DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.6 - - 60.3 - - 60.0 - - 53.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 525 - - 453 - - 189 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8690 - - 11191 - - 9422 - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12556 - - 14540 - - 12558 - - 6026 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14558 - - 17059 - - 15290 - - 6043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2070 - - 2071 - - 3488 - - 7130 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 702 - - 727 - - 513 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 135 - - 29 - - 37 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - 3 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 107 - - 211 - - 248 - - 007 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 14 - - 9 - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 230 - - 1446 - - -9 - - -6263 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14329 - - 15614 - - 15300 - - 12307 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -760 - - 664 - - -1103 - - -8712 ODpotential blCL - - - 15318 - - 16395 - - 16393 - - 14755 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 98 - - 83 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.6 - - 60.3 - - 60.0 - - 53.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.4 - - 12.2 - - 13.5 - - 20.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.5 - - 57.5 - - 58.3 - - 54.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.0 - - 11.9 - - 13.4 - - 20.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 525 - - 453 - - 189 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8690 - - 11191 - - 9422 - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 91 - - 33 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 98263 13 266 12 271 13 269 14 299 98263 90846 2 202 9 287 8 306 12 318 90846 85140 6 063 5 340 9 338 7 326 85140 80397 9 040 7 009 9 333 8 019 80397 76333 10 024 7 052 8 353 8 048 76333 72762 9 028 12 082 9 009 8 047 72762 69520 8 045 10 059 8 020 7 029 69520 66528 8 047 5 025 3 043 9 020 66528 63744 6 050 2 353 2 107 6 031 63744 61032 4 073 2 138 2 062 3 008 61032 58193 3 324 4 037 5 347 6 247 58193 55230 8 288 14 299 13 283 9 249 55230 52384 6 288 12 273 16 244 12 260 52384 49819 10 274 15 258 15 267 16 269 49819 47521 13 281 18 265 23 272 19 267 47521 45435 21 282 26 267 26 266 22 267 45435 43525 22 277 26 263 26 267 26 275 43525 41764 22 281 26 262 31 265 39 272 41764 40136 26 281 29 263 38 260 50 265 40136 38630 27 270 34 260 38 260 54 259 38630 37230 39 268 37 260 37 262 58 256 37230 35893 48 264 40 258 41 260 57 252 35893 34558 50 258 44 253 48 258 49 252 34558 33204 54 250 46 249 55 259 48 256 33204 31841 56 247 46 248 53 260 52 259 31841 30454 56 245 43 244 44 255 49 257 30454 29040 50 245 39 243 34 251 40 254 29040 27605 37 243 35 235 27 250 31 241 27605 26140 32 241 34 230 25 236 25 224 26140 24641 28 242 29 233 23 231 24 210 24641 23110 25 243 24 234 19 227 23 213 23110 21545 24 244 19 233 16 211 23 213 21545 19935 21 247 14 228 19 203 24 207 19935 18305 17 248 6*220 20 202 22 205 18305 16739 12 234 3*212 18 205 20 203 16739 15312 7*218 3 211 11*210 17 201 15312 14035 2*194 3 211 7*218 10 192 14035 12887 1 137 4 210 3 232 6 167 12887 11850 1 107 4 211 3 245 5 136 11850 10910 1 091 4 212 2 252 4 108 10910 10060 1 084 5 212 2 261 5 074 10060 9295 1 080 5 210 2 264 8 051 9295 8605 1 086 6 210 2 267 11 036 8605 7975 1 089 6 210 2 268 14 025 7975 7409 1 094 6 209 2 270 17 016 7409 6928 1 098 6 209 2 268 18 011 6928 6554 1 103 6 210 2 268 18 010 6554 6294 1 106 6 210 2 268 15 009 6294 6134 1 106 6 209 2 264 13*009 6134 6043 1 110 6 208 2 266 9*007 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