 42 297 46 298 44 279 31840 30366 37 295 41 296 43 278 30366 28847 23 302 37 290 43 282 28847 27287 15 290 30 291 39 285 27287 25689 11 275 16 277 29 282 25689 24062 15 257 14 234 18 257 24062 22404 21 247 9 229 14 219 22404 20709 22 241 9*253 11 192 20709 19000 10 251 8*269 12 203 19000 17357 2 267 7 274 15 222 17357 15858 2*295 7 272 17 232 15858 14512 3*320 7 266 17 237 14512 13299 4 322 8 259 16 242 13299 12201 4 319 9 251 15 245 12201 11207 3 313 10 246 14 249 11207 10307 2 296 11 244 13 252 10307 9497 2 236 12 242 12 255 9497 8766 3 196 12 240 12 257 8766 8098 5 184 13 239 11 260 8098 7496 5 180 13 238 11 261 7496 6985 6 176 13 237 10 263 6985 6588 6 173 13 237 9 263 6588 6311 7 173 13 237 8 261 6311 6142 7 173 13 236 6*258 6142 6045 6 173 12 235 4*258 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