DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/17 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 - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 91.1 - - 93.2 - - 92.1 - - 83.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 482 - - 514 - - 197 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 11857 - - 13467 - - 13495 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 15126 - - 16502 - - 15841 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17725 - - 19335 - - 19363 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2561 - - 1347 - - 2156 - - 13856 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 757 - - 808 - - 588 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 17 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 297 - - 301 - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - -9 - - -37 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3219 - - -1351 - - -1034 - - -12265 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20945 - - 20687 - - 20398 - - 18311 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6635 - - -3841 - - -3027 - - -14845 ODpotential blCL - - - 24360 - - 23176 - - 22390 - - 20890 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 57 - - 71 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 91.1 - - 93.2 - - 92.1 - - 83.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.4 - - 21.6 - - 22.1 - - 24.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.8 - - 89.9 - - 90.3 - - 86.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.0 - - 21.4 - - 21.9 - - 24.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 482 - - 514 - - 197 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 11857 - - 13467 - - 13495 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98697 35 109 35 112 26 100 26 096 98697 91205 30 114 23 110 24 105 27 099 91205 85480 25 116 21 110 21 112 21 099 85480 80737 21 113 22 098 19 105 20 101 80737 76650 20 099 16 108 17 080 19 100 76650 73046 17 081 14 115 14 082 16 085 73046 69791 10 065 16 095 9 126 11 077 69791 66808 8 093 9 072 7 122 4 051 66808 64050 4 104 1 346 4 018 3 013 64050 61387 1 267 5 303 9 318 6 304 61387 58630 7 274 11 288 16 285 16 297 58630 55794 12 301 13 288 20 279 25 287 55794 53097 18 307 15 303 21 291 23 282 53097 50668 20 292 14 295 20 292 19 287 50668 48484 12 278 7 275 14 295 15 286 48484 46488 3 255 4 239 10 277 10 281 46488 44649 10 157 6 172 13 222 10 278 44649 42952 15 126 11 132 12 192 9 245 42952 41380 14 116 7 131 7 173 5 241 41380 39915 8 127 1 221 1 059 4 317 39915 38545 4 181 5 238 5 326 9 342 38545 37232 2 226 7 227 7 308 10 334 37232 35912 4 333 4 248 7 318 11 326 35912 34561 6 333 5 299 9 324 10 327 34561 33183 7 321 8 281 11 325 10 336 33183 31767 7 282 10 281 10 320 8 328 31767 30303 10 255 11 274 9 311 9 321 30303 28796 12 244 12 263 9 302 9 317 28796 27249 12 246 11 263 9 308 8 307 27249 25666 11 269 10 283 8 325 6 295 25666 24050 13 298 10 318 10 348 6 354 24050 22398 16 311 13 330 14 337 12 339 22398 20707 21 302 17*321 20*315 9 317 20707 19001 22*292 16*310 20*298 8 323 19001 17360 18*294 15 305 20 297 9 330 17360 15861 16 299 15 304 19 297 10 333 15861 14516 16 300 15 302 19 298 11 333 14516 13304 15 302 15 300 18 300 13 331 13304 12207 15 303 16 297 17 302 14 329 12207 11213 15 304 16 295 16 304 14 325 11213 10313 14 305 16 293 16 305 14 321 10313 9502 14 306 16 292 15 306 14 316 9502 8771 14 306 16 290 15 307 14 310 8771 8102 13 306 16 289 14 307 14 303 8102 7499 13 305 16 287 14 307 14 294 7499 6987 13 305 15 287 13 307 13 285 6987 6589 12 305 15 286 13 307 12 276 6589 6312 12 305 15 285 12 308 10 270 6312 6143 11 304 14 285 12 307 8*269 6143 6045 10 304 13 284 11 307 4*279 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