DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.9 - - 54.1 - - 54.5 - - 43.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 227 - - 283 - - 17 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1549 - - 2496 - - 175 - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6659 - - 7411 - - 6026 - - 6026 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7417 - - 8364 - - 6043 - - 6043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 660 - - 903 - - 3361 - - 1261 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 299 - - 376 - - 62 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 28 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 213 - - 190 - - 348 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 6 - - 8 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4140 - - -5608 - - -8230 - - -5711 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11558 - - 13972 - - 14274 - - 11754 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12414 - - -12580 - - -15541 - - -15839 ODpotential blCL - - - 19831 - - 20944 - - 21584 - - 21882 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 78 - - 75 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.9 - - 54.1 - - 54.5 - - 43.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.1 - - 14.5 - - 13.6 - - 14.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.2 - - 52.0 - - 54.0 - - 49.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.5 - - 14.0 - - 13.2 - - 13.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 227 - - 283 - - 17 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1549 - - 2496 - - 175 - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 11 - - 1 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96533 16 088 14 072 11 080 11 049 96533 89411 13 095 17 107 5 066 13 039 89411 83886 10 091 9 091 4 076 9 010 83886 79280 11 070 2 093 7 355 13 352 79280 75298 8 025 5 040 10 320 20 340 75298 71775 15 338 10 017 12 323 19 331 71775 68582 19 320 16 336 15 336 18 341 68582 65652 24 301 27 313 29 316 31 322 65652 62945 26 295 26 298 28 293 30 299 62945 60329 30 310 29 314 31 311 35 314 60329 57603 47 305 52 308 52 311 47 312 57603 54780 57 294 56 296 58 303 55 308 54780 52086 57 295 54 298 58 303 59 307 52086 49655 62 305 61 306 67 303 67 314 49655 47486 72 309 75 303 66 304 81 308 47486 45553 80 307 79 300 77 307 81 302 45553 43818 79 305 71 301 77 308 68 326 43818 42223 71 307 63 305 69 308 78 332 42223 40722 60 321 64 306 63 302 85 329 40722 39304 64 329 65 303 61 301 83 327 39304 37965 65 327 63 302 58 306 87 330 37965 36678 64 324 60 303 55 310 83 333 36678 35381 63 322 56 303 56 307 68 332 35381 34049 61 319 54 304 59 305 57 319 34049 32691 59 316 53 304 57 304 54 310 32691 31294 57 313 52 305 52 301 56 307 31294 29849 52 312 50 307 48 297 56 309 29849 28358 47 316 45 310 43 297 53 309 28358 26822 45 319 38 315 36 301 49 306 26822 25246 38 314 35 316 32 303 46 304 25246 23635 29 303 33 308 30 301 42 303 23635 21986 27 296 31 298 31 296 37 300 21986 20294 25 294 28 292 31 292 34 296 20294 18589 22 291 24 290 28 288 31 294 18589 16959 21 287 22 286 24 285 27 292 16959 15478 21 286 21 284 21 283 23 290 15478 14155 21 288 20 284 19 282 20 287 14155 12968 19 291 18 286 18 283 18 284 12968 11899 16 293 15 287 16 284 17 280 11899 10936 12 291 12 286 14 283 16 275 10936 10070 8 281 9 278 10 285 15 269 10070 9295 6 261 5 268 5 292 12 261 9295 8599 5 231 2*245 2 280 9 253 8599 7967 3*201 2*226 2 240 5 241 7967 7400 2*200 2 217 4 193 3 210 7400 6921 2 196 2 212 4 192 3 192 6921 6549 2 198 3 210 5 192 2 207 6549 6291 2 198 3 208 5 191 1 243 6291 6133 2 198 3 206 5*191 1*337 6133 6043 2 197 3 204 4*190 2*348 6043 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