DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0950z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 67.9 - - 75.3 - - 76.5 - - 78.0 - - 66.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 119 - - 361 - - 274 - - 162 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1994 - - 4986 - - 6254 - - 7575 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit 7075 - - 9785 - - 10678 - - 11409 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top 8223 - - 11215 - - 12483 - - 13804 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1627 - - 5555 - - 7128 - - 5757 - - 221 Hgt.Variab. W* 265 - - 520 - - 516 - - 462 - - 21 W* B/S 4 - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 12 - - 16 - - 21 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 226 - - 247 - - 238 - - 246 - - 212 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 5 - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -13 - - -8 - - 16 - - -25 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1119 - - 486 - - 943 - - -1138 - - -7561 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9343 - - 10730 - - 11541 - - 14942 - - 14134 sfcLCL ODpotential -4164 - - -1628 - - -1067 - - -4122 - - -11762 ODpotential blCL 12387 - - 12843 - - 13550 - - 17926 - - 18334 blCL maxRH 78 - - 80 - - 73 - - 32 - - 20 maxRH CAPE 720 - - 1380 - - 1260 - - 220 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 67.9 - - 75.3 - - 76.5 - - 78.0 - - 66.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 49.3 - - 50.5 - - 48.2 - - 35.0 - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 66.5 - - 72.5 - - 74.5 - - 76.6 - - 69.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 49.0 - - 49.8 - - 47.5 - - 34.1 - - 27.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 119 - - 361 - - 274 - - 162 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1994 - - 4986 - - 6254 - - 7575 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 13 - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 - - 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] 99447 31 109 21 113 20 084 22 098 24 095 99447 91986 24 096 18 107 16 082 20 096 18 098 91986 86213 21 096 18 107 18 115 16 081 17 090 86213 81412 18 094 17 110 12 116 15 090 13 103 81412 77285 13 096 11 123 5 120 12 077 11 113 77285 73640 12 109 13 151 6 128 3 017 10 096 73640 70337 10 110 12 132 7 167 2 230 5 118 70337 67294 5 082 6 138 11 185 4 271 1 028 67294 64478 2 304 3 038 9 183 8 215 5 299 64478 61756 7 242 3 281 5 212 12 212 10 250 61756 58939 12 255 10 283 3 236 10 222 19 229 58939 56046 18 261 26 270 23 280 13 298 19 245 56046 53289 22 249 31 250 34 265 31 271 28 258 53289 50802 22 255 32 248 35 249 41 258 39 255 50802 48569 30 258 33 244 36 247 46 257 47 258 48569 46534 37 259 36 245 39 254 47 260 51 259 46534 44652 43 259 40 247 42 257 49 260 52 260 44652 42902 45 254 44 250 44 256 53 262 53 259 42902 41271 46 254 47 253 47 255 54 261 52 260 41271 39751 49 255 48 254 47 255 51 261 50 264 39751 38336 52 254 47 254 45 253 48 261 47 267 38336 36995 52 252 42 253 41 250 45 259 45 266 36995 35664 51 249 38 254 38 248 43 256 45 263 35664 34313 50 245 36 255 36 248 43 254 44 261 34313 32944 49 242 36 254 36 250 43 255 44 261 32944 31541 45 245 35 252 35 252 44 256 44 262 31541 30095 40 248 35 250 34 252 44 257 44 262 30095 28609 37 252 34 249 32 250 43 259 43 261 28609 27090 35 254 34 249 32 248 42 259 41 259 27090 25541 36 251 34 253 32 248 38 258 38 260 25541 23970 36 247 34 255 32 250 33 259 34 262 23970 22370 36 246 33 254 33 255 29 259 31 265 22370 20733 33 242 33 249 33 258 28 255 28 267 20733 19084 27 240 32 245 32 255 28 251 27 268 19084 17502 24 258 29 247 30 252 27 247 28 267 17502 16059 21 265 26 252 28 251 25 244 31 264 16059 14765 19 256 22 254 27 250 23*242 34 261 14765 13598 22 251 21 254 24 248 23*242 36 258 13598 12541 23 256 18 255 21*246 22 242 35 258 12541 11582 22 261 16*255 18*241 22 243 34 258 11582 10712 19 264 13*248 18 241 22 244 32 258 10712 9928 18 262 13 245 17 239 21 245 29 256 9928 9220 18 252 12 244 16 238 21 247 26 253 9220 8571 16*243 12 245 16 238 20 248 24 250 8571 7986 14*232 12 246 15 237 20 249 23 247 7986 7489 12 226 11 247 14 236 19 250 21 244 7489 7102 11 225 11 249 13 235 18 251 18 240 7102 6831 10 223 10 250 12 235 17 251 15 234 6831 6667 9 223 10 251 11 234 16 252 11*226 6667 6572 7 222 8 251 9 235 12 252 6*212 6572 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