DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 - - - 66.7 - - 70.9 - - 71.2 - - 62.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 427 - - 429 - - 172 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4682 - - 5996 - - 6618 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9602 - - 10652 - - 10690 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10911 - - 12225 - - 12847 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1572 - - 1728 - - 2203 - - 6132 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 537 - - 584 - - 446 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 9 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 313 - - 306 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 8 - - 7 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3099 - - -4114 - - -4342 - - -8448 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14011 - - 16340 - - 17190 - - 15021 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8402 - - -8273 - - -9481 - - -15120 ODpotential blCL - - - 19313 - - 20498 - - 22328 - - 21692 blCL maxRH - - - 33 - - 31 - - 34 - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.7 - - 70.9 - - 71.2 - - 62.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.0 - - 21.9 - - 18.4 - - 19.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.8 - - 68.0 - - 69.6 - - 66.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 21.1 - - 17.7 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 427 - - 429 - - 172 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4682 - - 5996 - - 6618 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 99635 36 105 25 102 28 089 30 092 99635 92118 29 089 27 107 26 095 27 088 92118 86329 20 107 26 095 22 110 25 085 86329 81522 22 123 17 099 19 102 16 096 81522 77363 19 085 20 134 9 078 16 105 77363 73674 9 087 14 116 10 123 9 063 73674 70338 7 139 7 072 10 097 4 101 70338 67281 8 130 3 265 9 029 10 074 67281 64448 8 060 6 178 4 297 7 358 64448 61714 13 020 5 137 3 081 4 138 61714 58868 15 301 7 293 11 293 3 003 58868 55905 35 280 36 278 35 286 27 303 55905 53095 46 264 46 271 44 284 50 288 53095 50590 56 262 56 268 58 280 65 283 50590 48353 65 265 64 268 68 277 72 282 48353 46325 72 272 72 276 75 281 77 285 46325 44468 81 280 80 281 84 284 87 288 44468 42755 89 283 84 283 92 284 94 288 42755 41159 92 282 86 284 94 283 94 286 41159 39667 92 280 86 284 92 283 91 285 39667 38274 89 278 85 284 89 283 87 285 38274 36947 85 276 82 284 83 283 83 286 36947 35625 80 275 78 284 77 283 75 287 35625 34282 76 275 75 285 72 284 66 287 34282 32918 74 275 73 285 69 285 60 287 32918 31520 71 275 71 283 67 285 58 287 31520 30079 69 274 70 281 66 283 57 287 30079 28597 66 275 68 281 64 282 55 286 28597 27077 65 274 65 280 62 282 54 285 27077 25524 65 272 62 279 58 281 53 283 25524 23939 63 272 54 279 53 279 51 280 23939 22319 56 276 42 280 44 280 48 278 22319 20661 44 283 34 280 32 281 41 277 20661 18997 37 290 29 282 25 281 30 271 18997 17410 34 293 28 288 21 279 22 264 17410 15969 32 295 27 295 20 281 18 264 15969 14682 30 296 24 302 15 285 16 276 14682 13523 26 295 19 306 9*293 15 289 13523 12476 22 295 12*305 9*298 13 296 12476 11526 15*293 10*306 9 300 9 300 11526 10666 11*294 10 307 9 302 5 307 10666 9890 10 296 10 310 9 305 3 317 9890 9189 9 298 10 312 9 307 2 325 9189 8548 9 301 10 313 9 309 1 328 8548 7970 9 303 10 315 9 310 0 348 7970 7478 9 307 10 317 9 311 0 323 7478 7095 9 309 10 319 9 312 0 294 7095 6829 9 311 10 320 9 312 0 232 6829 6666 8 311 9 319 8 313 1*168 6666 6572 7 312 8 320 7 314 1*174 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