DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 87.1 - - 90.4 - - - - - 80.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 511 - - 522 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9217 - - 10922 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12976 - - 14394 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15085 - - 16790 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2578 - - 1661 - - - - - 11658 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 709 - - 756 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 18 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 321 - - 313 - - - - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -26 - - -20 - - - - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5078 - - -3754 - - - - - -12639 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20164 - - 20545 - - - - - 18685 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10062 - - -7015 - - - - - -17793 ODpotential blCL - - - 25147 - - 23805 - - - - - 23838 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 64 - - - - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.1 - - 90.4 - - - - - 80.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.3 - - 19.7 - - - - - 19.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.9 - - 87.1 - - - - - 85.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.0 - - 19.3 - - - - - 19.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 511 - - 522 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9217 - - 10922 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98687 32 097 28 097 24 080 98687 91172 27 095 25 095 24 090 91172 85394 25 091 20 086 25 079 85394 80628 18 087 21 100 22 080 80628 76539 18 086 17 102 21 063 76539 72962 18 085 18 088 16 069 72962 69739 17 069 17 079 17 089 69739 66774 14 062 11 063 17 058 66774 64045 10 026 9 006 12 060 64045 61409 6 342 13 353 8 020 61409 58666 8 332 12 326 12 322 58666 55834 14 330 11 320 11 312 55834 53138 19 341 16 341 15 314 53138 50713 21 335 12 340 17 309 50713 48533 17 314 10 355 15 324 48533 46550 11 344 18 359 18 359 46550 44741 21 012 21 355 20 009 44741 43072 19 039 13 009 15 015 43072 41516 25 061 15 053 11 030 41516 40053 27 050 19 050 13 041 40053 38678 30 038 21 038 17 039 38678 37362 27 036 17 035 17 029 37362 36040 20 047 13 036 16 020 36040 34684 14 054 12 028 15 016 34684 33299 12 063 10 013 14 014 33299 31874 11 061 8 360 12 015 31874 30400 12 033 10 359 12 023 30400 28882 14 011 14 002 12 027 28882 27322 18 002 16 001 11 022 27322 25725 22 003 17 357 10 011 25725 24095 20 359 16 353 11 006 24095 22429 17 349 14 353 8 346 22429 20720 19 336 15 351 11 309 20720 19002 23 322 19 335 19 280 19002 17357 25 314 22*322 17 278 17357 15856 22*313 20*317 15 288 15856 14511 19*315 19 316 13 299 14511 13298 18 316 19 315 12 310 13298 12201 18 318 19 314 12 319 12201 11207 17 320 19 314 12 326 11207 10307 17 322 18 313 13 331 10307 9497 17 323 18 312 13 335 9497 8766 17 324 18 312 14 338 8766 8098 17 325 17 311 14 340 8098 7496 16 326 17 311 13 341 7496 6986 16 327 16 310 12 342 6986 6588 15 327 16 310 11 343 6588 6312 14 327 15 309 8 344 6312 6143 14 327 15 309 6*348 6143 6045 13 326 13 308 6*351 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