DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - 81.6 - - 82.2 - - - - - 71.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 417 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7873 - - 13259 - - - - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11780 - - 16203 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13741 - - 19127 - - - - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7898 - - 2509 - - - - - 10427 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 627 - - 750 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 231 - - - - - 170 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -21 - - 63 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3910 - - 2612 - - - - - -7945 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17652 - - 16516 - - - - - 13990 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5271 - - 1949 - - - - - -10728 ODpotential blCL - - - 19012 - - 17178 - - - - - 16772 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 98 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 120 - - 340 - - - - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.6 - - 82.2 - - - - - 71.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.6 - - 30.1 - - - - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.7 - - 79.6 - - - - - 74.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.9 - - 29.6 - - - - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 417 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7873 - - 13259 - - - - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 92 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 98086 6 191 3 297 12 335 98086 90664 4 291 3 011 10 326 90664 84931 4 279 9 301 3 011 84931 80192 3 228 9 295 6 037 80192 76136 3 112 3 283 11 021 76136 72565 3 013 6 314 10 025 72565 69339 9 037 4 003 8 346 69339 66380 9 009 8 332 10 348 66380 63632 11 310 11 303 15 331 63632 60969 9 258 14 286 18 311 60969 58205 14 292 14 286 19 290 58205 55348 23 292 20 282 21 286 55348 52614 28 282 27 274 25 288 52614 50137 31 262 29 261 27 278 50137 47909 33 262 27 260 26 272 47909 45897 34 259 28 265 25 266 45897 44070 31 243 36 254 26 266 44070 42397 32 229 37 245 27 266 42397 40845 31 220 33 243 28 259 40845 39397 28 221 30 237 27 248 39397 38044 28 226 25 231 24 242 38044 36755 28 230 23 236 21 248 36755 35463 28 229 22 239 23 250 35463 34142 27 227 23 244 27 238 34142 32795 26 228 25 246 27 227 32795 31409 26 228 26 246 26 228 31409 29974 25 225 25 243 26 222 29974 28494 23 217 23 239 27 211 28494 26972 30 211 24 233 28 212 26972 25411 32 212 27 221 29 216 25411 23817 28 203 28 213 33 224 23817 22187 24 189 23 205 34 221 22187 20517 21 184 20*200 29 222 20517 18828 20 197 17*204 25 236 18828 17204 25 209 14 214 25 244 17204 15722 27 215 14 219 25 248 15722 14392 24*222 14 224 25 249 14392 13195 20*233 15 229 25 250 13195 12111 18 249 17 232 24 249 12111 11129 17 260 18 235 22 248 11129 10241 16 263 19 238 20 245 10241 9442 15 264 20 239 18 242 9442 8721 14 262 20 240 16 237 8721 8063 13 259 21 241 13 231 8063 7471 11 256 21 242 11 221 7471 6969 11 252 21 243 9 209 6969 6577 10 249 21 243 7 196 6577 6306 10 248 20 243 6 186 6306 6140 9 247 19 243 4 173 6140 6044 8 246 17 242 3*170 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