DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - - 75.3 - - 80.5 - - 80.6 - - 73.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 358 - - 374 - - 126 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4583 - - 7273 - - 6058 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9466 - - 11623 - - 10072 - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10812 - - 13502 - - 12287 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2149 - - 2743 - - 4866 - - 7469 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 505 - - 596 - - 393 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 17 - - 12 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 312 - - 291 - - 080 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 689 - - 1102 - - -47 - - -4233 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10124 - - 12401 - - 12335 - - 10805 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2050 - - -653 - - -1826 - - -7357 ODpotential blCL - - - 12862 - - 14155 - - 14113 - - 13929 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 86 - - 81 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 800 - - 620 - - 780 - - 670 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.3 - - 80.5 - - 80.6 - - 73.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.2 - - 48.5 - - 48.9 - - 49.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.6 - - 77.7 - - 79.1 - - 76.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.6 - - 47.9 - - 48.5 - - 48.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 358 - - 374 - - 126 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4583 - - 7273 - - 6058 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 42 - - 24 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 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] 99860 29 086 37 103 30 110 28 100 99860 92291 25 108 25 107 26 089 29 098 92291 86458 23 120 19 101 21 090 26 096 86458 81629 23 120 20 103 17 091 23 097 81629 77478 22 107 21 115 12 096 20 090 77478 73809 17 104 19 118 9 110 17 081 73809 70488 14 110 15 117 10 136 8 092 70488 67447 11 106 10 128 10 117 8 143 67447 64642 9 128 6 174 2 075 5 139 64642 61942 2 089 12 190 5 261 2 303 61942 59156 6 280 8 210 10 206 10 242 59156 56281 15 257 19 256 14 254 15 252 56281 53543 20 235 27 238 27 255 28 260 53543 51101 20 246 24 232 30 249 35 252 51101 48932 24 263 27 254 32 249 41 249 48932 46959 36 270 35 263 36 259 43 248 46959 45133 40 267 40 263 39 258 46 253 45133 43428 40 262 41 266 41 261 50 255 43428 41827 40 258 45 268 47 267 51 262 41827 40322 41 259 51 267 52 268 56 268 40322 38912 43 263 55 266 56 267 59 269 38912 37574 38 268 49 267 53 266 57 271 37574 36242 34 270 41 271 45 271 51 275 36242 34885 31 274 37 278 41 277 44 275 34885 33503 29 281 34 282 37 280 37 268 33503 32082 28 282 32 282 32 272 35 259 32082 30614 29 284 32 281 31 266 37 262 30614 29103 32 291 34 284 33 273 38 268 29103 27553 33 299 32 291 33 279 37 270 27553 25968 31 306 26 297 29 282 35 271 25968 24354 28 310 20 304 26 280 33 270 24354 22705 24 312 18 298 23 277 31 270 22705 21015 20 314 18 295 23 273 29 272 21015 19316 17 311 18 303 21 285 25 279 19316 17694 14 309 16 302 17 300 21 288 17694 16220 12 309 12 304 13 308 19 293 16220 14902 10 313 8 301 12 308 16 295 14902 13713 9 317 6*299 8 299 13 292 13713 12637 8 317 6*300 7*289 10 283 12637 11661 6*308 6 302 7*287 7 271 11661 10778 5*300 6 304 6 287 6 263 10778 9981 5 297 6 308 6 287 4 258 9981 9261 5 297 6 312 6 289 3 257 9261 8602 5 301 7 315 6 292 2 260 8602 8009 5 304 7 319 6 294 1 273 8009 7504 5 308 7 321 6 295 1 303 7504 7110 5 311 7 322 6 297 1 338 7110 6837 5 313 7 323 6 297 1 018 6837 6669 5 314 6 323 5 299 1 043 6669 6572 5 315 6 324 5 300 0*080 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