DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0655z - - 0957z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 51.3 - - 67.8 - - 74.5 - - 75.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 269 - - 319 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 175 - - 2837 - - 4240 - - 176 - - - BL Depth Hcrit 6027 - - 7652 - - 8785 - - 6028 - - - Hcrit BL Top 6043 - - 8705 - - 10108 - - 6044 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 262 - - 1511 - - 2580 - - 6348 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 387 - - 469 - - 82 - - - W* B/S 0 - - 98 - - 18 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind 3 - - 1 - - 5 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction 013 - - 273 - - 241 - - 231 - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 5 - - 10 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8289 - - -7853 - - -7921 - - -12336 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14332 - - 16559 - - 18030 - - 18380 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -18743 - - -15106 - - -13854 - - -17398 - - - ODpotential blCL 24786 - - 23811 - - 23962 - - 23442 - - - blCL maxRH 30 - - 32 - - 36 - - 41 - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m 51.3 - - 67.8 - - 74.5 - - 75.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 10.9 - - 16.6 - - 16.3 - - 15.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.0 - - 65.7 - - 72.2 - - 74.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 10.0 - - 15.8 - - 15.5 - - 14.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 269 - - 319 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 175 - - 2837 - - 4240 - - 176 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - - 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] 96705 13 272 16 262 17 266 22 284 96705 89506 11 272 6 278 6 243 11 289 89506 84008 10 187 9 257 2 229 4 030 84008 79467 8 118 9 154 5 226 4 294 79467 75547 10 038 12 124 8 148 9 217 75547 72067 6 039 5 080 1 226 3 224 72067 68905 6 142 9 145 10 182 11 198 68905 65984 10 331 12 300 12 302 10 331 65984 63298 6 350 8 278 19 283 24 320 63298 60749 23 014 20 349 19 347 23 345 60749 58099 35 342 35 329 29 335 28 346 58099 55336 37 333 34 328 27 324 29 329 55336 52692 35 337 30 337 28 320 31 324 52692 50308 29 343 30 333 28 316 36 320 50308 48178 22 341 27 332 29 318 37 314 48178 46256 17 342 25 335 28 326 32 318 46256 44494 16 348 31 339 30 334 33 334 44494 42856 18 349 40 337 39 339 46 333 42856 41319 23 347 41 332 49 339 53 331 41319 39873 28 342 46 334 53 335 52 334 39873 38512 33 340 51 334 52 335 51 337 38512 37207 42 341 55 336 52 339 51 339 37207 35896 55 340 57 337 51 340 48 338 35896 34552 60 338 56 337 49 339 47 335 34552 33179 61 339 55 338 47 339 48 330 33179 31765 60 342 55 340 47 339 49 327 31765 30301 58 343 53 342 48 340 49 328 30301 28792 55 343 52 342 47 340 46 330 28792 27242 53 344 50 342 44 342 43 331 27242 25654 52 346 47 345 40 342 39 333 25654 24031 50 350 41 350 37 340 36 333 24031 22368 48 353 37 351 35 337 35 332 22368 20657 45 352 34 345 34 335 34 330 20657 18926 40 347 35 336 35 332 33 330 18926 17263 37 343 35 333 37 332 32 333 17263 15749 34 344 32 337 37 336 30 338 15749 14397 31 347 28 344 33 342 27 344 14397 13186 29 351 23 350 24 348 21 351 13186 12096 26 355 20 357 15 350 15 352 12096 11112 24 358 17 002 11 347 11 350 11112 10224 21 002 13 006 8*342 9 344 10224 9427 19 007 7*009 5*322 6 328 9427 8708 17 013 3*003 4 283 5 300 8708 8053 14 021 1 354 5 239 5 263 8053 7463 11 027 1 290 6 231 6 244 7463 6964 9 031 1 238 6 226 6 239 6964 6575 7 029 2 220 7 222 6 235 6575 6305 6 022 2 217 7 221 6 233 6305 6139 4*020 2 216 7 220 6 231 6139 6044 3*013 2 212 6 219 5*231 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