DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 61.8 - - 67.5 - - 68.2 - - 62.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 284 - - 177 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4197 - - 6361 - - 5295 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8780 - - 10396 - - 9323 - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10065 - - 12229 - - 11163 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2747 - - 3244 - - 4319 - - 7596 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 480 - - 517 - - 415 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 13 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 210 - - 213 - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 12 - - 16 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1159 - - 545 - - -684 - - -4808 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8907 - - 11684 - - 11847 - - 10853 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -324 - - -1159 - - -2403 - - -7769 ODpotential blCL - - - 10389 - - 13388 - - 13566 - - 13813 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 98 - - 91 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 280 - - 160 - - 160 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.8 - - 67.5 - - 68.2 - - 62.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.3 - - 36.9 - - 36.8 - - 35.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.5 - - 65.4 - - 66.5 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.5 - - 36.6 - - 36.6 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 284 - - 177 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4197 - - 6361 - - 5295 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 91 - - 65 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 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] 98591 13 117 13 108 15 088 12 102 98591 91109 18 114 13 116 10 110 15 098 91109 85333 17 106 14 100 9 107 14 093 85333 80553 14 106 14 094 9 106 11 075 80553 76458 8 100 11 104 9 113 10 044 76458 72857 3 092 7 085 9 107 8 059 72857 69589 7 126 4 196 8 104 9 087 69589 66564 5 150 6 154 5 131 9 119 66564 63743 12 184 9 199 6 216 4 155 63743 60995 14 165 13 194 10 225 7 202 60995 58122 12 196 10 194 13 210 14 199 58122 55154 20 216 13 219 12 204 14 213 55154 52335 24 213 23 229 15 217 19 219 52335 49808 21 198 27 223 19 213 21 199 49808 47553 14 179 24 197 21 203 20 196 47553 45524 10 198 18 180 21 203 18 213 45524 43686 23 229 20 217 23 209 15 236 43686 42001 32 211 22 221 20 211 17 245 42001 40440 31 192 20 214 18 215 21 220 40440 38986 25 198 21 210 20 204 21 194 38986 37635 25 207 24 206 22 187 20 185 37635 36348 25 208 25 202 23 178 19 183 36348 35057 26 216 25 195 22 179 18 187 35057 33735 30 216 22 197 21 186 17 197 33735 32387 30 208 18 209 19 188 15 212 32387 31001 25 204 17 222 15 197 14 228 31001 29570 24 206 18 222 12 211 13 236 29570 28098 21 213 20 215 12 227 11 242 28098 26586 17 231 16 209 13 233 9 245 26586 25040 15 235 15 210 13 239 11 234 25040 23465 13 225 15 217 14 239 13 221 23465 21852 12 227 15 235 11 234 14 219 21852 20194 14 242 14 243 12 225 13 218 20194 18527 14 246 13 253 13 220 15 226 18527 16937 12 242 13 261 13 223 20 228 16937 15493 6 247 11 257 12 221 22 225 15493 14198 2 287 8 241 13 215 21 221 14198 13032 1 284 7*214 13 211 20 217 13032 11976 3 193 7*209 12*211 18 212 11976 11019 6 187 7 208 11*210 17 205 11019 10153 7*183 7 208 11 210 16 196 10153 9372 8*181 8 209 11 212 14 187 9372 8668 8 181 7 210 11 212 12 180 8668 8024 8 180 8 210 11 213 11 176 8024 7444 8 180 7 211 11 214 10 173 7444 6952 7 179 7 213 11 215 9 171 6952 6568 7 179 7 213 11 215 8 168 6568 6301 7 179 7 212 10 216 7 164 6301 6138 7 179 7 213 10 216 5*155 6138 6044 6 179 6 212 9 215 4*149 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