DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 76.6 - - - - - 68.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 525 - - 521 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7841 - - 10328 - - - - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11862 - - 13904 - - - - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13709 - - 16196 - - - - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1931 - - 1747 - - - - - 7462 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 679 - - 743 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 20 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 182 - - 181 - - - - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 32 - - 37 - - - - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2019 - - -1021 - - - - - -12085 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15729 - - 17218 - - - - - 18130 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6192 - - -4327 - - - - - -17126 ODpotential blCL - - - 19901 - - 20523 - - - - - 23170 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 55 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 76.6 - - - - - 68.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.5 - - 21.1 - - - - - 10.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.0 - - 73.5 - - - - - 73.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.1 - - 20.6 - - - - - 9.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 525 - - 521 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7841 - - 10328 - - - - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98512 23 097 14 100 18 101 98512 91085 16 106 13 089 14 066 91085 85363 12 135 9 091 7 010 85363 80612 16 114 7 111 3 013 80612 76538 11 133 6 094 7 100 76538 72949 13 125 8 118 10 079 72949 69678 13 119 11 134 7 075 69678 66658 5 116 13 132 3 082 66658 63851 9 183 9 197 4 188 63851 61131 8 155 12 187 11 170 61131 58287 7 242 12 201 9 110 58287 55324 20 214 19 201 14 233 55324 52522 16 174 18 206 20 208 52522 50038 17 216 9 254 8 242 50038 47821 47 238 37 263 39 271 47821 45802 51 231 50 242 52 254 45802 43959 43 223 43 229 46 232 43959 42283 39 218 39 222 33 219 42283 40742 35 207 36 216 28 226 40742 39303 30 197 31 211 24 228 39303 37950 27 191 27 202 20 229 37950 36653 25 187 25 195 17 226 36653 35351 24 187 22 193 14 219 35351 34016 23 188 21 194 12 210 34016 32654 23 192 20 199 10 208 32654 31253 23 201 21 207 10 212 31253 29806 25 212 25 217 16 215 29806 28318 28 219 29 223 24 214 28318 26793 30 220 32 226 31 213 26793 25235 31 218 34 225 35 214 25235 23647 31 219 33 224 37 218 23647 22024 32 217 32 222 35 217 22024 20358 35 213 32 215 32 196 20358 18682 35 207 34 207 33 167 18682 17077 32 203 31*198 32 161 17077 15612 28 201 26*188 29 167 15612 14299 25*195 25 186 28 177 14299 13116 23*188 22 184 27 189 13116 12047 22 186 21 182 25 201 12047 11078 22 185 20 180 23 207 11078 10202 20 182 19 179 23 210 10202 9412 19 181 19 178 22 211 9412 8699 18 180 18 177 22 213 8699 8048 18 179 18 176 21 214 8048 7461 17 179 17 175 20 215 7461 6962 17 178 17 174 18 214 6962 6574 16 178 16 174 15 212 6574 6304 15 178 16 173 12 208 6304 6139 15 178 15 173 8*202 6139 6044 13 178 14 173 5*199 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