DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 70.1 - - 71.2 - - 62.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 309 - - 333 - - 108 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3228 - - 5411 - - 4540 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8377 - - 10102 - - 8890 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9457 - - 11640 - - 10769 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1877 - - 2090 - - 3483 - - 751 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 433 - - 526 - - 347 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 17 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 239 - - 238 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - -15 - - -16 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4202 - - -3168 - - -4491 - - -5591 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13660 - - 14808 - - 15260 - - 12162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10931 - - -8078 - - -9279 - - -10519 ODpotential blCL - - - 20388 - - 19718 - - 20048 - - 17090 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 39 - - 38 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 70.1 - - 71.2 - - 62.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.7 - - 27.7 - - 26.9 - - 32.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.5 - - 67.7 - - 70.0 - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.5 - - 26.5 - - 25.7 - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 309 - - 333 - - 108 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3228 - - 5411 - - 4540 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98838 16 117 13 128 9 107 12 071 98838 91334 13 148 10 123 13 111 15 103 91334 85573 19 136 7 154 12 097 15 121 85573 80803 17 132 11 159 4 083 13 102 80803 76694 12 134 12 148 6 130 7 105 76694 73047 9 126 10 143 8 146 6 133 73047 69736 9 144 6 169 14 163 6 165 69736 66694 5 176 6 178 5 158 3 185 66694 63880 6 197 9 204 12 232 8 242 63880 61162 13 226 16 204 15 226 14 242 61162 58338 21 247 18 231 14 205 19 220 58338 55407 26 244 28 243 28 257 19 244 55407 52617 24 252 29 240 37 246 30 255 52617 50126 26 274 27 251 35 244 38 246 50126 47907 37 287 34 276 34 261 37 244 47907 45904 39 278 39 275 38 271 37 254 45904 44083 31 265 38 256 40 270 38 261 44083 42410 28 272 36 247 41 268 39 260 42410 40858 36 281 33 254 42 269 39 256 40858 39410 38 283 27 264 42 270 39 253 39410 38057 37 283 25 269 40 267 41 255 38057 36763 36 280 25 266 38 262 45 259 36763 35465 34 274 28 260 37 258 45 261 35465 34135 34 269 31 256 36 257 43 262 34135 32780 34 266 32 255 35 258 40 265 32780 31390 33 266 32 254 34 258 38 269 31390 29957 33 267 33 254 32 260 36 271 29957 28483 34 267 34 255 32 263 36 267 28483 26971 35 268 36 258 33 265 37 263 26971 25428 37 271 37 265 34 268 39 264 25428 23860 36 275 36 272 36 269 39 266 23860 22261 35 277 35 274 35 269 38 266 22261 20626 33 278 33 275 34 267 37 265 20626 18980 30 278 31 275 33 264 37 266 18980 17404 28 275 27 274 30 261 36 266 17404 15970 27 273 25 270 29 259 34 260 15970 14687 25 272 23 264 28 253 31 252 14687 13532 23 270 21 256 27 246 28 245 13532 12486 20 265 19*246 25 242 26 242 12486 11536 19 256 18*240 22*240 24 243 11536 10675 19 247 18 239 21*239 21 245 10675 9899 19*241 18 238 19 238 20 246 9899 9197 19*238 18 238 17 237 17 245 9197 8554 18 234 18 238 16 237 15 238 8554 7974 18 232 17 238 15 237 12 225 7974 7481 17 232 17 239 14 237 10 207 7481 7097 16 231 16 239 13 237 9 187 7097 6829 15 231 15 239 13 237 9 170 6829 6666 14 231 13 239 12 237 8 162 6666 6571 10 231 11 239 9 236 5*164 6571 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