DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 77.8 - - 77.1 - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 332 - - 126 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5450 - - 10213 - - 7613 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10101 - - 13959 - - 11279 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11679 - - 16442 - - 13842 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5157 - - 2176 - - 4835 - - 10221 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 514 - - 649 - - 430 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 12 - - 9 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 274 - - 270 - - 161 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -7 - - -20 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1690 - - 1395 - - -1523 - - -7249 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13369 - - 15048 - - 15365 - - 13822 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4051 - - -784 - - -3908 - - -10292 ODpotential blCL - - - 15730 - - 17226 - - 17750 - - 16864 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 94 - - 77 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 430 - - 460 - - 290 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.1 - - 77.8 - - 77.1 - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 34.2 - - 32.3 - - 32.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.6 - - 75.3 - - 75.6 - - 73.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 33.0 - - 31.1 - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 332 - - 126 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5450 - - 10213 - - 7613 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 76 - - 7 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 99386 32 104 25 101 26 101 32 099 99386 91846 23 109 21 111 23 095 24 092 91846 86027 22 115 16 114 17 104 18 088 86027 81208 19 113 16 106 14 095 17 099 81208 77047 17 104 13 111 12 089 14 084 77047 73368 13 096 13 123 9 083 10 086 73368 70044 8 091 7 114 5 070 7 078 70044 67002 3 102 2 104 1 107 5 041 67002 64175 5 074 3 309 6 348 9 020 64175 61435 8 026 5 172 7 251 6 269 61435 58580 18 314 7 317 5 225 10 209 58580 55615 22 271 21 282 23 289 14 303 55615 52792 29 267 33 270 31 272 27 283 52792 50257 30 272 34 274 35 278 36 272 50257 48007 38 275 40 276 42 280 49 276 48007 45990 50 280 51 279 53 278 54 272 45990 44155 60 280 61 279 60 275 57 273 44155 42464 73 278 72 277 65 271 62 270 42464 40894 77 276 77 274 68 267 64 268 40894 39431 76 276 76 271 69 265 66 267 39431 38064 71 276 72 270 67 264 64 268 38064 36762 62 276 65 271 65 264 61 269 36762 35464 60 274 59 270 62 264 62 265 35464 34143 57 273 54 270 58 262 64 261 34143 32802 51 275 56 271 53 259 52 262 32802 31426 48 276 59 270 51 257 42 263 31426 30004 47 277 58 271 49 256 43 259 30004 28542 46 278 55 274 48 256 43 255 28542 27042 47 278 51 273 47 257 43 254 27042 25509 50 279 48 268 46 260 41 254 25509 23946 51 279 49 265 46 264 37 257 23946 22349 49 278 48 266 46 270 33 260 22349 20712 46 278 43 272 38 277 30 262 20712 19064 36 278 34 283 29 283 25 271 19064 17485 28 269 25*291 23 285 24 278 17485 16047 26 269 17*282 19 284 24 278 16047 14757 22 272 15 272 14*279 23 275 14757 13593 17 278 14 270 11*272 20 275 13593 12538 13*279 14 269 10 268 16 273 12538 11580 10*274 12 270 9 266 12 269 11580 10712 6 265 11 272 9 266 9 263 10712 9929 6 264 11 274 9 268 7 257 9929 9221 6 266 11 275 9 270 5 251 9221 8573 5 267 11 278 8 271 4 245 8573 7988 5 270 10 279 8 273 3 241 7988 7490 5 273 10 282 8 275 2 239 7490 7103 5 276 10 283 8 276 2 246 7103 6833 4 278 10 284 7 277 1 251 6833 6667 4 278 9 285 7 278 1*247 6667 6572 4 280 8 285 6 279 1*161 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