DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 13.3 - - 17.2 - - - - - 8.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 83 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 339 - - 2276 - - - - - 339 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 7055 - - - - - 6551 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6568 - - 8505 - - - - - 6568 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2321 - - 4096 - - - - - 469 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 116 - - 249 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 14 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 216 - - 237 - - - - - 171 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -12 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 1783 - - - - - -364 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6568 - - 6722 - - - - - 6932 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1151 - - 184 - - - - - -3568 ODpotential blCL - - - 7719 - - 8321 - - - - - 10136 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 100 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.3 - - 17.2 - - - - - 8.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.7 - - 10.9 - - - - - 1.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.6 - - 16.1 - - - - - 13.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.7 - - 9.9 - - - - - 6.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 83 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 339 - - 2276 - - - - - 339 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 100 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 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] 96962 30 101 34 109 19 103 96962 89739 23 113 18 112 12 105 89739 84108 21 109 13 121 16 093 84108 79407 18 104 14 118 14 082 79407 75344 13 102 9 118 11 074 75344 71742 8 113 8 120 4 058 71742 68466 11 106 7 107 1 292 68466 65436 3 012 6 141 8 227 65436 62608 9 224 1 151 11 195 62608 59840 11 210 13 242 7 252 59840 56921 11 235 14 232 7 215 56921 53865 14 243 16 247 7 229 53865 50934 17 236 21 245 13 260 50934 48302 16 243 23 240 19 268 48302 45950 20 252 20 239 19 261 45950 43821 24 253 15 249 17 251 43821 41873 29 255 19 265 16 265 41873 40078 31 250 26 263 20 269 40078 38415 27 247 31 260 21 265 38415 36873 28 253 33 258 20 265 36873 35451 28 243 32 254 22 258 35451 34123 22 240 33 249 20 252 34123 32830 17 233 33 237 19 253 32830 31541 15 256 22 231 21 231 31541 30261 21 261 19 252 23 225 30261 28967 21 248 19 250 27 230 28967 27643 17 234 15 245 29 228 27643 26289 11 231 12 260 28 237 26289 24905 10 257 14 279 24 256 24905 23498 13 298 19 292 25 264 23498 22070 18 315 21 295 25 268 22070 20619 20 332 22 308 23 272 20619 19139 10 326 13 307 22 270 19139 17656 5 270 7 283 18 266 17656 16240 6 290 10 271 14 266 16240 14955 10 299 10 264 10 278 14955 13809 8 294 9 253 10 298 13809 12779 8 288 10 254 11 306 12779 11847 7 282 12 253 11 303 11847 11002 9 279 13 249 10 298 11002 10236 11 272 14 245 7 289 10236 9543 15 259 15 239 5 275 9543 8917 17 246 16*235 5 253 8917 8342 18 234 16*235 5 217 8342 7824 17 227 15 236 6 191 7824 7382 16 223 14 237 8 183 7382 7039 15 222 14 238 8 179 7039 6799 13 221 12 238 8 167 6799 6652 10*220 11 239 7*160 6652 6568 6*216 8 240 5*171 6568 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