DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - - 73.9 - - 73.7 - - 66.5 - - 59.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 475 - - 459 - - 195 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8736 - - 8877 - - 4593 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12548 - - 12647 - - 8839 - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14604 - - 14745 - - 10461 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2737 - - 2548 - - 2213 - - 6117 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 680 - - 676 - - 408 - - 46 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 177 - - 203 - - 183 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 30 - - 32 - - 19 - - 16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -613 - - 772 - - -488 - - -1668 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15218 - - 13973 - - 10949 - - 7713 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1650 - - -249 - - -2518 - - -3988 ODpotential blCL - - - 16254 - - 14994 - - 12979 - - 10032 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 91 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 150 - - 60 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.9 - - 73.7 - - 66.5 - - 59.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.6 - - 33.0 - - 39.1 - - 45.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.9 - - 70.9 - - 64.8 - - 59.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 32.8 - - 39.0 - - 44.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 475 - - 459 - - 195 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8736 - - 8877 - - 4593 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 66 - - 94 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 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] 98464 17 116 19 103 12 111 13 065 98464 90989 8 125 8 046 14 096 13 083 90989 85244 8 113 4 088 9 057 15 085 85244 80497 5 134 7 105 8 067 11 076 80497 76425 5 087 10 096 10 093 8 085 76425 72822 6 076 4 058 9 038 6 088 72822 69546 4 137 3 244 8 331 5 039 69546 66520 7 213 7 230 7 253 1 207 66520 63702 7 235 12 229 10 220 4 228 63702 60970 8 259 15 233 15 232 9 262 60970 58125 9 244 18 236 18 249 15 269 58125 55181 12 251 14 242 17 250 18 257 55181 52377 16 254 13 264 15 256 18 241 52377 49856 19 244 17 262 19 257 14 240 49856 47602 19 245 18 251 20 249 15 262 47602 45566 19 242 15 237 18 230 20 247 45566 43716 18 230 15 234 18 225 23 228 43716 42027 21 206 22 214 20 212 25 203 42027 40475 21 196 21 195 20 182 25 174 40475 39037 24 194 20 184 28 162 28 158 39037 37698 30 180 30 195 37 162 37 161 37698 36419 27 185 50 183 45 172 52 161 36419 35136 37 199 45 184 47 168 51 161 35136 33819 37 197 43 185 45 163 52 159 33819 32473 32 193 41 185 43 162 50 159 32473 31087 29 192 36 185 41 163 49 163 31087 29653 25 192 30 186 40 165 46 167 29653 28176 21 190 26 186 38 166 39 170 28176 26657 16 185 23 178 34 162 32 173 26657 25103 17 176 22 164 31 159 27 170 25103 23514 23 171 23 154 29 154 23 169 23514 21890 29 161 26 156 29 143 21 170 21890 20225 33 159 27 155 31 137 20 172 20225 18545 30 156 24 151 35 138 20 176 18545 16936 14 125 17 154 37 139 19 182 16936 15474 10*104 13*172 34 138 20 185 15474 14169 10*130 13*189 30 136 19 189 14169 12999 12 141 14 193 22 137 17 188 12999 11944 13 158 14 196 14 152 16 183 11944 10989 15 173 16 203 11*175 16 178 10989 10126 16 181 17 204 11*182 17 176 10126 9349 16 186 18 206 11 183 17 178 9349 8648 17 189 19 207 11 184 18 179 8648 8008 17 192 19 207 11 184 18 180 8008 7432 17 194 19 208 11 184 18 181 7432 6944 16 196 19 208 11 184 17 181 6944 6563 16 197 19 208 10 183 16 181 6563 6299 16 197 19 208 10 183 14 181 6299 6137 15 197 18 208 10 183 11*182 6137 6044 14 197 16 208 9 183 9*182 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