DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 83.3 - - - - - 74.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 537 - - 530 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8655 - - 11987 - - - - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12537 - - 15285 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14523 - - 17855 - - - - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2735 - - 1986 - - - - - 1084 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 706 - - 784 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 20 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 205 - - 214 - - - - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 17 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 26 - - 26 - - - - - 13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1702 - - -494 - - - - - -11500 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16225 - - 18350 - - - - - 17546 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4552 - - -2408 - - - - - -15686 ODpotential blCL - - - 19075 - - 20263 - - - - - 21731 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 56 - - - - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 83.3 - - - - - 74.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.2 - - 22.7 - - - - - 18.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.8 - - 80.2 - - - - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.8 - - 22.3 - - - - - 18.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 537 - - 530 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8655 - - 11987 - - - - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98674 22 133 23 118 18 090 98674 91179 21 086 22 105 13 070 91179 85463 19 093 20 102 14 099 85463 80758 19 117 14 101 14 102 80758 76704 21 103 13 130 18 108 76704 73104 15 106 16 116 17 108 73104 69847 12 139 11 124 8 124 69847 66854 6 176 14 156 4 101 66854 64076 20 161 17 174 11 218 64076 61405 15 195 12 193 11 218 61405 58634 23 222 26 210 22 251 58634 55755 35 228 34 222 36 229 55755 52987 42 232 44 231 45 223 52987 50473 50 235 57 232 52 230 50473 48209 60 239 66 235 58 236 48209 46163 70 239 69 237 66 239 46163 44297 70 238 68 239 73 238 44297 42583 64 238 69 239 75 236 42583 41000 56 240 66 238 59 234 41000 39536 50 242 48 236 36 233 39536 38177 44 245 30 241 26 248 38177 36881 40 247 25 249 24 255 36881 35579 40 248 29 250 23 252 35579 34245 38 246 31 245 24 247 34245 32884 35 248 30 245 31 245 32884 31487 30 251 28 248 34 240 31487 30044 26 254 26 247 33 233 30044 28557 23 258 24 241 34 235 28557 27030 24 252 23 237 37 236 27030 25468 28 248 26 239 43 232 25468 23871 41 242 34 243 47 229 23871 22233 48 238 44 242 46 230 22233 20548 46 236 46 240 41 233 20548 18848 39 234 39*236 33 228 18848 17222 32 231 28*225 28 220 17222 15740 26*226 25 220 27 221 15740 14411 20*216 24 219 27 222 14411 13213 18 210 23 217 27 221 13213 12128 17 206 22 215 27 221 12128 11145 16 204 20 212 27 220 11145 10256 16 204 19 211 27 220 10256 9455 16 203 18 209 27 219 9455 8733 16 203 17 207 26 218 8733 8072 15 202 17 206 26 217 8072 7478 15 202 16 205 25 215 7478 6973 15 202 15 204 23 212 6973 6580 14 202 15 203 20 208 6580 6307 14 202 14 203 16 203 6307 6141 13 202 14 202 13*199 6141 6045 12 202 13 202 7*196 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