DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 73.9 - - 79.9 - - - - - 71.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 517 - - 509 - - - - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7575 - - 12566 - - - - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11636 - - 15746 - - - - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13443 - - 18434 - - - - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1522 - - 2973 - - - - - 5560 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 667 - - 787 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 22 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 175 - - 187 - - - - - 229 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 18 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 32 - - 52 - - - - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3191 - - 241 - - - - - -12544 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16634 - - 18194 - - - - - 18589 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6380 - - -1176 - - - - - -15295 ODpotential blCL - - - 19823 - - 19610 - - - - - 21339 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 53 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.9 - - 79.9 - - - - - 71.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.4 - - 19.9 - - - - - 10.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.9 - - 76.8 - - - - - 73.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.9 - - 19.3 - - - - - 10.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 517 - - 509 - - - - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7575 - - 12566 - - - - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98484 9 084 15 063 11 064 98484 91076 15 103 13 095 10 075 91076 85358 13 118 8 125 12 086 85358 80607 12 134 12 132 14 081 80607 76525 15 097 11 114 15 079 76525 72928 17 080 4 092 14 081 72928 69676 5 096 4 100 13 068 69676 66676 11 151 11 167 1 133 66676 63886 6 149 11 179 1 296 63886 61176 7 200 13 197 14 234 61176 58337 23 176 18 207 13 215 58337 55390 7 213 11 232 13 249 55390 52594 5 265 19 247 27 234 52594 50094 34 230 39 228 30 224 50094 47859 46 231 40 236 29 228 47859 45826 48 225 45 239 33 234 45826 43961 44 214 43 230 39 234 43961 42241 37 206 42 227 45 233 42241 40648 35 209 45 225 51 231 40648 39169 37 216 48 226 54 228 39169 37796 42 219 52 227 56 221 37796 36496 47 219 57 227 58 212 36496 35199 50 217 60 222 56 209 35199 33874 49 211 60 216 52 208 33874 32528 47 202 61 214 45 207 32528 31146 45 201 60 216 38 198 31146 29719 44 203 55 217 37 193 29719 28249 43 204 49 216 37 192 28249 26740 43 206 47 212 40 184 26740 25197 43 208 47 209 41 174 25197 23623 44 210 48 207 40 172 23623 22013 44 209 48 206 38 173 22013 20361 42 204 46 204 36 174 20361 18696 40 198 41*197 34 176 18696 17095 39 198 32*190 33 180 17095 15633 39 199 28 188 32 186 15633 14318 33*195 26 187 31 192 14318 13134 25*188 24 187 31 198 13134 12060 22 180 22 187 30 206 12060 11089 20 175 21 187 29 213 11089 10210 19 173 20 187 28 218 10210 9418 18 172 19 187 28 221 9418 8704 18 172 19 187 28 223 8704 8051 18 172 18 187 28 224 8051 7463 17 172 17 187 28 226 7463 6963 17 172 17 187 26 227 6963 6575 16 172 16 187 23 227 6575 6305 16 172 16 187 18 227 6305 6139 15 172 15 187 15*228 6139 6044 14 172 14 187 8*229 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