DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 77.4 - - 75.8 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 351 - - 379 - - 77 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5809 - - 10585 - - 9854 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10053 - - 13944 - - 12074 - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11677 - - 16453 - - 15722 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4932 - - 1529 - - 1856 - - 265 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 537 - - 673 - - 388 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 297 - - 325 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 6 - - -19 - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5235 - - -1188 - - -1496 - - -8762 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16912 - - 17642 - - 17219 - - 14806 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7418 - - -5819 - - -5833 - - -14932 ODpotential blCL - - - 19095 - - 22272 - - 21555 - - 20976 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 58 - - 68 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 77.4 - - 75.8 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.6 - - 20.2 - - 20.8 - - 20.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.9 - - 74.8 - - 75.0 - - 67.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.0 - - 19.6 - - 20.3 - - 20.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 351 - - 379 - - 77 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5809 - - 10585 - - 9854 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 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] 96317 39 267 40 261 39 258 44 278 96317 89158 27 273 32 260 36 270 39 288 89158 83691 23 251 28 255 34 270 34 283 83691 79173 20 266 27 267 26 276 28 287 79173 75274 18 290 23 281 21 288 19 295 75274 71820 17 275 17 278 19 294 21 289 71820 68713 18 275 17 275 20 275 20 300 68713 65875 19 304 14 265 18 268 18 290 65875 63246 20 300 21 280 19 257 22 265 63246 60699 25 276 28 267 27 258 26 264 60699 58037 33 267 34 262 39 267 35 265 58037 55263 34 254 38 257 45 261 43 261 55263 52600 33 252 40 255 44 256 45 263 52600 50182 39 261 42 256 44 258 44 269 50182 47995 40 256 46 260 46 258 44 271 47995 45996 38 251 46 256 46 257 47 267 45996 44162 40 257 46 257 46 261 50 262 44162 42476 42 255 48 262 49 261 50 263 42476 40923 43 278 51 265 50 258 50 261 40923 39482 50 286 53 269 48 258 48 251 39482 38131 54 284 51 270 48 256 46 252 38131 36834 54 282 45 271 48 255 44 256 36834 35530 55 281 42 270 50 255 47 255 35530 34194 55 281 44 269 50 257 54 256 34194 32834 55 282 48 270 49 257 55 258 32834 31434 54 283 50 273 48 258 50 262 31434 29987 52 286 49 277 45 260 43 269 29987 28495 49 290 46 279 42 268 39 273 28495 26961 48 298 42 282 40 275 38 273 26961 25387 48 314 38 289 38 280 36 274 25387 23777 42 322 35 298 34 285 35 278 23777 22127 30 312 32 306 30 292 31 290 22127 20434 25 288 28 313 28 302 26 300 20434 18734 21 281 23 317 24 312 19 298 18734 17112 17 285 16*317 17*321 9 307 17112 15639 15 283 13*313 12*327 8 316 15639 14318 13 274 13 311 12 327 8 316 14318 13128 12 269 13 310 13 327 10 326 13128 12052 13*269 12 305 13 326 12 336 12052 11078 14*270 12 299 13 325 15 345 11078 10198 15 268 12 295 13 325 19 350 10198 9406 16 266 12 291 13 324 21 353 9406 8692 16 263 12 287 13 324 24 354 8692 8041 16 259 12 284 13 323 25 354 8041 7455 16 256 12 281 12 323 26 353 7455 6958 15 253 12 278 12 322 25 351 6958 6572 15 251 12 277 12 322 21 348 6572 6303 14 249 12 276 11 322 16 344 6303 6138 14 248 11 275 11 321 13*341 6138 6044 12 248 10 275 10 322 9*340 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