DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.1 - - 65.0 - - 64.8 - - 56.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 520 - - 550 - - 212 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8377 - - 8580 - - 8464 - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12295 - - 12487 - - 11882 - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14245 - - 14448 - - 14332 - - 6043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1425 - - 1973 - - 2324 - - 3209 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 691 - - 710 - - 514 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 12 - - 8 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 233 - - 254 - - 359 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 26 - - 18 - - -13 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 719 - - -617 - - -1200 - - -7202 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13526 - - 15065 - - 15533 - - 13246 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -396 - - -3308 - - -4007 - - -11275 ODpotential blCL - - - 14641 - - 17756 - - 18339 - - 17318 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 65 - - 76 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.1 - - 65.0 - - 64.8 - - 56.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.5 - - 19.4 - - 17.3 - - 19.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 61.7 - - 63.1 - - 57.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.2 - - 19.0 - - 16.9 - - 19.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 520 - - 550 - - 212 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8377 - - 8580 - - 8464 - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98134 12 165 5 150 4 310 3 045 98134 90710 8 047 3 058 6 230 6 337 90710 85007 9 298 6 323 10 132 4 257 85007 80287 9 192 5 245 1 015 2 132 80287 76210 8 162 4 194 3 287 1 147 76210 72602 6 210 6 216 2 268 1 133 72602 69329 13 202 13 219 12 275 6 024 69329 66311 15 170 17 200 17 241 9 255 66311 63516 8 206 16 207 14 211 12 233 63516 60796 17 222 17 231 15 245 16 249 60796 57946 21 216 23 240 23 244 21 248 57946 54988 19 241 26 235 26 233 28 239 54988 52180 28 254 26 238 27 230 31 237 52180 49667 34 242 30 245 26 239 31 241 49667 47427 40 247 37 256 31 252 33 244 47427 45413 54 245 49 258 46 260 38 247 45413 43591 65 241 66 244 61 254 47 248 43591 41928 77 242 86 238 77 244 60 247 41928 40388 89 242 95 238 87 238 73 241 40388 38948 96 241 96 239 89 238 77 237 38948 37597 96 237 96 240 90 239 80 235 37597 36300 97 233 95 241 89 239 80 234 36300 34996 96 235 92 240 87 240 78 235 34996 33663 93 237 87 238 84 241 74 235 33663 32309 89 238 81 237 79 240 71 235 32309 30922 84 239 76 238 72 240 68 234 30922 29492 80 240 72 239 67 241 64 235 29492 28022 76 240 68 240 62 240 60 235 28022 26513 71 240 63 240 58 238 56 235 26513 24968 68 240 60 239 55 236 53 234 24968 23392 64 240 59 238 54 236 51 235 23392 21780 60 239 56 237 50 236 48 236 21780 20127 55 240 47 236 43 238 43 236 20127 18462 47 240 36 237 35 236 40 233 18462 16869 36 239 27 238 28 232 37 228 16869 15420 20*234 18*239 18*235 32 225 15420 14125 10*222 12*241 11*249 25 226 14125 12960 7 218 11 242 9 258 17 228 12960 11910 6 217 11 240 8 260 9 227 11910 10959 5 213 11 238 8 259 4 226 10959 10099 4 210 12 235 8 257 2 246 10099 9325 4 207 12 231 8 255 2 319 9325 8628 4 204 12 229 8 252 5 349 8628 7992 4 200 12 227 9 250 11 357 7992 7420 3 198 12 224 9 248 17 359 7420 6935 3 195 12 223 9 247 20 359 6935 6558 3 195 12 222 8 245 19 360 6558 6296 3 192 12 221 8 244 17 359 6296 6135 3 192 12 221 8 244 14*359 6135 6043 3 191 11 220 7 243 10*359 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