DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - - 68.9 - - 64.4 - - 57.0 - - 55.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 129 - - 63 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6888 - - 2419 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10147 - - 7478 - - 6555 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13117 - - 8648 - - 6571 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3194 - - 4685 - - 1200 - - 1829 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 334 - - 302 - - 123 - - 40 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 16 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 279 - - 205 - - 063 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -22 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 716 - - 81 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12402 - - 8567 - - 6571 - - 6571 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1376 - - -2238 - - -2896 - - -1299 ODpotential blCL - - - 14493 - - 10886 - - 9467 - - 7870 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 82 - - 90 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 220 - - 1250 - - 1400 - - 1210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.9 - - 64.4 - - 57.0 - - 55.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.1 - - 49.0 - - 53.3 - - 52.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.1 - - 63.2 - - 56.2 - - 55.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.1 - - 47.7 - - 52.7 - - 52.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 129 - - 63 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6888 - - 2419 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 28 - - 58 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 8 - - 11 - - 11 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] 99114 25 082 23 106 25 091 31 100 99114 91557 23 094 20 102 24 091 25 092 91557 85753 18 107 20 109 18 091 23 105 85753 80962 19 117 16 096 17 104 17 112 80962 76842 22 103 11 123 14 097 17 079 76842 73197 9 092 10 108 9 106 11 061 73197 69898 5 097 9 092 9 093 11 130 69898 66875 5 154 3 138 4 037 7 109 66875 64071 3 210 4 152 7 257 3 345 64071 61355 4 217 8 254 15 266 11 292 61355 58532 9 276 15 277 19 279 19 284 58532 55598 21 274 23 268 25 269 25 275 55598 52786 29 268 30 258 32 264 31 275 52786 50251 35 268 35 260 38 265 36 268 50251 47975 44 266 40 263 41 264 39 267 47975 45906 50 260 44 259 43 261 44 266 45906 44013 51 254 45 256 43 261 46 265 44013 42271 50 251 43 258 42 263 43 270 42271 40661 45 248 39 257 38 260 41 274 40661 39166 34 246 32 253 30 253 36 267 39166 37782 24 253 24 252 21 229 26 243 37782 36481 22 258 18 248 8 111 16 216 36481 35193 14 235 15 233 4 285 6 225 35193 33878 24 265 16 231 8 260 10 263 33878 32540 33 272 17 227 12 266 9 271 32540 31165 29 270 17 235 15 263 9 275 31165 29745 27 271 18 247 15 256 12 274 29745 28284 25 271 19 245 17 252 13 274 28284 26785 24 269 19 236 19 249 13 281 26785 25253 23 267 20 241 19 248 13 287 25253 23692 22 258 22 252 19 244 14 279 23692 22100 21 249 23 260 22 247 16 269 22100 20473 27 221 25 268 29 258 21 265 20473 18835 26 203 31 273 34 259 27 265 18835 17269 19 198 34 277 36 254 31 264 17269 15846 13 220 32 280 37 250 32 261 15846 14576 13 253 29 279 36 249 32 259 14576 13435 15*270 24 273 35 250 30 261 13435 12402 16*276 20 262 33 251 27 263 12402 11463 17 277 17 248 31 251 24 265 11463 10613 17 278 17 237 28 251 17 269 10613 9845 17 279 17 229 25 250 11 280 9845 9153 17 279 17*221 20 248 6 305 9153 8519 16 280 17*212 12 246 3 006 8519 7949 16 280 17 207 5 247 4 047 7949 7465 16 281 17 204 1 040 6 085 7465 7088 15 281 16 202 6 060 7 092 7088 6825 14 281 15 200 7 061 7 094 6825 6664 13 282 14 199 7 062 5 095 6664 6571 10 283 10 197 5*063 4*092 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