DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.8 - - 58.3 - - - - - 51.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 337 - - 382 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5725 - - 7809 - - - - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9971 - - 11693 - - - - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11593 - - 13677 - - - - - 6043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3828 - - 4438 - - - - - 11604 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 528 - - 610 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 15 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 219 - - - - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - 22 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 835 - - 751 - - - - - -7534 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10759 - - 12927 - - - - - 13578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -160 - - -410 - - - - - -10160 ODpotential blCL - - - 11753 - - 14087 - - - - - 16203 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 101 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 90 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.8 - - 58.3 - - - - - 51.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.5 - - 22.3 - - - - - 13.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.6 - - 55.8 - - - - - 55.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 21.8 - - - - - 12.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 337 - - 382 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5725 - - 7809 - - - - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 102 - - - - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 2 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] 97388 23 245 28 275 33 284 97388 90068 15 255 20 279 21 295 90068 84465 8 247 16 294 12 319 84465 79825 8 259 6 289 12 333 79825 75827 7 263 8 269 15 337 75827 72277 7 258 11 222 14 324 72277 69050 6 230 14 204 12 294 69050 66068 8 213 10 184 13 248 66068 63274 13 195 18 214 22 223 63274 60550 20 215 24 226 27 234 60550 57708 27 239 23 249 26 249 57708 54738 42 242 39 251 34 264 54738 51877 54 244 55 248 47 259 51877 49301 62 246 67 248 59 256 49301 47007 67 250 72 251 64 254 47007 44941 72 254 74 254 64 254 44941 43060 78 257 74 255 65 258 43060 41329 83 258 76 256 68 258 41329 39724 87 258 78 256 71 258 39724 38234 89 257 80 257 75 256 38234 36858 93 257 84 256 75 251 36858 35563 97 257 86 254 72 248 35563 34283 97 258 85 253 74 248 34283 32984 93 259 81 253 78 248 32984 31667 90 259 79 252 79 249 31667 30317 81 259 78 251 74 251 30317 28928 67 258 75 251 66 253 28928 27502 55 258 66 253 55 255 27502 26041 46 257 54 254 46 254 26041 24548 40 256 44 254 39 250 24548 23024 34 255 37 250 35 247 23024 21463 29 253 32 243 34 245 21463 19859 28 251 31 241 33 241 19859 18243 28 252 25 243 30 228 18243 16697 25 250 22 246 29 226 16697 15286 17 243 22 246 27 232 15286 14021 13 238 21*244 25 237 14021 12880 12 230 18*237 24 239 12880 11847 11*223 16 229 23 239 11847 10911 11*218 15 221 21 238 10911 10063 11 216 15 219 19 236 10063 9300 11 214 15 216 17 233 9300 8610 11 212 14 215 15 231 8610 7980 11 210 14 213 14 228 7980 7413 12 207 14 212 12 225 7413 6931 11 206 14 211 10 221 6931 6555 11 205 14 210 8 219 6555 6294 11 204 13 210 6 215 6294 6135 11 204 13 210 4*208 6135 6043 10 204 11 210 3*206 6043 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