DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 66.6 - - - - - 54.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 422 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8429 - - 8836 - - - - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12119 - - 12574 - - - - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14297 - - 14704 - - - - - 6043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2086 - - 2720 - - - - - 3906 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 596 - - 657 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 26 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 239 - - 236 - - - - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 24 - - 25 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -312 - - 928 - - - - - -3869 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14609 - - 13777 - - - - - 9913 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2034 - - 51 - - - - - -6321 ODpotential blCL - - - 16331 - - 14653 - - - - - 12364 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 100 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 66.6 - - - - - 54.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.4 - - 26.7 - - - - - 32.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 64.2 - - - - - 55.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.0 - - 26.4 - - - - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 422 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8429 - - 8836 - - - - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 100 - - - - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 96494 41 270 25 277 50 274 96494 89250 30 260 33 273 33 283 89250 83750 24 251 34 275 26 304 83750 79191 15 273 30 270 27 316 79191 75261 14 306 20 262 26 307 75261 71791 18 306 12 292 19 292 71791 68639 17 301 17 302 17 285 68639 65723 24 299 23 287 24 293 65723 62998 30 277 34 286 30 282 62998 60336 29 276 41 275 30 274 60336 57537 34 276 42 268 35 274 57537 54623 42 276 39 267 42 280 54623 51847 47 280 48 277 52 284 51847 49354 51 281 56 279 64 279 49354 47136 55 279 64 276 72 266 47136 45157 60 279 73 276 71 267 45157 43376 74 291 80 280 86 279 43376 41746 94 293 86 285 106 283 41746 40231 89 286 90 289 105 282 40231 38806 84 280 83 288 94 277 38806 37461 87 280 79 286 84 272 37461 36169 79 279 75 281 82 270 36169 34872 70 280 74 279 78 265 34872 33544 62 279 74 280 76 261 33544 32193 57 274 61 278 73 260 32193 30806 56 270 56 273 66 260 30806 29376 57 268 60 272 59 260 29376 27904 57 268 58 270 55 259 27904 26395 55 267 54 268 54 257 26395 24855 55 263 54 266 56 258 24855 23286 55 263 56 265 59 259 23286 21683 53 265 56 263 62 255 21683 20039 48 263 53 258 64 248 20039 18383 40 248 47 254 63 243 18383 16796 34 238 36 246 56 241 16796 15355 30*236 30*240 47 238 15355 14069 26*239 28*238 41 234 14069 12915 25 242 27 238 36 231 12915 11874 25 243 27 238 33 229 11874 10930 24 243 26 237 29 228 10930 10078 23 242 26 236 26 230 10078 9309 22 240 26 236 23 235 9309 8617 21 237 25 235 20 244 8617 7984 19 233 25 235 18 256 7984 7414 19 231 24 235 16 269 7414 6932 18 229 24 234 15 283 6932 6556 17 228 23 234 13 294 6556 6295 17 227 22 234 10 301 6295 6135 16 227 21 233 8*306 6135 6043 14 226 18 233 6*309 6043 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