DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/21 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1011z - - 1332z - - 1600z - - 1900z - - 2219z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.3 - - 71.2 - - 75.8 - - 74.0 - - 61.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 52 - - 308 - - 324 - - 107 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 796 - - 3844 - - 5959 - - 4928 - - 507 BL Depth Hcrit 6719 - - 8839 - - 10514 - - 9129 - - 6719 Hcrit BL Top 7025 - - 10073 - - 12188 - - 11157 - - 6736 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 919 - - 2406 - - 2625 - - 2281 - - 92 Hgt.Variab. W* 150 - - 454 - - 534 - - 349 - - 0 W* B/S 3 - - 14 - - 15 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 206 - - 266 - - 299 - - 330 - - 207 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -20 - - 4 - - 8 - - 10 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5964 - - -4828 - - -3729 - - -4860 - - -5679 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12989 - - 14902 - - 15918 - - 16017 - - 12415 sfcLCL ODpotential -11235 - - -9223 - - -7470 - - -9439 - - -12404 ODpotential blCL 18260 - - 19296 - - 19658 - - 20596 - - 19140 blCL maxRH 65 - - 55 - - 52 - - 49 - - 39 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 62.3 - - 71.2 - - 75.8 - - 74.0 - - 61.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.2 - - 29.3 - - 29.2 - - 27.1 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.4 - - 69.2 - - 73.4 - - 72.6 - - 66.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.6 - - 28.4 - - 28.1 - - 26.1 - - 30.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 52 - - 308 - - 324 - - 107 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 796 - - 3844 - - 5959 - - 4928 - - 507 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99715 15 100 18 105 10 114 11 086 14 087 99715 93406 13 108 12 096 15 115 5 110 9 078 93406 88324 13 104 11 088 11 099 10 109 9 082 88324 83999 12 093 10 097 7 066 12 090 8 087 83999 80208 10 083 11 117 5 056 10 072 9 102 80208 76808 6 072 11 125 2 095 5 024 10 106 76808 73685 4 056 7 124 4 124 4 327 7 095 73685 70779 2 357 2 137 2 119 2 292 3 064 70779 68067 3 294 3 258 1 289 4 288 2 329 68067 65429 7 282 6 287 4 280 7 289 5 309 65429 62681 11 278 11 281 9 278 10 282 9 297 62681 59841 14 290 14 284 14 280 13 286 13 290 59841 57148 19 293 18 295 17 281 17 295 14 289 57148 54740 25 286 23 296 19 288 20 292 16 286 54740 52594 27 281 27 292 21 298 21 294 17 289 52594 50655 26 281 26 288 22 300 19 294 16 292 50655 48884 23 288 23 286 20 300 17 294 14 293 48884 47249 22 298 18 294 16 320 14 318 11 317 47249 45732 22 309 16 316 15 346 12 343 9 345 45732 44317 24 315 18 333 16 002 12 350 10 348 44317 42990 26 318 20 343 18 012 12 359 11 357 42990 41707 28 317 22 350 20 016 15 009 10 007 41707 40401 30 314 22 354 20 015 18 016 10 018 40401 39044 31 309 21 355 20 012 20 021 8 031 39044 37637 32 304 20 355 20 009 20 022 6 044 37637 36168 32 300 19 353 21 005 19 018 4 060 36168 34621 32 298 20 349 21 003 17 010 3 062 34621 32997 31 300 21 343 21 005 15 003 2 355 32997 31294 28 303 21 339 20 012 13 003 5 302 31294 29511 25 310 22 338 19 021 11 002 9 290 29511 27647 23 318 21 337 17 025 9 356 7 281 27647 25697 22 320 20 334 14 012 8 343 6 276 25697 23658 22 312 18 327 13 348 9 337 5 286 23658 21572 23 300 17 316 13 327 10 330 5 308 21572 19557 22 294 18 306 13 319 10 324 7 324 19557 17724 20 287 18 298 13 313 10 320 8 329 17724 16093 20 280 17 295 12 310 9 321 7 338 16093 14643 20 276 15 295 11 309 7 328 6 354 14643 13353 18 274 12 296 9 308 5 334 5 023 13353 12209 16 275 10 296 6*296 4 331 6 039 12209 11195 15 274 8 289 6*290 4*328 8 038 11195 10302 14 271 7*269 6 291 4*328 8 035 10302 9514 13 266 6*257 6 295 5 328 7 032 9514 8809 12 262 6 258 7 298 5 330 6 025 8809 8187 12 252 6 264 7 302 6 331 4 017 8187 7668 12 233 6 269 7 304 6 331 3 000 7668 7270 12*213 6 273 7 307 6 332 3 337 7270 6997 10*207 6 278 7 307 6 333 3 323 6997 6831 9 206 6 278 7 308 6 333 3*320 6831 6736 7 204 5 281 7 308 6 333 2*207 6736 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