DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/02 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0655z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.9 - - 45.9 - - 50.3 - - 45.4 - - 37.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 67 - - 125 - - -2 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 174 - - 2138 - - 3591 - - 175 - - 174 BL Depth Hcrit 6025 - - 6396 - - 7880 - - 6026 - - 6026 Hcrit BL Top 6042 - - 8006 - - 9459 - - 6043 - - 6042 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1132 - - 2404 - - 2318 - - 4543 - - 779 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 231 - - 328 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 10 - - 8 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 226 - - 312 - - 336 - - 070 - - 043 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 6 - - -10 - - -13 - - -2 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 680 - - 450 - - -1924 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6042 - - 7326 - - 9010 - - 7968 - - 6042 sfcLCL ODpotential -930 - - -1450 - - -1301 - - -4718 - - -6005 ODpotential blCL 6972 - - 9456 - - 10760 - - 10761 - - 12047 blCL maxRH 100 - - 78 - - 78 - - 71 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.9 - - 45.9 - - 50.3 - - 45.4 - - 37.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.7 - - 34.8 - - 31.8 - - 31.6 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 37.3 - - 45.1 - - 49.0 - - 47.7 - - 41.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.0 - - 33.7 - - 31.1 - - 31.2 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 67 - - 125 - - -2 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 174 - - 2138 - - 3591 - - 175 - - 174 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 98 - - 10 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95824 27 331 19 335 22 318 21 321 29 310 95824 88826 17 032 16 356 18 346 17 351 19 349 88826 83423 16 027 11 002 16 015 14 003 14 346 83423 78920 12 033 11 348 12 000 9 021 8 027 78920 75016 15 360 8 329 14 318 10 322 13 329 75016 71571 11 337 6 309 12 295 5 303 10 309 71571 68443 8 307 9 326 12 284 9 281 10 293 68443 65544 12 298 12 288 14 278 16 283 15 284 65544 62851 13 284 6 243 13 264 18 265 15 272 62851 60238 10 288 5 279 13 278 19 255 18 278 60238 57497 13 301 24 301 21 284 24 269 23 279 57497 54651 17 292 25 283 25 281 28 273 33 279 54651 51938 21 291 26 270 32 277 32 271 38 284 51938 49494 29 293 30 272 32 272 36 284 47 284 49494 47302 36 295 37 279 37 282 47 288 51 281 47302 45307 40 296 43 283 47 284 50 291 47 285 45307 43477 44 291 46 285 52 284 50 300 53 296 43477 41794 47 294 51 287 56 294 61 302 63 296 41794 40242 52 298 57 293 64 300 72 297 68 291 40242 38804 60 295 64 298 70 300 74 295 69 288 38804 37464 67 289 69 300 72 300 72 300 65 290 37464 36184 71 284 71 301 73 303 75 304 61 292 36184 34900 72 282 72 304 75 308 75 304 58 295 34900 33585 72 283 73 307 77 311 74 303 56 298 33585 32244 69 287 77 310 76 312 72 310 56 299 32244 30866 69 294 82 311 72 312 68 315 57 297 30866 29442 77 298 81 311 68 313 64 316 52 301 29442 27975 81 297 77 313 67 314 60 317 46 309 27975 26465 79 295 73 312 66 313 59 319 41 314 26465 24918 72 293 68 311 61 312 57 318 40 314 24918 23340 62 293 65 312 53 314 54 317 40 317 23340 21723 51 294 62 317 48 318 48 318 39 319 21723 20061 41 294 56 324 43 318 39 321 36 319 20061 18384 33 295 46 325 37 321 34 324 31 317 18384 16779 28 292 34 320 32 324 31 324 26 316 16779 15321 27 288 26 320 28 322 27 325 23 319 15321 14020 28 289 22 322 24 320 22 327 21 325 14020 12853 30 293 20 322 19 322 17 332 19 332 12853 11804 31 296 19 323 14 325 13 339 17 338 11804 10861 32 297 20 326 10 328 9 341 14 340 10861 10012 33 294 20 329 9*331 6 345 9 340 10012 9253 34 288 19 329 8*333 5 349 5 343 9253 8569 34 282 16*327 8 335 4 356 2 013 8569 7947 32 277 13*322 8 337 3 002 2 068 7947 7387 28 274 12 315 8 337 3 007 4 082 7387 6913 23 268 10 311 8 338 3 015 5 079 6913 6544 17 260 10 308 7 338 2 026 5 073 6544 6289 12 248 8 305 7 338 2 039 5 064 6289 6132 8*236 8 303 6 339 2*060 5 052 6132 6042 5*226 7 300 6 337 2*070 4*043 6042 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