DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/26 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1011z - - 1333z - - 1602z - - 1902z - - 2157z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 67.5 - - 75.9 - - 79.0 - - 79.6 - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 44 - - 241 - - 247 - - 75 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 832 - - 5940 - - 8108 - - 508 - - 507 BL Depth Hcrit 6719 - - 10387 - - 12121 - - 6720 - - 6720 Hcrit BL Top 7061 - - 12169 - - 14337 - - 6737 - - 6736 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1538 - - 3143 - - 4483 - - 13161 - - 131 Hgt.Variab. W* 152 - - 492 - - 553 - - 152 - - 37 W* B/S 3 - - 9 - - 9 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 9 - - 11 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 179 - - 215 - - 240 - - 258 - - 128 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -31 - - -13 - - 16 - - -1 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4180 - - -1271 - - 111 - - -8006 - - -4411 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11241 - - 13441 - - 14226 - - 14744 - - 11148 sfcLCL ODpotential -8414 - - -4925 - - -3011 - - -9865 - - -8497 ODpotential blCL 15475 - - 17094 - - 17348 - - 16602 - - 15233 blCL maxRH 48 - - 74 - - 66 - - 53 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 100 - - 440 - - 590 - - 570 - - 490 CAPE Temp@2m 67.5 - - 75.9 - - 79.0 - - 79.6 - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.7 - - 40.1 - - 39.7 - - 38.0 - - 43.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 66.8 - - 73.8 - - 76.8 - - 78.3 - - 71.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 40.1 - - 38.2 - - 37.3 - - 35.7 - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 44 - - 241 - - 247 - - 75 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 832 - - 5940 - - 8108 - - 508 - - 507 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99784 25 103 22 115 19 111 10 107 21 083 99784 93420 19 094 21 112 18 120 12 114 15 096 93420 88278 14 087 19 101 18 111 18 103 14 102 88278 83899 11 089 15 092 16 099 19 096 14 103 83899 80068 10 097 12 086 12 085 16 095 14 098 80068 76654 9 097 9 077 8 065 11 094 12 084 76654 73543 9 081 9 062 7 044 7 083 11 054 73543 70672 8 065 7 045 7 023 5 064 10 018 70672 68006 9 041 6 018 9 344 5 020 9 350 68006 65418 11 016 6 355 11 327 9 356 8 338 65418 62709 15 352 8 330 14 317 14 333 9 321 62709 59899 19 333 13 321 16 304 17 312 11 304 59899 57225 23 324 18 322 16 302 21 302 15 302 57225 54825 26 320 22 323 18 307 26 297 22 296 54825 52680 29 317 26 319 24 302 29 294 29 292 52680 50737 32 313 31 312 29 298 32 292 36 286 50737 48955 33 309 35 305 32 296 37 289 42 275 48955 47306 35 308 37 301 36 292 41 286 44 269 47306 45766 36 307 39 299 40 288 44 283 44 270 45766 44324 36 308 39 298 42 286 45 282 44 276 44324 42969 36 309 38 295 42 284 45 282 43 279 42969 41663 35 310 37 293 41 283 44 284 40 280 41663 40340 33 310 35 292 39 283 43 285 37 281 40340 38973 30 309 32 290 36 284 41 285 34 281 38973 37563 27 306 29 288 35 283 38 285 34 281 37563 36094 25 302 25 284 34 282 36 283 36 278 36094 34553 24 296 21 278 33 280 35 281 40 273 34553 32938 24 291 20 272 33 277 36 277 44 271 32938 31244 23 290 21 263 31 275 35 273 45 272 31244 29472 22 290 22 259 28 276 34 271 41 276 29472 27624 22 286 24 260 26 277 32 272 33 277 27624 25696 23 281 25 264 25 275 29 275 25 273 25696 23681 24 279 24 268 25 275 25 277 20 272 23681 21616 21 283 21 269 23 276 21 278 16 271 21616 19619 16 288 17 269 21 277 19 273 15 264 19619 17794 11 287 14 262 19 275 18 265 17 253 17794 16167 8 275 13 248 17 270 18 259 19 241 16167 14715 7 255 12 234 15*256 17 250 18 234 14715 13421 8 238 12 229 13*239 13 237 15 228 13421 12268 8 231 12*221 12 237 11 233 12 219 12268 11246 8 230 11*216 11 237 10 233 10 209 11246 10344 8 230 10 215 11 238 9 236 8 195 10344 9547 8 228 10 214 11 239 8 241 7 179 9547 8834 9 214 10 215 10 240 7 245 6 159 8834 8204 12 197 9 215 10 242 6 248 7 139 8204 7679 15 181 9 214 9 243 6 251 7 123 7679 7277 15*177 8 215 9 245 6 253 8 113 7277 7000 13*178 7 215 9 245 6 256 8 109 7000 6832 11 179 7 215 8 246 5*256 8 114 6832 6736 8 179 6 215 7 247 5*258 5*128 6736 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