DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/20 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 - - - 36.0 - - 43.0 - - 39.0 - - 31.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 218 - - -6 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1077 - - 1534 - - 174 - - 174 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6232 - - 6632 - - 6025 - - 6025 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6945 - - 7402 - - 6042 - - 6042 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 518 - - 739 - - 1340 - - 444 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 244 - - 293 - - 10 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 10 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 163 - - 223 - - 211 - - 018 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 9 - - 7 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4711 - - -6897 - - -7634 - - -6225 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11657 - - 14299 - - 13676 - - 12268 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12342 - - -13580 - - -14881 - - -14904 ODpotential blCL - - - 19287 - - 20982 - - 20923 - - 20946 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 32 - - 49 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.0 - - 43.0 - - 39.0 - - 31.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.9 - - 2.1 - - 1.1 - - 0.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 41.3 - - 39.7 - - 37.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.6 - - 1.7 - - 0.8 - - 0.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 218 - - -6 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1077 - - 1534 - - 174 - - 174 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 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] 95998 15 328 23 021 4 314 10 305 95998 88937 9 357 14 008 11 013 13 036 88937 83501 10 010 7 342 17 007 18 026 83501 78983 10 024 6 009 16 024 19 009 78983 75051 15 035 8 018 11 007 19 358 75051 71544 19 005 10 046 11 004 15 001 71544 68371 20 353 16 011 18 010 19 351 68371 65455 28 331 23 004 26 357 26 333 65455 62747 34 320 34 324 27 340 29 322 62747 60140 37 321 40 320 33 334 36 327 60140 57420 37 323 42 318 39 326 41 323 57420 54572 42 322 46 314 47 317 50 323 54572 51835 50 316 54 312 59 315 57 318 51835 49356 55 312 58 311 65 310 61 313 49356 47120 57 312 57 312 63 307 64 310 47120 45082 56 312 57 313 63 308 65 310 45082 43211 55 310 60 313 64 311 65 311 43211 41486 57 307 65 311 66 311 64 312 41486 39893 54 305 64 308 66 310 64 316 39893 38422 49 308 58 305 66 311 67 320 38422 37062 48 313 51 307 66 313 71 322 37062 35779 49 315 50 314 66 315 73 323 35779 34504 50 315 52 320 62 317 70 324 34504 33211 49 314 51 324 58 318 64 325 33211 31898 47 309 49 325 57 319 61 324 31898 30550 43 305 47 321 57 319 57 324 30550 29158 40 309 44 318 55 320 54 324 29158 27725 39 312 42 320 51 324 51 327 27725 26253 37 312 41 323 48 328 49 331 26253 24744 34 314 40 324 44 328 48 333 24744 23200 32 318 39 322 41 326 46 331 23200 21616 29 320 36 321 38 329 42 328 21616 19983 25 321 31 322 35 332 37 323 19983 18329 23 324 27 323 31 332 32 319 18329 16740 21 327 23 324 27 330 29 316 16740 15292 20 330 21 323 25 326 28 319 15292 13998 17 328 20 321 23 321 28 324 13998 12836 14 323 18 318 22 316 28 329 12836 11790 12 315 17 314 22 312 27 332 11790 10847 10 308 15 310 21 309 25 332 10847 9998 8 301 13 308 18 305 22 331 9998 9236 7 294 12 307 16 300 19 327 9236 8552 6 288 10 304 13 294 15 322 8552 7930 4 284 7*292 11 285 12 315 7930 7372 1*267 5*247 8 269 8 308 7372 6902 1*159 5 223 5 239 4 302 6902 6537 2 160 6 219 5 222 1 299 6537 6285 3 165 6 217 5 214 0 347 6285 6130 3 165 6 215 5*211 1*031 6130 6042 3 164 5 214 4*211 1*018 6042 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