DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - 45.0 - - 49.5 - - 51.4 - - 43.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 205 - - 362 - - 161 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5052 - - 5084 - - 5246 - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9219 - - 9492 - - 9232 - - 6026 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10920 - - 10952 - - 11114 - - 6043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3668 - - 4239 - - 4019 - - 4795 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 430 - - 519 - - 401 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 13 - - 13 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 227 - - 245 - - 310 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - -15 - - -17 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1307 - - 436 - - -11 - - -2879 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9614 - - 10517 - - 11125 - - 8922 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -62 - - -881 - - -1484 - - -5845 ODpotential blCL - - - 10982 - - 11833 - - 12598 - - 11888 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 89 - - 71 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 50 - - 30 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.0 - - 49.5 - - 51.4 - - 43.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.9 - - 24.3 - - 23.6 - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 47.2 - - 50.0 - - 46.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.4 - - 24.1 - - 23.4 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 205 - - 362 - - 161 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5052 - - 5084 - - 5246 - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 54 - - 0 - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 97201 48 289 52 292 55 294 58 289 97201 89889 44 296 54 297 46 305 44 299 89889 84243 45 286 55 292 50 298 41 301 84243 79554 37 267 43 275 43 289 37 293 79554 75536 24 250 28 260 30 260 32 264 75536 71985 17 250 23 242 24 234 31 251 71985 68745 26 256 27 238 27 232 30 239 68745 65738 36 239 36 234 37 241 33 236 65738 62932 39 230 42 228 43 239 38 239 62932 60221 36 231 39 221 41 228 38 234 60221 57391 32 235 33 228 35 229 33 240 57391 54450 32 238 34 237 36 235 40 245 54450 51654 35 249 33 244 36 239 39 241 51654 49145 44 248 41 247 38 245 31 245 49145 46892 50 242 48 247 41 253 36 257 46892 44845 52 237 52 245 45 252 39 253 44845 42969 49 232 50 241 45 247 40 247 42969 41238 45 233 45 241 40 245 38 244 41238 39637 46 243 44 246 38 248 35 248 39637 38152 54 247 48 246 41 253 29 253 38152 36775 63 242 54 243 43 252 24 264 36775 35474 68 239 59 241 42 249 21 272 35474 34183 72 237 61 240 38 249 22 275 34183 32875 77 238 62 240 37 250 19 273 32875 31554 81 239 59 241 32 249 12 316 31554 30211 82 239 52 244 23 279 17 337 30211 28835 78 239 43 259 24 297 17 311 28835 27423 66 244 36 278 22 297 14 301 27423 25970 53 253 33 291 21 304 16 296 25970 24479 44 258 30 290 23 319 22 297 24479 22954 39 254 25 300 26 323 19 311 22954 21388 33 256 26 309 26 321 13 325 21388 19779 30 258 24 309 23 318 11 315 19779 18160 29 258 22 306 19 319 12 330 18160 16611 24 257 20 306 15 324 15 343 16611 15201 19 251 17 311 11 321 19 344 15201 13939 17 241 14 305 12 315 21 343 13939 12803 17 234 12 283 12 312 21 344 12803 11777 17*230 12*262 12*311 20 345 11777 10848 17*229 13*251 13*311 19 344 10848 10008 17 228 14 248 13 311 18 343 10008 9253 17 228 14 246 13 311 16 341 9253 8572 17 227 13 245 13 311 15 339 8572 7950 16 227 13 244 13 311 14 336 7950 7391 16 227 13 243 13 311 12 334 7391 6916 16 227 13 241 13 310 10 333 6916 6547 15 226 12 240 13 309 8 332 6547 6290 15 226 12 240 12 309 6 328 6290 6133 14 226 11 239 11 309 4*327 6133 6043 12 225 10 239 10 308 3*326 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