DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.3 - - 78.9 - - - - - 65.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 276 - - 337 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2010 - - 3370 - - - - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7048 - - 8129 - - - - - 6028 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7878 - - 9238 - - - - - 6044 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3355 - - 3429 - - - - - 897 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 348 - - 441 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 40 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 232 - - - - - 010 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 12 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11593 - - -10269 - - - - - -11334 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 19471 - - 19508 - - - - - 17379 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16627 - - -14458 - - - - - -17851 ODpotential blCL - - - 24505 - - 23696 - - - - - 23895 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 44 - - - - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.3 - - 78.9 - - - - - 65.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.7 - - 13.9 - - - - - 11.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 76.3 - - - - - 71.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.8 - - 13.0 - - - - - 11.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 276 - - 337 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2010 - - 3370 - - - - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96553 21 279 16 268 13 273 96553 89445 4 315 12 257 11 307 89445 83977 3 113 9 296 7 008 83977 79430 4 106 6 272 12 342 79430 75505 4 009 5 287 11 305 75505 72027 3 246 7 272 15 296 72027 68874 6 010 4 357 16 306 68874 65997 15 352 16 002 16 348 65997 63359 20 359 20 344 18 340 63359 60822 27 346 21 329 21 341 60822 58174 26 331 23 321 27 340 58174 55413 22 325 23 318 25 330 55413 52762 23 330 21 319 21 316 52762 50357 26 328 19 326 20 312 50357 48181 25 324 23 322 23 314 48181 46198 29 315 27 311 27 318 46198 44381 30 308 36 305 32 316 44381 42708 29 303 39 292 37 305 42708 41159 29 302 38 293 34 300 41159 39720 34 306 40 304 33 308 39720 38372 40 308 43 308 35 311 38372 37079 44 307 43 309 36 305 37079 35780 44 309 40 312 33 297 35780 34448 39 307 34 309 29 296 34448 33086 34 301 31 305 27 306 33086 31683 31 304 29 305 28 305 31683 30230 30 309 27 305 29 301 30230 28731 30 309 26 305 29 300 28731 27190 28 310 24 307 28 303 27190 25612 26 315 21 311 24 305 25612 23997 23 320 18 310 21 305 23997 22343 21 321 17 304 20 304 22343 20642 19 319 17 301 20 301 20642 18923 16 318 16 302 20 301 18923 17271 14 316 15 303 18 307 17271 15766 11 312 13 304 17 317 15766 14419 8 315 12 307 16 326 14419 13207 6 340 9 319 13 334 13207 12112 7 007 8 341 8 336 12112 11124 7 014 7 342 4 337 11124 10232 6 020 6 337 2 335 10232 9431 6 025 4*314 1 292 9431 8710 5 030 4*285 3 280 8710 8052 4*037 5 241 6 275 8052 7462 2*052 7 230 7 268 7462 6962 1 186 7 227 7 259 6962 6573 2 191 8 224 5 250 6573 6303 3 193 8 222 3 247 6303 6139 3 191 8 222 1*315 6139 6044 3 193 7 221 1*010 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