DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.2 - - 86.9 - - - - - 80.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 501 - - 403 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5520 - - 13434 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9956 - - 16321 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11388 - - 19302 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4843 - - 1725 - - - - - 13212 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 593 - - 743 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 26 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 235 - - - - - 207 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 22 - - 26 - - - - - 27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1117 - - 2943 - - - - - -8471 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12506 - - 16360 - - - - - 14517 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3112 - - 1889 - - - - - -10381 ODpotential blCL - - - 14500 - - 17413 - - - - - 16426 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 97 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 760 - - 430 - - - - - 450 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.2 - - 86.9 - - - - - 80.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.8 - - 35.5 - - - - - 37.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.0 - - 84.4 - - - - - 81.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 35.3 - - - - - 37.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 501 - - 403 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5520 - - 13434 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 87 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 99111 35 109 29 114 27 089 99111 91577 31 114 25 120 26 098 91577 85787 33 116 25 118 27 090 85787 81018 21 110 23 111 20 106 81018 76907 17 112 17 107 19 108 76907 73254 10 120 15 107 16 093 73254 69938 14 149 10 111 10 092 69938 66896 12 144 4 143 6 159 66896 64077 6 174 9 240 6 122 64077 61355 10 200 13 209 3 036 61355 58562 8 222 15 218 4 196 58562 55698 14 229 18 244 17 232 55698 52964 16 248 25 235 35 236 52964 50510 33 265 35 239 42 244 50510 48314 55 256 54 248 52 248 48314 46321 69 252 61 249 58 249 46321 44495 72 250 65 249 63 250 44495 42808 69 248 66 247 66 250 42808 41238 65 247 63 245 65 250 41238 39768 61 247 60 245 63 250 39768 38392 56 247 56 245 61 247 38392 37076 52 247 52 245 58 245 37076 35758 48 248 49 245 54 246 35758 34409 44 251 46 245 50 247 34409 33034 41 256 43 246 46 247 33034 31621 37 259 40 247 44 245 31621 30162 33 262 37 248 42 243 30162 28662 31 266 35 251 41 242 28662 27123 32 269 35 254 39 245 27123 25550 33 270 35 255 39 251 25550 23947 32 267 35 254 38 255 23947 22310 32 257 35 251 33 254 22310 20628 35 247 34*245 30 251 20628 18928 35 242 31*238 31 248 18928 17295 34 238 28 236 32 246 17295 15803 33 236 28 236 33 244 15803 14466 32 233 27 236 34 242 14466 13259 32 232 27 235 35 240 13259 12168 30*231 26 235 35 238 12168 11178 27*229 26 235 35 235 11178 10283 24 225 25 234 35 232 10283 9477 21 220 25 234 35 229 9477 8750 18 216 24 234 35 225 8750 8086 14 204 24 233 34 221 8086 7487 13 199 23 233 33 218 7487 6980 12 197 23 233 30 214 6980 6584 11 195 22 232 27 211 6584 6310 11 193 21 232 23 209 6310 6142 11 192 20 232 20*208 6142 6045 10 192 18 232 15*207 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