DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 0655z - - 0957z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.3 - - 56.9 - - 61.3 - - 61.2 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 136 - - 505 - - 499 - - 170 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3317 - - 7504 - - 8523 - - 7166 - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit 7711 - - 11569 - - 12397 - - 10730 - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top 9185 - - 13372 - - 14391 - - 13034 - - 6043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 4062 - - 1322 - - 1539 - - 2432 - - 7461 Hgt.Variab. W* 325 - - 660 - - 686 - - 453 - - 7 W* B/S 10 - - 12 - - 10 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 10 - - 12 - - 11 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 312 - - 256 - - 261 - - 262 - - 276 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - 12 - - 11 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1774 - - -282 - - -867 - - -3449 - - -8583 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10960 - - 13655 - - 15259 - - 16484 - - 14627 sfcLCL ODpotential -3497 - - -4126 - - -4429 - - -6964 - - -13090 ODpotential blCL 12682 - - 17498 - - 18820 - - 19998 - - 19133 blCL maxRH 64 - - 60 - - 73 - - 73 - - 68 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.3 - - 56.9 - - 61.3 - - 61.2 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.4 - - 17.8 - - 14.9 - - 9.6 - - 10.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.0 - - 53.9 - - 58.4 - - 59.7 - - 57.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.1 - - 17.3 - - 14.2 - - 8.9 - - 10.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 136 - - 505 - - 499 - - 170 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3317 - - 7504 - - 8523 - - 7166 - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 97447 21 267 22 263 24 279 20 286 21 298 97447 90102 13 291 18 290 17 276 16 293 22 305 90102 84487 12 321 12 294 12 294 13 288 19 322 84487 79844 13 349 11 314 12 322 10 311 17 317 79844 75863 16 351 12 328 8 331 11 334 12 320 75863 72344 12 346 15 321 8 330 8 333 9 295 72344 69119 5 326 11 327 6 292 13 294 4 295 69119 66122 7 271 6 267 9 235 15 251 12 260 66122 63340 18 261 15 235 9 269 17 244 17 261 63340 60643 29 256 24 243 21 270 22 267 21 271 60643 57812 36 253 34 249 31 267 30 270 34 270 57812 54870 42 249 42 256 41 264 45 265 44 267 54870 52070 46 254 49 260 49 261 56 262 54 265 52070 49562 55 263 54 262 60 264 62 264 60 263 49562 47326 65 263 62 265 71 267 71 266 64 265 47326 45305 68 263 70 265 80 265 80 266 75 270 45305 43460 74 267 80 264 86 263 89 263 90 264 43460 41771 90 269 90 266 94 264 95 262 99 260 41771 40220 98 268 100 266 104 266 102 266 106 264 40220 38776 99 270 102 267 113 269 114 270 117 267 38776 37420 100 273 107 270 118 269 117 268 122 266 37420 36119 104 274 113 271 115 269 115 266 121 265 36119 34813 103 274 113 271 112 268 112 266 119 265 34813 33478 97 272 104 270 111 268 108 266 115 265 33478 32120 86 270 94 269 108 268 105 267 109 264 32120 30732 72 268 84 269 98 268 101 266 97 263 30732 29309 63 270 74 269 88 266 92 264 84 260 29309 27851 63 275 62 268 79 266 81 263 76 258 27851 26357 61 276 54 266 64 269 66 264 70 259 26357 24831 55 274 51 267 55 269 52 264 60 262 24831 23273 51 273 50 271 51 268 43 263 48 262 23273 21678 50 275 51 274 49 268 39 261 39 256 21678 20041 48 279 51 276 46 269 36 260 30 253 20041 18390 43 282 46 278 42 273 32 265 25 256 18390 16810 34 284 36 280 32 277 28 269 21 260 16810 15373 26 283 25 281 16*280 22 267 21 250 15373 14087 21 284 15*279 12*277 14*267 20 243 14087 12931 18 288 11*273 12 275 11*267 16 243 12931 11886 15 286 11 270 12 272 11 266 12 249 11886 10940 13 280 11 266 12 267 11 266 8 257 10940 10085 11 277 10 261 12 262 11 264 6 267 10085 9316 9*280 10 255 13 257 11 263 5 276 9316 8622 8*289 10 251 13 254 11 261 4 278 8622 7989 7 306 10 247 13 252 11 259 4 278 7989 7418 6 318 10 243 13 248 11 257 4 277 7418 6934 6 320 10 239 13 246 11 256 5 275 6934 6558 5 321 10 238 13 245 11 255 5 274 6558 6295 5 320 10 237 13 244 10 255 4 272 6295 6135 4 318 9 236 12 244 10 254 3*269 6135 6043 4 318 9 235 11 243 9 254 2*276 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