DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1001z - - 1338z - - 1604z - - 1902z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 57.4 - - 68.0 - - 74.5 - - 74.5 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 181 - - 516 - - 535 - - 209 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3232 - - 5786 - - 6522 - - 5237 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit 7786 - - 10182 - - 10791 - - 9364 - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top 9100 - - 11654 - - 12390 - - 11105 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1622 - - 1610 - - 2057 - - 3065 - - 1242 Hgt.Variab. W* 353 - - 609 - - 641 - - 436 - - 5 W* B/S 8 - - 10 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 11 - - 15 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 024 - - 354 - - 350 - - 354 - - 010 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -11 - - -17 - - -27 - - -30 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3946 - - -4358 - - -4947 - - -6423 - - -9506 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 13047 - - 16013 - - 17338 - - 17529 - - 15551 sfcLCL ODpotential -11223 - - -9395 - - -8848 - - -10312 - - -14988 ODpotential blCL 20323 - - 21049 - - 21238 - - 21417 - - 21032 blCL maxRH 52 - - 52 - - 38 - - 43 - - 31 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 57.4 - - 68.0 - - 74.5 - - 74.5 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 21.4 - - 18.4 - - 18.9 - - 18.2 - - 17.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.9 - - 64.8 - - 71.3 - - 72.9 - - 67.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.2 - - 18.2 - - 18.6 - - 17.9 - - 17.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 181 - - 516 - - 535 - - 209 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3232 - - 5786 - - 6522 - - 5237 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 98249 14 100 8 123 9 050 18 099 17 084 98249 90864 14 102 7 121 13 108 5 083 12 082 90864 85163 11 091 17 140 6 184 6 098 5 111 85163 80413 7 092 16 120 8 173 3 180 8 068 80413 76323 7 140 5 171 9 143 7 194 9 067 76323 72711 7 153 7 180 4 171 7 113 5 106 72711 69437 3 173 5 141 8 197 4 166 4 172 69437 66423 4 195 4 189 9 157 10 208 7 177 66423 63633 2 157 4 234 5 189 10 178 9 192 63633 60938 7 239 6 285 5 244 2 258 6 209 60938 58133 10 316 11 311 9 327 6 301 7 254 58133 55241 19 332 24 339 25 340 22 331 17 327 55241 52513 29 352 26 348 27 351 24 341 23 326 52513 50080 40 358 35 357 38 346 33 340 25 336 50080 47898 51 352 46 348 40 338 34 335 29 333 47898 45911 56 342 47 348 41 338 35 330 32 325 45911 44094 53 340 46 340 41 333 37 324 38 317 44094 42428 55 340 44 333 39 334 39 323 42 314 42428 40883 57 336 42 336 39 340 40 328 41 317 40883 39439 58 335 41 342 40 342 40 331 36 322 39439 38085 57 336 43 340 41 340 39 332 31 324 38085 36787 58 336 46 336 42 337 37 331 29 324 36787 35483 61 336 49 335 43 335 34 330 31 325 35483 34144 62 336 51 336 45 333 33 329 32 327 34144 32780 58 338 51 336 47 333 33 327 31 328 32780 31381 53 341 48 337 46 335 33 327 29 326 31381 29937 51 342 44 336 45 339 33 328 28 324 29937 28451 50 340 42 334 42 341 33 330 28 325 28451 26921 49 336 41 331 38 341 33 333 28 332 26921 25354 49 335 42 333 36 339 32 339 29 342 25354 23754 48 336 44 335 36 336 31 344 30 351 23754 22118 47 340 44 335 38 335 31 348 29 355 22118 20440 45 344 42 336 36 335 29 349 25 357 20440 18746 42 347 39 338 33 336 26 349 21 356 18746 17120 40 349 37 345 30 341 24 350 18 353 17120 15639 38 352 35 351 28 347 23 351 16 349 15639 14313 36 354 31 354 24 350 21 352 15 346 14313 13121 33 357 23 354 19*350 19 353 15 347 13121 12044 29 000 17*354 17*349 17*353 15 351 12044 11071 24 002 13*352 16 348 16*352 15 356 11071 10191 19 006 12 352 16 349 16 353 15 000 10191 9399 14*011 12 353 16 349 16 354 15 004 9399 8687 11*017 11 354 16 350 17 354 15 007 8687 8036 9 021 11 355 16 350 16 354 15 008 8036 7451 9 024 10 356 16 351 16 355 15 007 7451 6955 8 026 10 357 15 352 16 356 15 006 6955 6570 7 029 9 358 14 351 15 356 14 007 6570 6302 7 030 9 359 14 352 15 356 11 009 6302 6138 6 031 8 359 13 352 14 356 8*011 6138 6044 6 033 8 359 12 352 12 356 5*010 6044 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