DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - 71.8 - - 78.6 - - 78.2 - - 68.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 290 - - 76 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3435 - - 6643 - - 6819 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8233 - - 10998 - - 10217 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9664 - - 12872 - - 13048 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1877 - - 6018 - - 6930 - - 368 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 345 - - 531 - - 346 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 15 - - 18 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 246 - - 251 - - 207 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -7 - - -13 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -244 - - 112 - - -616 - - -4846 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9909 - - 12761 - - 13664 - - 11419 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3710 - - -1717 - - -2514 - - -8493 ODpotential blCL - - - 13374 - - 14589 - - 15562 - - 15065 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 81 - - 91 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 1140 - - 1090 - - 690 - - 510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.8 - - 78.6 - - 78.2 - - 68.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.8 - - 45.1 - - 40.9 - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.4 - - 76.2 - - 77.3 - - 72.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.5 - - 44.6 - - 40.4 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 290 - - 76 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3435 - - 6643 - - 6819 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 23 - - 63 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 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] 99351 13 102 18 088 17 115 14 121 99351 91899 21 097 8 140 6 118 11 060 91899 86137 17 101 9 132 2 096 11 080 86137 81343 11 111 10 118 5 083 14 092 81343 77205 5 075 10 110 7 058 12 082 77205 73544 6 135 6 106 7 047 5 076 73544 70236 8 146 1 237 2 065 2 111 70236 67201 9 112 4 178 3 194 1 069 67201 64388 2 280 7 171 3 221 5 276 64388 61668 10 251 8 183 9 228 9 244 61668 58853 18 212 11 234 13 203 20 238 58853 55951 16 240 21 251 19 244 24 243 55951 53185 29 236 33 245 36 257 31 258 53185 50700 33 235 41 234 46 244 40 255 50700 48472 39 240 44 231 46 240 43 250 48472 46451 47 243 44 239 45 244 45 247 46451 44600 57 244 49 243 47 247 46 248 44600 42889 64 242 56 243 53 250 53 254 42889 41304 64 241 60 243 58 251 59 254 41304 39833 59 240 60 244 60 251 60 253 39833 38463 54 239 59 247 56 252 61 255 38463 37156 51 240 57 249 53 255 62 256 37156 35845 50 241 54 249 52 254 56 255 35845 34505 51 242 51 247 51 249 49 252 34505 33141 52 243 49 245 48 249 47 249 33141 31741 48 247 48 247 46 252 46 248 31741 30296 41 251 46 251 43 255 45 254 30296 28811 38 254 40 251 40 255 43 260 28811 27288 36 256 36 250 37 254 40 262 27288 25731 35 255 34 252 35 254 37 261 25731 24146 34 253 34 255 34 257 37 260 24146 22529 32 253 35 258 34 260 34 261 22529 20873 28 259 37 259 34 258 32 262 20873 19206 23 267 36 259 32 256 30 261 19206 17607 21 271 34 259 30 256 30 256 17607 16149 22 273 30 255 28 256 29 252 16149 14840 22 271 26 249 24 253 27 251 14840 13661 20 261 23*245 21*251 23 252 13661 12593 20 246 18*241 21*251 21 256 12593 11625 21 235 17 241 20 251 19 258 11625 10748 19 232 17 241 20 251 19 258 10748 9956 14*230 16 243 19 251 19 257 9956 9241 11*229 15 246 19 251 19 255 9241 8588 10 230 14 248 18 251 18 251 8588 7997 9 232 14 250 17 251 18 247 7997 7496 8 234 13 252 17 251 16 242 7496 7106 8 236 13 254 16 251 15 237 7106 6834 7 238 12 256 15 252 12 227 6834 6667 6 239 11 256 13 252 9*217 6667 6572 5 240 9 256 10 252 5*207 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