DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - - 74.9 - - 77.8 - - 77.0 - - 66.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 335 - - 371 - - 120 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6056 - - 7230 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10599 - - 11584 - - 6556 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12285 - - 13459 - - 6572 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2694 - - 2021 - - 8614 - - 510 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 540 - - 593 - - 148 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 11 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 288 - - 301 - - 152 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 6 - - 4 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3204 - - -2693 - - -9875 - - -7034 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15490 - - 16153 - - 16448 - - 13607 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8563 - - -7810 - - -14293 - - -13629 ODpotential blCL - - - 20848 - - 21269 - - 20865 - - 20201 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 62 - - 62 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 77.8 - - 77.0 - - 66.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.6 - - 29.5 - - 27.5 - - 30.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.3 - - 75.1 - - 75.5 - - 71.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.1 - - 28.9 - - 26.9 - - 30.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 335 - - 371 - - 120 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6056 - - 7230 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99498 21 120 14 134 15 084 11 097 99498 91989 17 116 14 127 13 088 16 103 91989 86174 11 099 9 114 7 110 15 088 86174 81336 11 106 11 127 5 119 10 082 81336 77179 10 092 11 071 6 143 6 042 77179 73532 3 095 2 351 6 099 6 096 73532 70232 6 044 5 106 6 027 6 088 70232 67191 0 347 2 025 6 352 7 051 67191 64380 4 257 7 326 5 309 4 321 64380 61681 9 305 16 304 14 327 8 354 61681 58891 22 316 17 299 18 306 18 315 58891 56000 33 311 24 308 24 313 24 305 56000 53239 39 301 31 301 27 307 29 294 53239 50754 41 301 34 298 40 300 38 296 50754 48534 42 300 48 290 48 284 44 290 48534 46543 44 303 43 287 47 280 48 289 46543 44741 56 306 55 290 52 286 53 291 44741 43081 64 298 62 286 53 287 52 288 43081 41529 65 293 60 284 49 288 49 283 41529 40067 64 293 57 284 47 292 48 282 40067 38691 62 296 53 284 46 291 47 282 38691 37372 58 300 49 288 46 286 46 283 37372 36049 52 300 47 293 48 281 43 284 36049 34693 50 302 45 295 47 280 42 284 34693 33311 50 304 44 296 46 280 44 282 33311 31893 46 304 43 296 46 281 46 281 31893 30433 42 302 40 299 46 282 46 281 30433 28935 42 299 37 299 45 285 43 282 28935 27400 43 297 38 294 41 288 41 284 27400 25831 39 300 39 294 38 291 38 284 25831 24230 32 303 34 298 36 291 35 283 24230 22593 29 301 28 300 35 291 34 282 22593 20912 32 302 28 298 31 290 36 287 20912 19218 32 305 29 300 26 289 35 294 19218 17599 27 307 27 302 25 296 29 298 17599 16132 23 305 22 300 24 304 23 301 16132 14823 19 301 17 296 22 308 20 305 14823 13645 16 296 12*285 19 306 18 305 13645 12578 13*294 10*281 15 301 15 299 12578 11610 10*291 10 281 12 299 13 291 11610 10734 7 293 10 283 11 298 11 281 10734 9944 6 299 10 285 10 296 9 266 9944 9231 5 307 10 288 10 297 7 244 9231 8579 5 313 10 291 9 297 6 220 8579 7991 5 320 10 294 9 298 6 198 7991 7492 5 328 10 296 8 298 6 178 7492 7103 5 334 10 298 8 299 7 161 7103 6832 5 336 10 299 8 299 8 149 6832 6667 4 337 9 299 7*300 7*145 6667 6572 4 338 8 300 6*301 5*152 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