DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.9 - - 81.1 - - 80.0 - - 72.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 488 - - 513 - - 180 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10897 - - 11239 - - 10207 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14339 - - 14647 - - 13143 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16765 - - 17107 - - 16075 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2322 - - 2002 - - 3235 - - 12190 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 739 - - 759 - - 519 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 14 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 204 - - 219 - - 222 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 17 - - 16 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1785 - - -1913 - - -3658 - - -11462 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18551 - - 19021 - - 19734 - - 17508 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3960 - - -4415 - - -6401 - - -15142 ODpotential blCL - - - 20725 - - 21522 - - 22476 - - 21187 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 67 - - 73 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.9 - - 81.1 - - 80.0 - - 72.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.5 - - 17.4 - - 13.3 - - 16.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.8 - - 77.9 - - 78.4 - - 76.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.9 - - 16.8 - - 12.6 - - 16.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 488 - - 513 - - 180 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10897 - - 11239 - - 10207 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 41 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] 98397 14 110 6 145 11 051 11 075 98397 90963 13 101 8 123 8 063 12 067 90963 85251 15 104 16 090 12 107 15 072 85251 80509 17 103 18 088 20 078 13 099 80509 76444 14 088 16 113 14 077 17 079 76444 72879 10 100 14 096 15 116 15 070 72879 69676 14 108 14 092 16 113 12 100 69676 66723 15 109 9 129 4 098 13 088 66723 63970 13 123 11 139 8 185 3 089 63970 61305 5 161 9 184 5 221 4 214 61305 58520 14 230 11 208 9 242 6 209 58520 55610 17 235 19 234 17 238 16 241 55610 52827 21 253 21 240 20 236 20 228 52827 50322 28 254 26 244 22 244 17 225 50322 48064 35 250 36 245 29 251 22 250 48064 46011 40 248 44 242 39 251 34 258 46011 44143 45 249 46 243 47 249 45 255 44143 42444 50 253 48 248 54 250 55 252 42444 40886 57 256 55 254 62 251 60 250 40886 39438 61 255 60 253 66 250 62 245 39438 38083 63 253 61 251 64 247 61 242 38083 36788 58 253 59 250 63 243 65 241 36788 35489 50 247 60 247 64 242 68 242 35489 34156 46 240 60 247 64 244 66 247 34156 32799 42 241 54 251 60 248 59 253 32799 31404 40 243 49 254 52 250 47 254 31404 29964 38 245 45 250 43 245 37 245 29964 28483 36 246 40 247 38 244 34 238 28483 26961 33 247 35 249 30 246 27 243 26961 25406 30 245 32 246 23 249 20 244 25406 23818 27 243 31 241 22 250 15 239 23818 22191 23 243 29 241 21 251 13 244 22191 20516 17 251 24 239 20 249 16 227 20516 18824 18 261 18 235 18 243 21 212 18824 17201 19*255 11*228 13*231 22 209 17201 15719 15*241 10*226 11*229 21 211 15719 14390 11 222 9 226 11 229 19 214 14390 13192 10 206 9 224 11 228 16 219 13192 12109 9 199 9 223 10 227 13 227 12109 11127 8 196 9 220 10 225 11 238 11127 10240 7 193 10 218 10 222 9 252 10240 9442 7 191 10 217 10 219 8 264 9442 8722 7 190 10 215 10 217 8 273 8722 8064 7 189 10 214 10 214 7 279 8064 7472 7 187 10 213 10 213 7 284 7472 6969 7 186 10 212 10 212 7 286 6969 6578 7 185 10 212 10 211 6 288 6578 6307 7 184 10 212 10 210 5 293 6307 6140 7 184 10 212 9 210 5*302 6140 6045 7 185 9 211 9 209 4*308 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