DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 71.3 - - 71.8 - - - - - 58.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 549 - - 144 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8963 - - 11314 - - - - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12801 - - 13833 - - - - - 6027 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14831 - - 17182 - - - - - 6043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2315 - - 3156 - - - - - 6623 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 720 - - 500 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 26 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 195 - - - - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 17 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 31 - - 42 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1245 - - 705 - - - - - -6151 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16076 - - 16478 - - - - - 12195 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3023 - - -593 - - - - - -8543 ODpotential blCL - - - 17854 - - 17775 - - - - - 14586 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 97 - - - - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 60 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 71.8 - - - - - 58.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.0 - - 19.9 - - - - - 26.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.0 - - 70.7 - - - - - 58.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.6 - - 19.4 - - - - - 26.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 549 - - 144 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8963 - - 11314 - - - - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 87 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 98328 16 087 17 062 14 120 98328 90917 14 065 16 071 14 092 90917 85224 15 084 5 075 16 066 85224 80489 15 108 5 095 15 053 80489 76420 16 108 9 130 14 066 76420 72847 17 089 9 125 13 075 72847 69617 12 083 8 107 10 070 69617 66639 6 094 7 116 5 053 66639 63875 5 065 6 085 5 310 63875 61192 15 261 10 342 6 254 61192 58386 22 250 19 250 10 246 58386 55445 22 249 9 226 5 270 55445 52618 23 259 22 261 28 253 52618 50087 42 239 43 239 31 236 50087 47814 48 227 42 227 32 243 47814 45745 46 220 35 225 39 246 45745 43849 42 211 34 222 45 241 43849 42102 37 204 37 218 49 237 42102 40477 34 205 48 214 47 238 40477 38964 37 213 51 205 47 241 38964 37557 45 220 48 202 51 246 37557 36224 53 221 53 213 58 250 36224 34902 59 216 70 214 66 249 34902 33558 61 210 80 203 68 246 33558 32192 62 210 76 194 68 244 32192 30795 63 209 70 197 69 244 30795 29355 60 205 72 201 72 243 29355 27876 58 202 68 195 76 242 27876 26357 56 200 62 193 76 242 26357 24805 54 200 57 191 68 241 24805 23233 52 201 47 182 56 236 23233 21642 49 201 41 177 47 224 21642 20020 44 198 37 176 41 204 20020 18385 39 194 34*177 38 190 18385 16814 37 190 30*180 36 192 16814 15381 31*183 29 182 33 200 15381 14096 26*179 28 185 32 208 14096 12941 24 179 27 190 30 215 12941 11895 23 179 26 196 28 223 11895 10949 21 180 26 199 26 232 10949 10093 19 182 26 202 24 240 10093 9322 18 183 26 204 24 251 9322 8628 18 183 25 205 24 263 8628 7993 17 184 25 206 24 275 7993 7421 17 184 25 207 25 281 7421 6937 16 184 24 208 24 282 6937 6559 16 184 23 208 23 283 6559 6297 15 184 22 208 21 283 6297 6136 14 185 21 208 18 283 6136 6043 13 184 17 208 13*282 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