DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 54.5 - - 59.4 - - - - - 50.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 513 - - 527 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9040 - - 9049 - - - - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12834 - - 12854 - - - - - 6026 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14908 - - 14917 - - - - - 6043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 925 - - 1284 - - - - - 8087 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 706 - - 713 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 11 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 311 - - - - - 007 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -15 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 956 - - -1897 - - - - - -9051 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13953 - - 16815 - - - - - 15095 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -25 - - -5493 - - - - - -13722 ODpotential blCL - - - 14933 - - 20410 - - - - - 19765 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 41 - - - - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.5 - - 59.4 - - - - - 50.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.9 - - 5.8 - - - - - 5.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 56.3 - - - - - 54.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.5 - - 5.0 - - - - - 5.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 513 - - 527 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9040 - - 9049 - - - - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 1 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] 97319 46 268 36 288 35 281 97319 90004 29 286 28 280 29 301 90004 84402 20 304 25 281 29 313 84402 79726 16 291 21 287 23 315 79726 75675 11 288 9 319 18 292 75675 72114 11 304 11 338 13 274 72114 68902 14 263 23 280 9 333 68902 65939 12 261 27 245 22 293 65939 63184 11 254 12 212 21 282 63184 60495 19 284 9 279 22 263 60495 57665 28 273 28 259 28 274 57665 54713 30 257 37 261 37 266 54713 51894 39 264 43 266 40 265 51894 49355 45 264 48 269 43 273 49355 47081 47 266 52 270 50 279 47081 45022 52 270 57 271 57 280 45022 43143 59 276 61 277 65 279 43143 41420 72 281 73 282 72 278 41420 39832 88 283 85 280 80 279 39832 38367 101 282 93 277 89 280 38367 37012 109 280 98 276 94 280 37012 35726 113 280 99 278 95 280 35726 34444 115 280 101 278 93 279 34444 33133 114 280 102 276 91 280 33133 31797 110 278 100 275 89 281 31797 30426 106 278 96 277 79 284 30426 29017 100 279 82 281 58 286 29017 27580 75 281 54 284 35 291 27580 26113 44 289 33 281 25 298 26113 24614 34 310 28 298 23 288 24614 23082 38 315 33 304 22 281 23082 21508 40 315 36 301 21 289 21508 19890 38 316 36 297 23 300 19890 18257 34 320 32 296 25 301 18257 16694 27 317 25 299 27 295 16694 15275 19*300 15*304 25 291 15275 14006 16*293 12*307 19 291 14006 12864 15 291 11 308 13 290 12864 11832 15 290 11 309 9 288 11832 10897 14 289 11 310 7 294 10897 10051 14 288 11 312 6 304 10051 9289 14 287 11 312 6 312 9289 8602 13 286 11 313 6 319 8602 7974 13 285 11 313 6 327 7974 7408 13 284 11 313 6 335 7408 6927 12 283 11 313 6 344 6927 6554 12 282 11 313 5 353 6554 6293 12 282 10 313 5 001 6293 6135 11 282 10 313 4*008 6135 6043 10 281 9 312 4*007 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