DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 87.7 - - 86.4 - - 74.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 289 - - 333 - - 96 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3781 - - 9457 - - 344 - - 344 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8760 - - 13325 - - 6556 - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10010 - - 15686 - - 6573 - - 6573 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6066 - - 5361 - - 14482 - - 800 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 439 - - 625 - - 138 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 24 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 271 - - 291 - - 349 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 24 - - 9 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3866 - - -1203 - - -9748 - - -7109 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13877 - - 16890 - - 16322 - - 13683 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6039 - - -2821 - - -11319 - - -11315 ODpotential blCL - - - 16049 - - 18507 - - 17892 - - 17888 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 69 - - 90 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 660 - - 280 - - 360 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 87.7 - - 86.4 - - 74.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.2 - - 36.1 - - 37.4 - - 38.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.0 - - 85.1 - - 85.2 - - 80.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 35.4 - - 36.9 - - 37.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 289 - - 333 - - 96 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3781 - - 9457 - - 344 - - 344 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 0 - - 60 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 99429 19 090 17 111 15 091 14 106 99429 91957 9 123 8 129 16 079 10 084 91957 86169 15 123 8 133 8 077 15 090 86169 81354 13 117 10 142 7 167 10 062 81354 77207 13 117 9 113 7 136 5 051 77207 73553 7 104 8 137 4 127 5 036 73553 70260 3 173 9 080 4 140 6 014 70260 67249 3 195 5 357 2 348 9 003 67249 64467 3 131 1 117 2 035 6 355 64467 61773 7 046 2 109 5 284 6 325 61773 58972 6 015 3 309 6 264 9 273 58972 56089 24 298 15 302 13 327 5 332 56089 53351 24 268 30 266 30 283 24 303 53351 50909 27 280 30 255 35 264 31 270 50909 48740 39 288 28 285 29 270 29 260 48740 46768 51 287 37 295 36 272 31 267 46768 44962 57 282 54 275 47 268 38 267 44962 43299 54 280 55 270 52 266 47 263 43299 41744 54 283 47 270 50 267 53 262 41744 40280 54 284 45 269 49 265 49 262 40280 38901 52 286 42 272 47 262 44 258 38901 37579 46 286 37 273 44 262 41 253 37579 36251 41 287 34 273 45 263 37 252 36251 34892 38 288 31 276 43 265 34 253 34892 33506 34 285 28 280 30 260 33 251 33506 32086 30 284 23 278 23 252 32 244 32086 30625 28 283 20 277 21 256 31 238 30625 29125 26 286 19 281 19 255 31 238 29125 27587 25 295 18 282 17 253 28 235 27587 26014 21 305 18 272 17 255 23 236 26014 24411 19 305 18 270 17 262 20 239 24411 22773 20 290 19 271 19 265 21 238 22773 21094 23 280 22 268 19 264 20 246 21094 19402 23 285 23 268 17 262 15 258 19402 17778 21 287 22 268 15 262 12 271 17778 16296 21 275 16*270 14 260 11 274 16296 14967 20 266 12*271 11 257 10 268 14967 13768 16 270 9 268 8 259 8 259 13768 12682 12 279 6 268 5 270 7 249 12682 11698 10 271 5 272 4 288 5 233 11698 10807 10*266 4 287 4 314 3 188 10807 10003 9*262 3 305 4 330 3 120 10003 9278 6 259 3 319 5 339 5 095 9278 8615 5 263 4 329 6 343 6 085 8615 8017 3 271 4 337 6 345 7 079 8017 7509 2 293 4 345 6 347 7 077 7509 7113 2 323 4 348 6 348 7 078 7113 6838 2 336 4 350 6 348 7 085 6838 6669 2 341 4 349 6*349 5*096 6669 6573 2 350 4 352 5*349 3*111 6573 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