DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - 78.2 - - 84.0 - - 83.3 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 545 - - 525 - - 209 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8123 - - 11447 - - 11620 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12107 - - 14833 - - 14384 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13991 - - 17315 - - 17488 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1932 - - 1896 - - 1930 - - 5438 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 695 - - 770 - - 570 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 30 - - 26 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 226 - - 232 - - 246 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 16 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 26 - - 30 - - 15 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3648 - - -4159 - - -3994 - - -12159 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17640 - - 21475 - - 21483 - - 18205 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7001 - - -7914 - - -7289 - - -16898 ODpotential blCL - - - 20992 - - 25229 - - 24777 - - 22943 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 85 - - 51 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.2 - - 84.0 - - 83.3 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.1 - - 8.8 - - 8.3 - - 14.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.1 - - 81.2 - - 81.9 - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.7 - - 8.4 - - 8.1 - - 14.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 545 - - 525 - - 209 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8123 - - 11447 - - 11620 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 1 - - 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] 98803 20 123 14 126 13 114 7 117 98803 91310 21 097 17 108 15 104 14 092 91310 85549 13 106 16 117 17 074 22 088 85549 80793 17 110 18 117 18 068 23 079 80793 76701 15 115 18 111 14 080 23 078 76701 73091 14 101 15 106 13 105 15 082 73091 69833 4 110 8 088 17 091 13 118 69833 66843 8 194 2 191 10 085 11 081 66843 64086 17 174 15 204 10 256 7 260 64086 61439 12 215 18 217 22 222 18 233 61439 58693 17 263 14 245 22 226 22 244 58693 55834 30 251 19 254 21 230 15 247 55834 53091 40 259 33 279 27 272 23 279 53091 50619 44 259 44 280 38 273 34 281 50619 48398 33 260 44 273 45 273 38 271 48398 46367 34 269 44 266 50 274 42 273 46367 44495 44 265 48 260 57 271 57 277 44495 42773 50 261 51 254 66 264 70 270 42773 41183 54 260 53 255 69 258 74 262 41183 39700 56 263 58 260 70 257 71 257 39700 38309 57 265 64 262 67 259 61 257 38309 36977 58 266 65 260 60 265 49 264 36977 35642 58 265 65 259 61 272 48 282 35642 34281 60 262 67 257 66 271 60 286 34281 32900 62 259 70 255 70 265 70 278 32900 31484 61 257 71 256 69 261 76 272 31484 30027 55 252 66 257 63 263 75 275 30027 28532 51 250 60 254 55 269 67 287 28532 26998 50 252 56 256 52 273 63 303 26998 25428 50 250 54 258 50 273 58 308 25428 23826 50 245 52 254 45 265 49 297 23826 22188 50 237 51 247 45 259 48 276 22188 20506 49 233 49 243 44 260 46 266 20506 18811 49 233 45*239 38*252 41 259 18811 17186 47 233 36*234 29*243 35 249 17186 15706 44 234 31 230 29 243 32 247 15706 14381 34*232 30 230 28 244 31 249 14381 13186 27*230 30 231 28 244 31 253 13186 12105 25 230 30 231 27 246 30 258 12105 11126 22 227 29 232 26 247 30 264 11126 10240 21 226 29 233 26 247 29 269 10240 9443 21 225 29 233 25 248 29 272 9443 8723 20 224 29 234 25 248 29 274 8723 8065 20 223 28 234 24 248 28 275 8065 7473 19 222 28 234 23 248 27 275 7473 6970 19 221 27 234 23 248 25 276 6970 6579 18 221 26 235 22 248 21 275 6579 6307 18 220 26 235 21 248 17 276 6307 6140 17 220 24 234 20 248 14*277 6140 6045 15 220 21 234 17 248 7*280 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