DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.8 - - 85.7 - - 85.7 - - 76.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 529 - - 541 - - 211 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8565 - - 8934 - - 9488 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12458 - - 12771 - - 12695 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14433 - - 14802 - - 15356 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1418 - - 1563 - - 1837 - - 1659 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 701 - - 716 - - 535 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 20 - - 21 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 266 - - 267 - - 268 - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - -5 - - 6 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3935 - - -4539 - - -4258 - - -12033 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18369 - - 19342 - - 19615 - - 18079 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8830 - - -8474 - - -8236 - - -17216 ODpotential blCL - - - 23263 - - 23276 - - 23592 - - 23261 blCL maxRH - - - 32 - - 30 - - 33 - - 26 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.8 - - 85.7 - - 85.7 - - 76.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.3 - - 20.6 - - 19.6 - - 18.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.5 - - 82.4 - - 84.1 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.9 - - 20.4 - - 19.3 - - 18.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 529 - - 541 - - 211 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8565 - - 8934 - - 9488 - - 177 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] 98651 17 096 17 079 12 068 12 063 98651 91201 16 090 18 098 13 059 21 077 91201 85479 23 101 17 098 13 063 23 067 85479 80718 25 092 16 100 13 064 18 086 80718 76623 15 086 16 089 12 074 19 092 76623 73024 10 107 8 074 12 075 12 083 73024 69771 11 104 9 117 7 087 7 091 69771 66777 4 179 11 087 7 095 4 092 66777 64010 16 203 6 255 4 119 5 114 64010 61335 19 207 20 244 5 300 1 002 61335 58554 17 217 28 247 19 263 12 283 58554 55690 28 249 31 254 27 260 29 267 55690 52968 27 276 26 261 35 262 37 265 52968 50517 40 281 35 276 44 272 46 271 50517 48320 55 267 56 269 60 269 58 272 48320 46334 61 257 68 260 70 263 67 270 46334 44520 62 256 69 259 69 263 66 269 44520 42839 63 259 66 263 65 266 60 270 42839 41270 62 260 62 265 59 266 56 273 41270 39802 58 265 59 268 54 268 53 273 39802 38428 53 272 55 271 50 270 48 271 38428 37116 47 278 50 273 46 273 43 271 37116 35801 44 286 44 276 41 277 39 274 35801 34457 46 295 42 282 36 279 35 277 34457 33086 49 300 41 287 33 279 34 279 33086 31675 51 301 41 293 31 280 34 278 31675 30217 52 299 42 294 31 280 34 277 30217 28716 52 295 40 290 33 282 34 282 28716 27172 52 292 41 290 35 286 33 288 27172 25592 50 290 45 293 35 289 32 292 25592 23978 49 289 43 291 35 289 33 296 23978 22326 47 287 42 287 37 286 33 298 22326 20627 43 284 39 283 38 284 33 297 20627 18913 40 282 37 280 37 285 31 292 18913 17270 37 284 34 280 31 285 28 288 17270 15775 31*285 27*277 24*277 26 288 15775 14438 22*279 21*269 23*275 25 289 14438 13235 19 274 20 269 23 274 25 288 13235 12147 17 271 20 268 23 272 25 283 12147 11161 17 268 20 267 22 270 25 277 11161 10268 16 265 20 267 22 268 25 272 10268 9465 16 262 20 267 22 266 25 267 9465 8741 16 261 20 266 21 265 26 264 8741 8078 16 259 20 265 21 263 26 261 8078 7482 15 257 20 264 20 262 25 260 7482 6976 15 255 19 264 20 261 23 257 6976 6582 14 253 19 264 19 260 20 255 6582 6308 14 253 18 263 19 260 16 251 6308 6141 14 252 17 263 18 259 13*249 6141 6045 12 252 15 262 15 258 7*249 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