DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - 60.1 - - 64.1 - - - - - 52.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 344 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3740 - - 4761 - - - - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8346 - - 9217 - - - - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9608 - - 10629 - - - - - 6043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2685 - - 3765 - - - - - 947 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 429 - - 499 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 326 - - 234 - - - - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 14 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5021 - - -4634 - - - - - -7876 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14630 - - 15263 - - - - - 13919 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9677 - - -8789 - - - - - -13948 ODpotential blCL - - - 19285 - - 19418 - - - - - 19991 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 35 - - - - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.1 - - 64.1 - - - - - 52.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.0 - - 18.0 - - - - - 13.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 61.6 - - - - - 58.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.2 - - 17.1 - - - - - 13.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 344 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3740 - - 4761 - - - - - 175 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] 96190 15 248 12 248 9 254 96190 89045 6 108 9 117 7 038 89045 83539 5 070 9 098 7 354 83539 78968 8 024 2 115 10 340 78968 75011 4 100 5 160 3 081 75011 71467 7 034 7 316 13 357 71467 68268 9 276 18 286 2 171 68268 65363 31 309 31 302 28 343 65363 62708 55 305 42 299 52 320 62708 60182 60 309 45 305 54 307 60182 57542 62 313 58 310 52 303 57542 54775 65 311 66 307 50 302 54775 52103 64 307 65 304 51 305 52103 49669 58 307 59 303 55 306 49669 47474 55 312 55 306 57 305 47474 45483 52 315 52 310 57 303 45483 43669 45 314 49 312 56 303 43669 42008 38 315 46 312 58 304 42008 40476 35 319 43 312 63 304 40476 39048 34 320 43 310 68 305 39048 37710 33 317 40 303 75 307 37710 36427 32 308 39 296 77 308 36427 35137 32 300 41 289 74 308 35137 33813 33 296 41 286 69 307 33813 32462 33 297 40 285 67 307 32462 31072 32 299 39 285 66 308 31072 29635 29 297 36 285 64 308 29635 28156 27 294 35 287 58 309 28156 26638 28 295 34 293 51 309 26638 25086 30 301 35 301 44 308 25086 23502 34 307 37 308 40 307 23502 21883 36 309 37 312 37 309 21883 20222 36 311 36 314 34 313 20222 18547 34 314 34 315 29 316 18547 16940 32 317 31 318 26 314 16940 15479 30 320 27 321 24 311 15479 14173 28 323 20 323 22 307 14173 12999 25 328 15 322 19 306 12999 11940 21 335 13 320 15 307 11940 10982 15 342 10*312 11 307 10982 10118 12*345 8*297 9 304 10118 9340 9*346 6 267 8 299 9340 8640 6 343 6 248 8 294 8640 8001 4 332 7 223 8 291 8001 7425 2 307 8 218 9 289 7425 6938 2 275 8 215 9 283 6938 6559 2 249 8 212 8 274 6559 6296 2 238 8 211 5 264 6296 6136 2 231 8 211 3 263 6136 6043 2 226 8 210 2*274 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