DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 77.1 - - 83.5 - - 86.3 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 74 - - 352 - - 284 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1127 - - 7177 - - 8742 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 6556 - - 11521 - - 12672 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 7356 - - 13406 - - 14971 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3077 - - 3353 - - 4706 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 189 - - 583 - - 582 - - - - - - W* B/S 3 - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 13 - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 206 - - 223 - - 242 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -23 - - -14 - - 21 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4864 - - 258 - - 937 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12220 - - 13149 - - 14034 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -7998 - - -1604 - - -978 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 15354 - - 15010 - - 15949 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 84 - - 81 - - 86 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 120 - - 670 - - 760 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 77.1 - - 83.5 - - 86.3 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 46.2 - - 48.2 - - 47.1 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 76.2 - - 81.0 - - 84.2 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.6 - - 47.6 - - 46.5 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 74 - - 352 - - 284 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1127 - - 7177 - - 8742 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 37 - - 23 - - 45 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - - 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] 99665 32 103 30 101 29 112 99665 92137 28 103 32 099 30 111 92137 86329 25 093 28 096 27 101 86329 81517 23 100 24 102 16 092 81517 77390 23 101 18 109 17 112 77390 73737 15 082 20 124 13 117 73737 70443 10 111 17 123 12 134 70443 67418 13 120 6 119 8 110 67418 64613 9 079 6 137 5 169 64613 61925 5 306 5 349 3 139 61925 59148 13 208 9 242 8 208 59148 56295 14 275 15 219 17 225 56295 53610 29 252 27 240 40 245 53610 51202 38 246 37 240 45 239 51202 49027 48 258 44 258 50 255 49027 47042 64 261 63 261 62 261 47042 45212 69 259 71 257 71 260 45212 43508 65 256 71 253 72 255 43508 41912 62 253 68 249 71 250 41912 40415 59 248 64 246 71 249 40415 39011 54 245 57 242 69 249 39011 37669 52 248 54 243 65 248 37669 36324 50 251 54 252 57 250 36324 34949 43 251 50 259 49 252 34949 33549 42 246 44 253 43 250 33549 32113 41 246 42 247 41 248 32113 30634 36 248 40 247 40 250 30634 29117 33 248 33 243 34 247 29117 27565 27 253 28 239 31 243 27565 25984 27 256 28 243 30 240 25984 24375 28 250 28 248 29 243 24375 22732 25 248 28 253 28 248 22732 21050 21 249 27 250 26 256 21050 19361 24 240 25 248 20 253 19361 17744 24 229 25 249 18 242 17744 16268 18 219 26 245 18*238 16268 14945 13 216 25 236 17*237 14945 13752 11 224 21*229 17 237 13752 12673 11 235 18*225 17 238 12673 11693 13 244 17 225 17 238 11693 10806 15 249 17 224 16 241 10806 10005 17 250 16 223 16 243 10005 9281 20 246 16 222 15 245 9281 8618 21 240 15 221 15 246 8618 8020 20 228 15 221 14 248 8020 7512 18*215 14 220 14 249 7512 7116 16*209 13 219 13 250 7116 6839 14 206 12 219 13 251 6839 6670 12 204 11 219 12 251 6670 6573 8 202 9 219 9 251 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