DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 88.8 - - 86.9 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 458 - - 470 - - 180 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3331 - - 15004 - - 13125 - - 177 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8193 - - 17730 - - 15473 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9199 - - 20872 - - 18993 - - 6045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 10377 - - 1995 - - 2511 - - 9279 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 488 - - 814 - - 567 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 15 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 10 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 261 - - 266 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 23 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 21 - - -24 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8013 - - 665 - - -1778 - - -13561 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17213 - - 20208 - - 20772 - - 19607 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9674 - - -443 - - -4439 - - -17536 ODpotential blCL - - - 18873 - - 21315 - - 23432 - - 23581 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 79 - - 65 - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 88.8 - - 86.9 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.6 - - 19.5 - - 15.2 - - 11.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.7 - - 85.8 - - 85.3 - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.0 - - 18.7 - - 14.8 - - 11.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 458 - - 470 - - 180 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3331 - - 15004 - - 13125 - - 177 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 98667 14 139 5 136 16 074 14 113 98667 91170 11 146 8 134 14 094 11 112 91170 85409 21 139 11 130 7 155 12 082 85409 80641 12 120 10 135 8 085 17 090 80641 76539 11 103 12 119 12 107 19 094 76539 72918 14 122 13 120 11 125 12 085 72918 69658 11 123 14 139 8 125 7 092 69658 66679 3 148 17 151 3 144 7 110 66679 63931 11 195 7 166 7 175 2 162 63931 61275 10 192 10 192 7 207 7 184 61275 58500 8 222 11 203 13 211 10 242 58500 55627 7 247 11 255 12 210 15 229 55627 52889 6 240 15 259 16 272 15 263 52889 50420 6 288 11 252 19 270 18 273 50420 48207 12 304 8 261 15 274 18 277 48207 46202 20 315 13 315 11 323 15 303 46202 44370 25 326 17 338 13 004 14 329 44370 42689 30 337 23 352 16 011 13 349 42689 41131 29 343 27 353 16 006 12 354 41131 39677 25 346 26 357 16 010 7 001 39677 38314 28 010 24 003 15 021 5 021 38314 37008 30 016 23 005 16 021 9 024 37008 35696 28 010 22 004 17 014 12 010 35696 34353 27 357 23 005 18 016 13 005 34353 32982 24 348 23 000 18 016 12 010 32982 31574 20 003 24 358 19 006 12 015 31574 30119 16 009 22 005 20 005 14 019 30119 28621 16 009 16 013 16 016 13 018 28621 27085 16 358 10 019 7 018 9 347 27085 25516 14 342 9 016 3 025 6 013 25516 23918 12 334 10 359 3 021 5 010 23918 22283 12 336 13*355 4 018 2 329 22283 20601 15 294 14*345 6*013 3 217 20601 18902 15 260 11 315 5*352 3 202 18902 17269 11 260 11 293 6 295 3 219 17269 15779 10 279 11 277 8 277 4 243 15779 14443 11 298 11 268 9 273 5 261 14443 13240 9 303 12 258 10 268 6 271 13240 12152 6 312 12 250 11 265 7 277 12152 11165 4 325 12 243 12 262 8 277 11165 10273 3 321 12 237 13 260 8 276 10273 9470 1*263 13 233 14 258 9 273 9470 8744 3*199 13 229 14 257 10 270 8744 8082 4 192 13 226 14 256 10 267 8082 7484 5 189 13 223 15 255 11 265 7484 6978 6 186 13 221 15 255 11 263 6978 6583 6 185 13 220 14 255 10 261 6583 6309 6 184 12 219 14 254 9 261 6309 6141 6 184 12 219 14 254 7*261 6141 6045 6 183 11 218 12 254 5*266 6045 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