DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.6 - - 89.3 - - 89.0 - - 77.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 499 - - 524 - - 203 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4003 - - 10563 - - 10995 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8743 - - 14097 - - 13857 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9871 - - 16431 - - 16863 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6301 - - 1806 - - 2027 - - 5597 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 532 - - 748 - - 553 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 223 - - 243 - - 248 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 19 - - 19 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10723 - - -6354 - - -6279 - - -15793 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20595 - - 22786 - - 23143 - - 21839 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15068 - - -10324 - - -10590 - - -22169 ODpotential blCL - - - 24939 - - 26755 - - 27453 - - 28214 blCL maxRH - - - 19 - - 21 - - 50 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.6 - - 89.3 - - 89.0 - - 77.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.1 - - 8.3 - - 6.6 - - 3.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.4 - - 85.9 - - 87.3 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.7 - - 8.1 - - 6.5 - - 2.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 499 - - 524 - - 203 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4003 - - 10563 - - 10995 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 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] 99134 29 111 34 106 35 112 31 104 99134 91593 29 105 32 108 29 110 22 098 91593 85786 26 105 28 114 20 098 24 107 85786 80964 22 112 21 110 17 106 25 089 80964 76829 24 117 19 103 20 105 17 095 76829 73191 18 109 20 108 17 113 19 095 73191 69899 14 102 11 111 17 098 12 098 69899 66888 5 165 3 148 13 041 11 084 66888 64110 13 126 10 205 7 286 5 020 64110 61442 7 015 3 097 4 281 2 228 61442 58681 14 293 10 308 9 298 10 300 58681 55840 24 279 22 287 23 284 20 286 55840 53145 32 278 33 286 29 291 23 290 53145 50718 43 279 43 286 42 290 39 293 50718 48546 52 278 51 281 54 282 52 287 48546 46581 57 280 58 281 59 280 58 284 46581 44778 61 282 64 283 59 280 58 284 44778 43107 62 283 64 283 58 280 57 284 43107 41547 62 283 61 282 56 280 55 283 41547 40083 60 282 59 280 54 280 54 281 40083 38707 59 281 58 278 55 281 55 280 38707 37387 58 280 56 276 57 279 55 280 37387 36062 58 281 55 275 57 277 55 281 36062 34705 58 281 54 275 56 274 54 281 34705 33323 59 281 52 277 54 274 52 279 33323 31903 59 281 51 281 52 276 50 279 31903 30435 55 281 50 282 51 279 49 279 30435 28921 48 281 45 282 49 280 47 281 28921 27362 42 278 39 281 47 280 46 281 27362 25764 39 277 35 278 42 278 43 279 25764 24131 36 280 33 273 35 275 35 276 24131 22461 31 278 31 272 28 276 27 275 22461 20748 28 273 28 274 24 278 22 276 20748 19019 25 268 24 274 22 274 18 280 19019 17363 18 261 17*270 17*260 18 275 17363 15855 14 256 14*261 16*257 17 260 15855 14504 13 252 13 260 16 256 17 250 14504 13288 14 251 13 257 15 255 17 246 13288 12189 14 249 13 252 14 253 17 246 12189 11194 12 247 12 246 13 250 16 247 11194 10294 10*244 12 240 12 247 16 249 10294 9485 9*238 12 236 12 245 15 253 9485 8755 8 231 12 231 11 241 15 256 8755 8089 8 225 12 228 11 238 15 259 8089 7489 8 221 12 225 10 235 14 262 7489 6981 9 217 12 222 10 233 14 265 6981 6585 9 215 12 221 10 232 13 266 6585 6310 8 213 12 220 10 231 11 268 6310 6141 8 212 12 220 9 231 9*271 6141 6045 8 211 11 219 8 230 6*277 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