DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/13 Driggs_ID 6229ft pt41635@43.809,-111.283,6348ft SPONSORED BY: Jack Burnham BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.4 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.7 - - 29.9 - - 29.2 - - 23.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 22 - - 5 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2505 - - 3299 - - 3283 - - 2514 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 82 - - 86 - - 54 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 173 - - 271 - - 224 - - 197 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -1 - - -3 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1087 - - -784 - - -874 - - -1517 ODpotential blCL - - - 7656 - - 7353 - - 7443 - - 8086 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 101 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.7 - - 29.9 - - 29.2 - - 23.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 26.3 - - 25.7 - - 21.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.4 - - 29.3 - - 28.8 - - 27.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 25.6 - - 25.2 - - 24.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 22 - - 5 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 98 - - 103 - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 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] 96846 37 087 40 080 40 092 31 077 96846 89741 31 100 33 079 30 098 26 087 89741 84132 28 100 24 085 19 092 22 083 84132 79439 18 091 16 093 7 112 12 063 79439 75395 11 081 11 096 3 131 7 071 75395 71802 3 058 1 092 3 196 5 026 71802 68530 2 220 6 272 6 263 6 314 68530 65510 7 281 14 263 15 272 13 268 65510 62705 15 277 17 259 18 271 16 267 62705 59989 19 275 22 260 23 278 19 263 59989 57162 24 274 24 260 23 272 19 258 57162 54220 24 275 26 272 25 276 25 276 54220 51407 22 282 29 277 30 286 37 272 51407 48871 19 287 30 270 35 279 33 266 48871 46593 19 286 34 261 32 262 36 264 46593 44529 20 281 34 259 28 270 32 260 44529 42650 23 275 30 270 32 270 32 282 42650 40934 26 273 28 272 29 275 42 281 40934 39362 21 270 24 280 37 290 35 296 39362 37919 16 278 23 287 30 293 47 301 37919 36596 5 295 18 305 31 319 44 302 36596 35351 11 036 19 334 34 331 34 300 35351 34109 18 036 24 345 27 342 32 299 34109 32837 20 028 27 341 23 342 30 294 32837 31538 20 031 18 337 28 331 33 293 31538 30205 17 047 12 340 31 328 40 296 30205 28829 13 043 12 339 31 331 37 302 28829 27419 15 026 15 338 31 335 28 310 27419 25975 19 019 18 341 24 347 18 301 25975 24498 20 019 17 348 17 347 15 291 24498 22991 18 025 16 357 13 333 20 293 22991 21452 15 027 11 359 12 312 23 298 21452 19874 9 022 8 336 11 298 22 301 19874 18287 5 342 8 302 11 289 19 300 18287 16771 7 285 9 284 11 278 16 296 16771 15394 10 280 12 272 13 273 13 291 15394 14165 11 281 13 268 15 271 11 285 14165 13063 12 281 13 264 15 270 9 274 13063 12069 9 282 12 263 14 271 9 267 12069 11173 7 262 10 252 12 264 7 252 11173 10366 7 246 8 233 9 239 6 228 10366 9644 6 240 7 225 8 221 6 222 9644 8994 4 225 6 226 7 217 6 231 8994 8399 4 207 6 232 6 216 7 230 8399 7864 5 201 5 238 5 215 7 226 7864 7409 3 190 4 248 4 219 6 222 7409 7054 3 183 4 256 2 223 5 218 7054 6807 2 178 3 263 2 226 3 208 6807 6656 1 170 3*265 2*225 2*192 6656 6569 1*173 3*271 1*224 1*197 6569 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