DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 85.1 - - - - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 414 - - 444 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3325 - - 14475 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8159 - - 17250 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9193 - - 20343 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 10122 - - 1549 - - - - - 9661 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 471 - - 788 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 26 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 273 - - - - - 240 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 25 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - -23 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11633 - - -1014 - - - - - -13567 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20827 - - 21358 - - - - - 19613 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15030 - - -3462 - - - - - -17981 ODpotential blCL - - - 24223 - - 23805 - - - - - 24026 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 60 - - - - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 85.1 - - - - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.1 - - 10.5 - - - - - 8.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.0 - - 82.0 - - - - - 79.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.2 - - 9.5 - - - - - 8.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 414 - - 444 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3325 - - 14475 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98063 7 192 1 043 4 341 98063 90673 7 200 6 215 8 344 90673 84985 6 197 6 239 6 290 84985 80251 7 232 6 244 3 314 80251 76158 8 213 10 233 7 340 76158 72548 6 167 8 251 10 334 72548 69308 1 116 3 317 9 320 69308 66348 8 310 5 294 7 327 66348 63604 9 299 12 294 6 313 63604 60947 8 311 15 276 12 299 60947 58192 15 301 16 279 13 284 58192 55349 18 286 20 276 19 289 55349 52636 22 277 24 273 25 272 52636 50199 28 273 30 272 28 259 50199 48028 29 273 31 267 31 257 48028 46073 29 282 30 269 33 245 46073 44287 29 282 31 270 27 239 44287 42638 28 278 30 267 24 240 42638 41103 28 278 26 274 23 234 41103 39662 26 287 22 285 21 233 39662 38307 23 291 21 292 16 236 38307 37008 21 293 21 288 13 242 37008 35703 21 301 20 290 11 246 35703 34368 20 303 18 295 10 247 34368 33006 17 300 16 296 9 245 33006 31605 15 298 14 289 10 248 31605 30158 13 299 13 277 9 244 30158 28668 12 298 11 270 6 244 28668 27137 12 294 8 267 6 248 27137 25567 12 288 6 272 7 246 25567 23963 10 295 6 299 7 247 23963 22322 8 314 10 327 7 217 22322 20638 7 311 17*343 9 191 20638 18934 6 298 17*345 4 181 18934 17295 7 285 13 340 2 027 17295 15798 7 283 9 331 3 358 15798 14456 9 294 7 313 3 299 14456 13247 10 304 6 284 4 264 13247 12153 10 309 6 254 6 258 12153 11164 9 308 8 235 7 256 11164 10269 7 296 9 225 8 256 10269 9464 5*270 10 221 8 255 9464 8738 5*229 10 219 8 253 8738 8076 5 208 11 216 8 250 8076 7480 6 198 11 215 8 245 7480 6974 6 195 11 213 8 240 6974 6581 6 191 11 213 7 236 6581 6307 6 189 11 212 6 234 6307 6141 6 190 11 212 5*236 6141 6045 6 188 10 211 4*240 6045 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