DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - 65.6 - - 70.6 - - 70.5 - - 62.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 543 - - 535 - - 221 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8721 - - 11078 - - 9862 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12597 - - 14536 - - 13019 - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14589 - - 16946 - - 15730 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1539 - - 1001 - - 1931 - - 9193 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 711 - - 766 - - 549 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 12 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 274 - - 275 - - 269 - - 224 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 766 - - 1210 - - -183 - - -8202 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13823 - - 15737 - - 15913 - - 14247 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -279 - - 80 - - -1934 - - -11392 ODpotential blCL - - - 14868 - - 16866 - - 17664 - - 17436 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 73 - - 81 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 70.6 - - 70.5 - - 62.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.6 - - 21.9 - - 21.2 - - 21.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.5 - - 67.4 - - 68.6 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 21.6 - - 21.0 - - 21.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 543 - - 535 - - 221 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8721 - - 11078 - - 9862 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 0 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98325 13 114 10 090 6 022 9 088 98325 90880 9 121 9 091 14 084 15 118 90880 85184 11 118 13 114 13 103 16 108 85184 80474 18 120 18 126 9 103 17 080 80474 76418 22 109 15 124 9 108 16 068 76418 72837 17 090 14 113 9 101 14 076 72837 69604 9 122 10 107 14 125 14 083 69604 66644 14 125 7 150 12 115 13 106 66644 63895 5 100 7 175 4 188 8 115 63895 61223 12 199 15 185 13 195 9 158 61223 58425 17 244 17 232 17 233 21 225 58425 55502 28 222 26 223 25 223 23 221 55502 52696 24 225 24 235 21 221 27 227 52696 50171 24 244 24 248 20 251 23 252 50171 47899 28 251 29 256 33 256 30 259 47899 45829 32 248 37 258 34 258 39 264 45829 43939 35 252 41 258 41 268 47 265 43939 42207 41 259 42 268 52 269 52 269 42207 40609 44 266 50 276 57 271 58 274 40609 39128 48 275 57 278 62 277 64 275 39128 37751 53 282 64 280 68 280 69 275 37751 36444 59 286 69 281 68 280 73 275 36444 35138 64 288 69 280 65 279 73 275 35138 33808 65 289 65 281 60 279 65 275 33808 32458 66 290 62 283 58 277 53 275 32458 31075 63 292 63 285 58 271 48 275 31075 29646 53 289 64 287 58 268 47 277 29646 28175 37 282 63 289 54 272 46 278 28175 26662 26 273 59 292 47 278 44 277 26662 25114 25 276 52 293 42 278 43 276 25114 23534 27 286 46 293 40 277 40 277 23534 21918 25 293 38 291 36 276 36 276 21918 20257 24 289 31 281 32 279 30 275 20257 18582 26 283 24*278 24 287 23 280 18582 16982 26 284 13*286 15*295 19 289 16982 15527 21*289 12 286 9*291 14 295 15527 14223 16*291 12 285 9 290 9 297 14223 13049 14 289 12 283 9 287 7 297 13049 11988 14 286 12 280 9 279 6 290 11988 11026 13 280 12 276 9 272 7 281 11026 10157 12 275 12 272 9 266 7 270 10157 9375 12 270 12 269 10 261 8 261 9375 8669 11 266 12 267 10 257 9 253 8669 8024 11 261 12 265 10 254 10 246 8024 7443 11 257 12 262 10 251 10 242 7443 6950 11 253 12 261 10 250 10 237 6950 6567 11 251 12 260 10 248 10 234 6567 6300 10 250 12 259 10 248 9 230 6300 6138 10 249 11 258 10 247 7*226 6138 6044 9 248 11 258 9 246 5*224 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