DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.9 - - 78.0 - - 77.6 - - 66.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 364 - - 73 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1963 - - 4099 - - 4488 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7053 - - 8721 - - 8112 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7831 - - 9967 - - 10356 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1344 - - 4173 - - 3967 - - 1613 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 362 - - 484 - - 294 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 11 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 10 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 173 - - 224 - - 227 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 13 - - 15 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6963 - - -5905 - - -5971 - - -8293 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14795 - - 15873 - - 16328 - - 14338 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11118 - - -8905 - - -9496 - - -13936 ODpotential blCL - - - 18949 - - 18872 - - 19852 - - 19980 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 46 - - 45 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.9 - - 78.0 - - 77.6 - - 66.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 29.1 - - 26.8 - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.6 - - 75.4 - - 76.7 - - 72.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.8 - - 28.6 - - 26.4 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 364 - - 73 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1963 - - 4099 - - 4488 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96139 36 248 49 271 38 270 39 264 96139 89048 26 272 33 278 28 272 30 276 89048 83613 22 266 28 276 28 285 24 288 83613 79096 16 247 21 271 29 287 28 303 79096 75210 12 266 15 274 24 280 28 303 75210 71778 15 277 12 283 21 270 25 285 71778 68688 18 274 17 269 21 266 24 274 68688 65863 19 277 17 259 19 268 22 278 65863 63264 18 278 15 273 12 272 14 258 63264 60761 17 291 16 291 12 287 11 250 60761 58138 22 284 25 274 26 283 22 281 58138 55387 28 273 29 258 37 268 39 272 55387 52737 32 272 30 260 38 258 40 256 52737 50328 40 270 32 272 37 266 36 254 50328 48142 38 268 38 269 40 268 39 264 48142 46135 36 268 40 260 42 260 41 261 46135 44283 39 259 38 257 41 254 42 252 44283 42579 44 255 39 261 41 262 41 258 42579 41016 53 255 48 256 45 263 45 264 41016 39572 61 251 58 249 50 256 45 262 39572 38217 62 249 62 249 58 254 46 259 38217 36919 57 251 59 249 57 253 48 259 36919 35616 49 253 53 251 51 254 46 260 35616 34284 45 252 46 252 48 254 43 261 34284 32927 42 251 39 253 45 252 40 260 32927 31531 40 253 33 255 40 250 38 256 31531 30087 34 259 30 251 36 252 37 252 30087 28598 32 261 30 251 34 255 36 251 28598 27067 31 257 32 254 35 256 35 251 27067 25496 31 251 35 256 36 257 35 253 25496 23889 27 246 35 254 36 258 34 254 23889 22242 23 250 31 250 32 260 31 258 22242 20550 19 261 23 248 25 259 26 264 20550 18843 16 272 18 249 20 255 22 269 18843 17207 14 271 14 246 16 254 19 269 17207 15717 13 262 13 247 15 257 18 268 15717 14382 12 256 13 251 15 259 20 264 14382 13182 9 243 12 251 13 257 20 256 13182 12098 7 219 11 247 12 254 21 250 12098 11117 5 184 10 244 11*251 20 248 11117 10231 6 159 9*240 11*246 18 250 10231 9433 6 159 8*235 10 242 17 253 9433 8714 5 167 8 231 10 231 15 255 8714 8057 4*171 8 226 10 224 13 253 8057 7466 4*173 8 223 10 220 10 243 7466 6965 5 173 8 220 10 217 8 226 6965 6575 5 173 8 217 9 216 7 212 6575 6305 5 173 8 215 9 215 5 205 6305 6139 5 172 8 214 9 214 2 208 6139 6044 5 173 7 214 8 212 1*222 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