DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - 29.5 - - 33.5 - - 29.9 - - 23.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 273 - - 275 - - -22 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2135 - - 3490 - - 173 - - 173 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7135 - - 8150 - - 6025 - - 6025 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8003 - - 9358 - - 6041 - - 6041 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1060 - - 1544 - - 3931 - - 1992 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 353 - - 417 - - 14 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 38 - - 35 - - 13 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 020 - - 019 - - 021 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -68 - - -57 - - -24 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2439 - - -2752 - - -5174 - - -3847 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10443 - - 12110 - - 11215 - - 9888 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6132 - - -7306 - - -10908 - - -12059 ODpotential blCL - - - 14135 - - 16664 - - 16949 - - 18100 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 39 - - 40 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.5 - - 33.5 - - 29.9 - - 23.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.3 - - 1.8 - - 2.5 - - 2.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 32.0 - - 30.4 - - 27.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.1 - - 1.7 - - 2.3 - - 2.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 273 - - 275 - - -22 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2135 - - 3490 - - 173 - - 173 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96312 47 263 52 257 64 263 64 266 96312 89208 41 259 33 269 35 279 36 278 89208 83776 33 261 27 280 21 281 26 285 83776 79231 15 260 19 281 17 275 20 290 79231 75260 15 246 20 276 21 272 15 280 75260 71714 19 223 26 259 23 262 14 268 71714 68487 17 235 27 247 22 258 16 252 68487 65495 23 239 28 250 24 249 17 246 65495 62700 22 252 27 237 27 256 22 272 62700 59993 26 270 24 249 26 262 22 257 59993 57158 27 273 24 237 24 240 22 273 57158 54202 22 274 19 237 22 270 27 271 54202 51376 25 274 23 271 26 262 22 277 51376 48838 33 266 21 292 26 306 28 308 48838 46581 29 280 30 304 35 308 27 295 46581 44529 28 284 32 293 31 286 23 281 44529 42637 22 279 28 268 22 270 22 321 42637 40901 21 324 18 292 20 327 41 353 40901 39319 34 334 33 332 44 350 50 001 39319 37869 35 330 46 341 50 355 50 005 37869 36531 33 337 51 346 50 001 48 008 36531 35270 34 349 51 352 48 002 46 012 35270 34021 38 001 52 359 46 003 46 014 34021 32753 46 010 56 008 45 006 47 017 32753 31464 57 018 60 016 45 011 48 017 31464 30139 64 023 63 023 45 015 47 017 30139 28767 66 026 64 026 45 018 46 017 28767 27353 62 026 63 027 45 020 45 018 27353 25896 52 026 62 026 44 021 46 019 25896 24402 36 021 60 025 44 022 47 022 24402 22871 19 004 57 026 44 022 47 024 22871 21299 7 320 52 027 43 022 46 026 21299 19681 6 267 42 025 41 022 42 027 19681 18044 8 311 30 023 40 022 38 026 18044 16475 13 324 24 023 40 023 35 025 16475 15050 12 308 25 026 40 024 35 026 15050 13780 8 293 30 025 40 026 36 028 13780 12644 7 316 35 024 40 028 37 029 12644 11624 12 001 37 023 39 028 38 030 11624 10707 23 013 38 023 38 027 38 030 10707 9882 34 018 38*022 37 025 39 030 9882 9145 40 022 38*021 35 023 39 029 9145 8482 42*022 38 020 34 022 38 029 8482 7880 42*022 37 019 33 021 37 027 7880 7339 41 020 36 019 31 020 33 025 7339 6881 39 020 35 018 28 020 28 023 6881 6526 37 019 33 018 25 020 20 021 6526 6279 35 019 30 019 22 021 12 019 6279 6128 31 019 27 019 18 021 5*014 6128 6041 23 020 21 019 13*021 3*222 6041 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