DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - 90.4 - - 93.0 - - - - - 82.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 489 - - 515 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10859 - - 15265 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14307 - - 18001 - - - - - 6029 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16727 - - 21133 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3901 - - 1598 - - - - - 15239 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 738 - - 842 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 295 - - - - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 35 - - 30 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4017 - - 579 - - - - - -12890 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20745 - - 20555 - - - - - 18935 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5644 - - -145 - - - - - -15767 ODpotential blCL - - - 22371 - - 21278 - - - - - 21812 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 78 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.4 - - 93.0 - - - - - 82.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.7 - - 22.0 - - - - - 20.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.2 - - 89.6 - - - - - 86.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.4 - - 21.9 - - - - - 20.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 489 - - 515 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10859 - - 15265 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98873 26 117 27 095 30 097 98873 91373 25 120 25 108 24 094 91373 85612 27 127 16 122 16 102 85612 80841 27 112 16 129 15 098 80841 76737 25 097 16 126 18 092 76737 73106 13 108 16 108 14 108 73106 69832 15 123 11 101 9 088 69832 66845 5 067 7 146 5 061 66845 64087 5 200 3 033 5 056 64087 61421 8 327 9 286 8 321 61421 58663 21 306 13 291 13 305 58663 55831 25 292 17 291 22 301 55831 53137 29 292 26 295 29 298 53137 50709 36 300 34 295 36 296 50709 48524 39 302 38 299 41 301 48524 46529 40 304 41 304 48 307 46529 44689 35 300 43 308 53 307 44689 42981 20 284 39 304 49 308 42981 41389 12 299 29 285 44 313 41389 39903 10 289 17 282 35 309 39903 38520 7 278 12 280 23 294 38520 37208 5 283 10 261 13 270 37208 35894 4 271 10 253 12 263 35894 34546 4 248 11 245 15 257 34546 33171 4 247 10 231 16 253 33171 31757 0 207 8 221 15 250 31757 30297 3 032 4 234 11 236 30297 28796 6 346 4 274 8 226 28796 27256 6 315 4 289 5 230 27256 25677 6 291 8 319 5 244 25677 24064 10 294 13 311 8 265 24064 22416 16 291 16*288 10 287 22416 20725 17 287 14*281 8 288 20725 19018 18 291 12 284 7 289 19018 17375 16*294 12 286 9 295 17375 15874 13*297 12 287 9 300 15874 14526 12 299 12 290 10 303 14526 13312 12 306 12 296 10 305 13312 12213 11 315 13 298 10 307 12213 11217 11 319 13 301 10 308 11217 10316 11 322 13 302 10 309 10316 9504 11 325 13 303 10 310 9504 8771 11 327 13 304 10 311 8771 8102 11 329 13 304 9 312 8102 7499 11 329 13 305 9 313 7499 6987 10 330 13 305 8 312 6987 6589 10 331 12 305 7 311 6589 6312 10 331 12 305 6 307 6312 6143 10 331 12 304 5*309 6143 6045 9 331 11 304 5*311 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