DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 17.9 - - 23.7 - - 19.3 - - 13.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 28 - - -2 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 505 - - 1176 - - 653 - - 164 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 93 - - 7 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 8 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 298 - - 235 - - 190 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -1 - - -5 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1648 - - -629 - - -12 - - -2012 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8218 - - 7198 - - 6582 - - 8581 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9395 - - -6250 - - -6464 - - -12227 ODpotential blCL - - - 15964 - - 12819 - - 13033 - - 18796 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 65 - - 67 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 17.9 - - 23.7 - - 19.3 - - 13.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.8 - - 15.8 - - 14.1 - - 0.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 21.5 - - 24.0 - - 22.5 - - 19.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.2 - - 14.8 - - 15.3 - - 6.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 28 - - -2 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 96274 24 034 29 037 26 049 23 027 96274 89219 27 038 28 037 25 039 19 046 89219 83729 30 042 29 036 27 039 31 029 83729 79155 30 024 29 020 26 033 26 045 79155 75172 26 015 25 016 28 028 30 032 75172 71630 23 014 28 012 35 014 31 018 71630 68418 28 002 33 360 33 001 35 008 68418 65446 30 001 34 353 28 350 36 360 65446 62669 35 002 32 349 33 346 35 360 62669 59967 38 356 36 349 47 350 38 356 59967 57143 48 351 52 350 55 350 45 349 57143 54209 55 344 61 346 55 345 49 347 54209 51408 55 340 61 344 55 346 57 346 51408 48897 55 338 61 344 59 345 62 342 48897 46661 54 337 62 342 62 343 59 336 46661 44641 54 338 63 340 60 340 56 338 44641 42799 56 338 62 340 58 340 58 342 42799 41111 58 343 60 343 59 343 62 342 41111 39562 63 349 60 347 64 347 63 337 39562 38134 68 352 61 351 67 350 62 334 38134 36812 68 353 62 355 70 002 63 336 36812 35553 66 355 62 359 78 009 64 340 35553 34291 66 359 63 001 81 010 64 342 34291 32999 67 002 63 002 78 009 61 344 32999 31685 67 004 61 003 71 006 59 346 31685 30341 61 005 57 002 64 008 58 348 30341 28959 53 003 53 002 59 011 57 348 28959 27542 49 001 50 005 52 008 54 346 27542 26089 44 358 48 004 48 002 50 344 26089 24603 38 354 43 359 43 358 48 343 24603 23086 35 350 37 353 38 355 46 341 23086 21536 34 347 37 350 38 352 46 338 21536 19948 32 345 38 339 40 344 46 334 19948 18348 29 343 37 329 39 334 45 331 18348 16818 26 342 34 325 38 327 42 329 16818 15428 24 342 31 323 37 323 39 326 15428 14188 23 342 29 324 35 322 36 324 14188 13079 21 344 26 327 33 322 34 323 13079 12080 20 348 23 331 30 323 32 322 12080 11180 18 352 20 334 27 324 29 321 11180 10368 17 353 17 334 24 323 26 317 10368 9640 15 351 14 332 20 319 21 308 9640 8985 12 347 12 329 16 311 17 297 8985 8388 9 344 9 324 12 300 15 286 8388 7853 7 340 6 315 9 285 14 275 7853 7400 4 337 4 301 6 260 12 263 7400 7048 2 325 3 282 4 221 10 247 7048 6803 2 278 3 289 4 224 8 224 6803 6654 2*241 2*296 3*232 6*201 6654 6569 3*237 2*298 2*235 5*190 6569 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