DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - 66.5 - - 71.8 - - - - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 393 - - 427 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5170 - - 11393 - - - - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9592 - - 14678 - - - - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11038 - - 17261 - - - - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4212 - - 2896 - - - - - 8732 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 537 - - 719 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 23 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 212 - - - - - 203 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 21 - - 33 - - - - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3910 - - 656 - - - - - -8624 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14949 - - 16606 - - - - - 14669 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6593 - - -1381 - - - - - -12107 ODpotential blCL - - - 17631 - - 18642 - - - - - 18151 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 82 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.5 - - 71.8 - - - - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.7 - - 19.3 - - - - - 17.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.9 - - 69.3 - - - - - 64.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.9 - - 18.6 - - - - - 16.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 393 - - 427 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5170 - - 11393 - - - - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 27 - - - - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97190 35 250 46 260 44 276 97190 89823 29 269 31 269 45 277 89823 84234 30 280 26 277 30 277 84234 79620 27 281 27 280 24 282 79620 75627 25 275 29 271 25 285 75627 72090 23 273 27 263 24 297 72090 68877 20 279 22 268 22 288 68877 65914 20 266 21 261 20 282 65914 63156 19 276 17 268 18 255 63156 60484 25 269 21 259 16 251 60484 57695 26 263 19 264 21 259 57695 54781 34 264 28 263 24 249 54781 51973 45 254 41 255 30 253 51973 49437 46 252 46 249 47 251 49437 47183 43 254 44 245 52 248 47183 45159 44 247 43 240 55 247 45159 43325 46 237 42 235 58 241 43325 41658 45 235 44 233 60 234 41658 40131 53 239 54 231 60 228 40131 38717 59 234 60 227 62 225 38717 37395 57 230 58 225 65 222 37395 36130 55 229 55 227 62 222 36130 34860 52 227 52 227 59 226 34860 33559 49 227 49 225 53 228 33559 32231 46 227 44 226 47 224 32231 30867 41 227 40 227 44 216 30867 29459 36 224 36 227 43 211 29459 28009 30 222 33 226 38 214 28009 26517 26 221 34 223 34 218 26517 24987 26 221 38 218 31 223 24987 23424 30 221 40 217 31 220 23424 21825 32 223 36 214 36 209 21825 20188 32 226 32 207 39 205 20188 18534 29 221 31*200 40 204 18534 16947 28 210 27*205 35 204 16947 15499 28 207 25 208 30 210 15499 14201 27 211 24 209 29 217 14201 13032 27 218 24 210 27 220 13032 11974 25*220 24 211 25 221 11974 11015 22*217 23 212 23 221 11015 10148 19 210 23 213 22 221 10148 9368 16 202 23 214 20 220 9368 8663 13 192 22 214 18 219 8663 8020 12 186 22 215 16 218 8020 7440 11 185 22 215 14 216 7440 6949 11 184 21 215 13 214 6949 6566 11 182 21 215 11 213 6566 6300 10 182 20 215 9 210 6300 6137 10 182 19 215 6*206 6137 6044 9 182 17 215 4*203 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