DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/20 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 16.1 - - 21.3 - - 16.8 - - 10.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 50 - - -1 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 339 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6551 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6568 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 720 - - 1328 - - 531 - - 173 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 70 - - 111 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 320 - - 219 - - 240 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 3 - - -5 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - -542 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 7110 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7834 - - -3195 - - -4036 - - -9995 ODpotential blCL - - - 14403 - - 9764 - - 10605 - - 16563 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 89 - - 81 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 16.1 - - 21.3 - - 16.8 - - 10.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.5 - - 17.9 - - 13.9 - - 3.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.0 - - 20.5 - - 19.1 - - 15.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.0 - - 17.0 - - 15.4 - - 11.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 50 - - -1 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 339 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 57 - - 26 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96001 21 002 24 034 29 026 22 026 96001 88990 17 014 29 032 26 030 19 020 88990 83553 13 046 21 032 23 038 18 018 83553 78996 27 036 23 027 25 026 23 011 78996 75050 31 034 25 019 20 003 22 010 75050 71537 32 027 23 026 20 357 24 010 71537 68333 30 024 31 004 38 349 37 354 68333 65377 31 009 38 346 42 337 39 339 65377 62630 22 341 38 335 37 325 36 332 62630 59948 30 350 40 327 34 327 36 333 59948 57118 47 331 40 325 40 334 42 335 57118 54160 51 321 47 332 51 335 52 335 54160 51335 53 322 57 332 58 333 59 333 51335 48801 57 327 62 328 65 330 61 333 48801 46541 63 330 65 324 67 328 65 332 46541 44502 66 329 66 323 67 328 71 331 44502 42642 68 327 67 325 71 328 75 328 42642 40935 69 324 73 326 73 325 76 324 40935 39361 73 324 77 323 72 323 74 322 39361 37906 81 324 78 323 72 326 71 324 37906 36561 88 321 85 328 76 332 72 329 36561 35293 92 318 91 328 85 333 77 331 35293 34039 94 317 93 326 89 329 83 328 34039 32768 96 317 94 325 87 327 83 323 32768 31477 96 316 96 324 85 329 79 323 31477 30153 96 317 98 322 86 333 75 329 30153 28790 95 319 99 319 87 335 75 333 28790 27387 93 320 98 318 85 335 75 333 27387 25946 88 318 94 317 81 334 76 335 25946 24470 83 314 90 317 75 332 72 341 24470 22964 79 311 86 316 72 331 65 347 22964 21425 77 309 83 315 70 331 58 353 21425 19849 75 307 80 316 67 335 52 356 19849 18261 70 305 74 317 61 343 50 354 18261 16740 63 304 65 317 56 350 49 352 16740 15360 55 305 56 317 49 350 45 351 15360 14130 48 308 49 317 43 347 39 348 14130 13030 43 311 44 320 40 344 33 343 13030 12039 39 314 38 325 36 343 30 339 12039 11145 34 314 32 330 31 343 27 338 11145 10340 29 310 26 332 25 345 22 335 10340 9618 24 300 21 329 19 349 17 329 9618 8968 20 288 16 316 14 353 12 321 8968 8376 17 270 12 300 8 357 8 311 8376 7844 14 252 8 275 4 004 5 288 7844 7393 10 239 4 272 1 054 3 251 7393 7044 9 232 4 307 2 206 4 254 7044 6801 6 231 5 314 3 218 4 249 6801 6653 3*231 4*318 2*218 4*242 6653 6568 2*252 4*320 2*219 4*240 6568 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