DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 72.4 - - - - - 61.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 428 - - 449 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5401 - - 9970 - - - - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9807 - - 13535 - - - - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11269 - - 15838 - - - - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5442 - - 2084 - - - - - 427 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 560 - - 699 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 17 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 209 - - - - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - 24 - - - - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3661 - - -22 - - - - - -8761 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14931 - - 15860 - - - - - 14806 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5228 - - -2048 - - - - - -13021 ODpotential blCL - - - 16497 - - 17886 - - - - - 19065 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 84 - - - - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 72.4 - - - - - 61.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.4 - - 23.3 - - - - - 18.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.4 - - 69.5 - - - - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.8 - - 22.6 - - - - - 18.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 428 - - 449 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5401 - - 9970 - - - - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 34 - - - - - 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] 97475 43 261 44 271 50 282 97475 90165 42 275 41 272 36 279 90165 84508 37 279 35 282 23 280 84508 79792 33 269 31 277 21 291 79792 75737 22 264 26 266 23 302 75737 72172 14 265 15 259 21 294 72172 68955 11 289 13 283 18 299 68955 65990 15 280 15 280 19 293 65990 63235 18 261 15 252 14 290 63235 60559 29 269 16 257 17 297 60559 57761 41 254 30 253 25 266 57761 54866 45 251 38 245 35 249 54866 52114 47 250 43 242 39 255 52114 49647 47 244 46 239 44 247 49647 47441 41 243 42 240 38 246 47441 45448 36 246 34 239 45 255 45448 43650 28 238 31 241 52 255 43650 42012 25 225 30 228 47 248 42012 40493 24 197 29 218 37 240 40493 39068 23 198 35 217 36 247 39068 37729 22 200 34 215 38 253 37729 36447 23 198 29 216 39 255 36447 35159 26 205 24 221 35 254 35159 33837 28 208 22 224 27 245 33837 32484 27 212 24 222 31 243 32484 31093 24 212 27 220 36 245 31093 29658 21 202 28 223 39 247 29658 28183 19 203 30 221 37 245 28183 26669 18 212 26 216 35 242 26669 25119 16 221 23 217 33 236 25119 23540 16 233 20 225 34 227 23540 21925 12 221 18 222 32 220 21925 20268 10 200 18 209 31 212 20268 18598 15 209 20 209 30 202 18598 16999 24 203 21*213 29 196 16999 15544 25 193 19*211 27 202 15544 14240 22 192 19 210 27 211 14240 13066 19 205 18 210 26 217 13066 12003 19*220 18 210 26 220 12003 11041 18*226 17 209 26 221 11041 10169 16 226 16 209 26 221 10169 9385 15 224 16 208 26 221 9385 8677 12 218 15 208 25 221 8677 8030 11 211 15 209 25 220 8030 7447 10 208 15 209 24 219 7447 6953 10 206 14 208 23 217 6953 6568 10 205 14 208 20 215 6568 6301 10 203 13 208 16 212 6301 6138 9 203 13 208 13*212 6138 6044 9 202 12 207 6*211 6044 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