DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.7 - - 70.9 - - 76.1 - - 74.2 - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 50 - - 354 - - 394 - - 142 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 342 - - 4526 - - 5998 - - 3561 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit 6554 - - 9411 - - 10621 - - 8289 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top 6571 - - 10755 - - 12227 - - 9790 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1973 - - 2051 - - 2287 - - 3567 - - 1668 Hgt.Variab. W* 111 - - 498 - - 568 - - 341 - - 0 W* B/S 8 - - 22 - - 12 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 4 - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 222 - - 265 - - 273 - - 284 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - 7 - - 9 - - -8 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9325 - - -6865 - - -6437 - - -8923 - - -9730 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 15897 - - 17621 - - 18665 - - 18714 - - 16303 sfcLCL ODpotential -16393 - - -12676 - - -11816 - - -14526 - - -16984 ODpotential blCL 22964 - - 23431 - - 24043 - - 24316 - - 23556 blCL maxRH 28 - - 26 - - 66 - - 68 - - 44 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 62.7 - - 70.9 - - 76.1 - - 74.2 - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.3 - - 16.3 - - 16.6 - - 14.8 - - 17.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.8 - - 68.3 - - 73.2 - - 72.6 - - 69.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.8 - - 15.5 - - 15.7 - - 13.9 - - 16.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 50 - - 354 - - 394 - - 142 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 342 - - 4526 - - 5998 - - 3561 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 99759 27 111 32 110 24 107 30 110 23 120 99759 92203 29 104 28 112 23 117 22 097 27 097 92203 86377 28 096 26 115 21 117 17 098 24 090 86377 81562 23 098 20 108 18 115 16 114 14 096 81562 77414 17 097 15 114 16 104 14 114 12 096 77414 73736 13 106 16 116 10 111 12 104 14 095 73736 70402 8 079 14 107 10 134 8 061 15 064 70402 67358 12 098 10 061 13 118 3 069 7 042 67358 64542 15 063 7 041 10 026 6 064 9 094 64542 61809 6 342 2 264 5 302 5 358 3 143 61809 58973 14 340 7 321 11 290 13 307 19 343 58973 56068 26 317 22 319 23 308 28 312 28 314 56068 53321 41 317 38 323 34 317 40 310 30 311 53321 50846 55 311 54 318 49 313 48 310 41 315 50846 48629 64 306 63 313 55 310 53 311 51 318 48629 46615 71 307 69 313 61 310 58 314 58 320 46615 44760 77 309 73 312 64 311 60 317 61 324 44760 43036 78 308 74 310 66 313 62 319 65 325 43036 41429 76 305 72 309 66 313 62 320 65 322 41429 39930 73 303 69 309 66 313 61 320 61 319 39930 38536 71 302 67 308 65 312 60 318 56 316 38536 37212 70 302 65 306 62 311 58 316 54 314 37212 35888 68 302 63 305 59 308 54 315 51 311 35888 34537 65 303 61 306 54 305 50 313 47 310 34537 33167 64 304 60 307 51 305 47 309 42 308 33167 31764 62 305 57 309 50 305 45 305 39 306 31764 30320 59 305 55 311 48 304 44 302 38 304 30320 28834 57 305 53 312 47 306 44 303 39 303 28834 27309 55 304 49 314 45 310 43 304 40 303 27309 25748 51 305 45 315 42 312 41 304 40 303 25748 24152 45 308 39 313 38 311 38 304 39 304 24152 22521 40 312 36 309 34 308 35 303 37 305 22521 20848 36 313 33 307 32 306 31 302 36 306 20848 19163 33 310 31 307 28 305 27 303 35 308 19163 17551 29 307 27 306 24 304 24 305 32 310 17551 16086 26 305 23 303 21 301 21 307 29 309 16086 14778 23 305 19 301 18 295 19 305 25 308 14778 13603 21 304 16 300 14 286 18 307 21 308 13603 12540 17 306 13 298 10*271 15 304 18 304 12540 11577 14 308 8*290 9*266 12 296 15 299 11577 10706 11 313 5*269 9 265 10 286 12 292 10706 9921 8 312 4 257 9 266 10*281 10 281 9921 9212 4 298 4 257 9 270 9*281 9 269 9212 8565 2 281 4 259 9 273 9 282 8 256 8565 7981 4 282 4 263 9 277 9 284 6 238 7981 7485 5 260 4 272 9 280 9 285 5 218 7485 7099 5 233 4 278 9 282 9 287 4 201 7099 6831 4 222 3 282 9 284 8 288 4 175 6831 6666 3*215 3 284 8 285 8 288 4*159 6666 6572 2*222 3 286 7 286 7 289 4*160 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