DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 77.7 - - 82.4 - - - - - 74.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 531 - - 539 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5348 - - 7358 - - - - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9839 - - 11477 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11216 - - 13226 - - - - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2162 - - 1918 - - - - - 6388 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 599 - - 670 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 324 - - 312 - - - - - 055 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -16 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9228 - - -8240 - - - - - -13171 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20445 - - 21467 - - - - - 19216 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14699 - - -12261 - - - - - -18522 ODpotential blCL - - - 25915 - - 25487 - - - - - 24566 blCL maxRH - - - 26 - - 24 - - - - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.7 - - 82.4 - - - - - 74.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.1 - - 7.9 - - - - - 11.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.4 - - 79.1 - - - - - 78.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.5 - - 7.4 - - - - - 11.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 531 - - 539 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5348 - - 7358 - - - - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 98606 23 115 23 092 16 087 98606 91140 26 103 14 110 19 077 91140 85413 19 098 15 126 14 101 85413 80667 17 109 20 111 17 101 80667 76587 12 075 21 092 10 088 76587 73002 8 073 6 114 13 106 73002 69765 6 130 10 117 14 078 69765 66778 10 165 3 187 7 090 66778 64002 10 166 12 195 1 093 64002 61332 6 274 3 243 8 246 61332 58562 13 255 18 279 14 285 58562 55703 21 265 29 270 30 275 55703 52992 35 279 38 271 33 271 52992 50557 46 275 41 274 35 275 50557 48381 53 271 43 279 36 278 48381 46410 54 267 45 278 41 275 46410 44598 54 263 47 273 46 271 44598 42916 54 259 51 265 50 267 42916 41340 53 256 53 262 53 267 41340 39862 50 257 52 264 57 269 39862 38477 46 260 49 268 57 269 38477 37154 42 266 45 268 54 269 37154 35830 39 276 42 267 49 272 35830 34477 38 282 39 266 46 274 34477 33101 38 283 39 268 44 274 33101 31689 39 283 40 273 43 276 31689 30231 41 285 42 278 40 279 30231 28729 42 287 42 282 39 281 28729 27188 42 290 39 287 37 281 27188 25609 41 292 37 293 34 279 25609 23997 40 293 36 297 27 274 23997 22342 38 293 35 297 19 268 22342 20640 37 291 33 294 16 271 20640 18919 36 290 32 293 16 280 18919 17269 36 292 31 296 22 286 17269 15768 34 294 28 298 26 284 15768 14426 30 294 22*298 23 278 14426 13219 25 294 15*299 17 272 13219 12129 18*297 13 302 9 258 12129 11144 14*303 11 307 5 233 11144 10253 13 310 11 310 4 218 10253 9452 12 318 10 315 3 207 9452 8729 12 328 10 317 1 175 8729 8069 12 331 10 320 2 092 8069 7475 12 333 10 322 4 061 7475 6972 11 335 10 323 5 056 6972 6579 11 336 10 323 6 055 6579 6307 11 336 10 323 7 056 6307 6140 10 335 9 324 5 059 6140 6044 9 336 9 324 5*055 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