DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 0655z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 57.1 - - 67.5 - - 72.4 - - 72.5 - - 62.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 100 - - 482 - - 505 - - 156 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 734 - - 6801 - - 9301 - - 10953 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit 6027 - - 10977 - - 13041 - - 13615 - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top 6602 - - 12669 - - 15169 - - 16821 - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 891 - - 2413 - - 1463 - - 1538 - - 11038 Hgt.Variab. W* 177 - - 628 - - 709 - - 507 - - 8 W* B/S 11 - - 10 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 11 - - 16 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 170 - - 217 - - 210 - - 211 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 9 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 5 - - 19 - - 24 - - 28 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6440 - - -3049 - - -2699 - - -2165 - - -11319 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 13042 - - 15719 - - 17869 - - 18987 - - 17364 sfcLCL ODpotential -11776 - - -7452 - - -6171 - - -5718 - - -15626 ODpotential blCL 18378 - - 20121 - - 21340 - - 22539 - - 21670 blCL maxRH 48 - - 36 - - 36 - - 39 - - 53 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 57.1 - - 67.5 - - 72.4 - - 72.5 - - 62.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 21.3 - - 19.2 - - 14.0 - - 9.1 - - 7.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.1 - - 64.5 - - 69.4 - - 71.3 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.2 - - 18.8 - - 13.7 - - 8.6 - - 6.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 100 - - 482 - - 505 - - 156 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 734 - - 6801 - - 9301 - - 10953 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 98160 16 234 26 249 25 259 20 267 16 248 98160 90697 16 255 22 248 20 248 21 254 22 263 90697 84951 7 218 16 223 15 241 17 257 16 267 84951 80208 0 131 2 205 5 169 11 276 8 281 80208 76167 5 017 8 357 3 073 4 039 5 067 76167 72627 11 063 10 017 7 002 10 013 14 048 72627 69427 7 032 4 093 1 330 8 328 7 024 69427 66478 12 353 4 038 5 172 10 272 7 331 66478 63742 13 300 7 294 7 262 13 259 11 282 63742 61087 23 273 15 286 13 271 11 255 11 260 61087 58296 35 264 26 274 22 273 22 267 21 246 58296 55368 37 268 43 272 42 270 42 265 36 257 55368 52542 41 268 50 271 54 267 57 268 51 265 52542 49974 49 264 59 267 62 265 70 267 62 261 49974 47660 55 264 61 260 66 262 72 262 67 257 47660 45570 58 262 59 256 67 258 72 259 66 254 45570 43686 62 260 61 257 71 253 75 253 67 252 43686 41975 69 256 67 254 71 249 76 248 69 248 41975 40403 71 254 68 253 71 250 75 245 72 246 40403 38941 69 257 69 257 71 251 74 242 79 244 38941 37577 70 261 72 259 72 251 70 240 82 240 37577 36279 69 262 69 256 71 249 69 239 79 236 36279 34982 65 263 66 255 69 247 68 239 78 236 34982 33658 61 262 64 255 68 248 68 240 79 236 33658 32310 58 258 63 253 67 248 67 240 81 236 32310 30926 55 254 59 251 65 249 66 242 82 235 30926 29500 55 252 56 247 62 248 65 244 81 235 29500 28034 54 254 54 245 58 247 62 245 72 235 28034 26533 50 257 51 245 54 245 55 244 59 232 26533 24998 43 260 45 248 50 241 48 240 49 223 24998 23431 38 257 40 250 47 237 45 235 45 216 23431 21829 36 253 38 246 42 235 43 234 40 213 21829 20187 35 250 38 243 38 235 38 233 32 206 20187 18536 34 248 37 243 34 236 29 227 28 198 18536 16953 29 246 33 240 29 233 22*216 27 205 16953 15508 23 231 26 235 20*217 21*215 27 212 15508 14212 19 219 22 232 18*210 20 215 26 216 14212 13043 16 225 18*232 17 209 20 214 26 218 13043 11985 15 239 15*230 17 209 20 213 25 220 11985 11026 14 252 13 229 17 209 19 212 24 222 11026 10158 13 260 13 227 17 210 18 211 23 224 10158 9376 13 266 11 217 16 210 18 210 21 226 9376 8671 13 271 11 212 16 210 18 209 20 228 8671 8026 12 275 11 209 16 210 17 208 19 231 8026 7445 8 269 11 206 16 210 17 207 18 234 7445 6951 4*233 10 204 15 211 16 206 16 237 6951 6568 3*192 10 203 15 211 16 206 14 239 6568 6301 3 164 10 202 14 211 15 206 11 239 6301 6138 3 161 10 201 14 211 15 206 8*239 6138 6044 3 161 9 200 13 211 13 205 6*243 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