DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - 79.3 - - 83.6 - - 82.9 - - 73.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 488 - - 506 - - 186 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4534 - - 12789 - - 11586 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9159 - - 15924 - - 14265 - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10402 - - 18657 - - 17454 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 8375 - - 3415 - - 3898 - - 9889 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 551 - - 788 - - 548 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 231 - - 248 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - -28 - - -31 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8401 - - -1618 - - -3497 - - -12887 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18804 - - 20276 - - 20952 - - 18932 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10300 - - -3814 - - -6181 - - -16900 ODpotential blCL - - - 20702 - - 22471 - - 23635 - - 22944 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 39 - - 40 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.3 - - 83.6 - - 82.9 - - 73.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.8 - - 14.1 - - 10.4 - - 11.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.1 - - 80.4 - - 81.1 - - 77.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.3 - - 13.3 - - 9.7 - - 10.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 488 - - 506 - - 186 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4534 - - 12789 - - 11586 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 98440 17 119 14 103 17 057 15 076 98440 90979 14 094 12 093 17 083 17 057 90979 85258 16 105 17 096 14 064 21 074 85258 80532 17 102 12 102 11 067 19 082 80532 76472 17 084 16 083 16 098 15 076 76472 72893 9 080 14 064 16 098 17 080 72893 69673 9 100 7 078 9 060 10 075 69673 66722 8 089 12 127 2 136 6 084 66722 63980 7 100 3 121 4 103 6 141 63980 61318 3 231 2 358 3 038 11 117 61318 58529 10 218 10 240 9 284 3 053 58529 55621 12 219 16 235 16 264 17 280 55621 52836 15 236 18 231 19 237 21 255 52836 50320 21 249 18 239 18 228 21 244 50320 48067 27 243 25 251 22 250 21 245 48067 46035 33 236 34 245 30 256 23 249 46035 44195 34 236 36 244 35 246 28 243 44195 42523 33 243 37 248 37 239 35 230 42523 40984 32 247 40 249 37 239 36 224 40984 39545 30 248 38 247 36 242 33 228 39545 38191 28 249 34 242 35 244 29 236 38191 36892 25 253 29 244 31 245 26 241 36892 35589 21 241 26 246 26 248 24 244 35589 34256 25 233 25 238 22 252 21 250 34256 32897 31 232 26 235 20 251 20 254 32897 31500 33 229 28 232 20 243 18 252 31500 30060 32 232 28 237 22 238 18 237 30060 28580 28 239 25 243 22 238 21 224 28580 27058 25 244 23 246 20 235 18 217 27058 25499 24 242 20 241 18 227 18 229 25499 23905 21 233 19 231 15 223 23 230 23905 22269 20 219 18 229 13 230 28 224 22269 20586 19 224 18 240 12 240 28 220 20586 18884 20 244 17*243 11*246 24 216 18884 17250 18 255 16*240 10*249 16 219 17250 15760 14 254 14 238 9 251 12 226 15760 14424 11 241 14 236 9 252 9 238 14424 13221 11 227 13 234 9 252 7 258 13221 12132 12 216 13 232 9 252 6 282 12132 11147 12*206 13 230 9 251 6 300 11147 10255 11*201 13 228 9 248 7 309 10255 9454 10 201 13 226 8 247 8 314 9454 8731 9 202 13 225 8 244 8 316 8731 8071 9 203 13 224 8 242 9 316 8071 7476 9 202 13 223 8 240 9 317 7476 6972 9 202 12 221 8 238 9 317 6972 6580 9 201 12 221 7 237 9 317 6580 6307 9 201 12 220 7 238 8 321 6307 6140 9 200 12 220 7 237 7 329 6140 6044 8 199 11 220 6 236 6*334 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