DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - 72.7 - - 76.2 - - 76.5 - - 66.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 324 - - 352 - - 140 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6158 - - 8583 - - 7360 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10677 - - 12662 - - 11152 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12387 - - 14812 - - 13589 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2673 - - 2148 - - 3054 - - 607 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 542 - - 622 - - 438 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 13 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 265 - - 255 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -3 - - 5 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1703 - - -557 - - -2139 - - -4410 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14090 - - 15370 - - 15728 - - 10983 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5691 - - -5315 - - -6437 - - -8200 ODpotential blCL - - - 18078 - - 20127 - - 20026 - - 14772 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 43 - - 45 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 76.2 - - 76.5 - - 66.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.6 - - 31.4 - - 30.2 - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.3 - - 73.6 - - 75.0 - - 69.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.4 - - 30.2 - - 29.0 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 324 - - 352 - - 140 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6158 - - 8583 - - 7360 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 99519 31 113 27 097 30 085 36 096 99519 91978 31 110 25 103 26 094 29 086 91978 86190 23 099 24 102 17 100 23 083 86190 81385 24 103 21 103 19 093 18 078 81385 77251 20 113 14 095 15 082 16 078 77251 73601 15 095 10 107 7 075 15 071 73601 70301 4 060 9 095 4 108 11 067 70301 67275 3 209 1 213 4 036 8 053 67275 64467 4 215 3 257 3 002 2 329 64467 61739 3 203 8 240 5 274 9 257 61739 58898 5 271 8 225 8 251 16 258 58898 55979 17 288 16 294 14 284 16 269 55979 53221 22 284 25 293 25 281 20 276 53221 50750 19 292 26 280 26 275 26 267 50750 48534 27 305 23 285 25 268 32 263 48534 46520 27 307 25 280 27 269 34 256 46520 44667 27 319 25 281 29 271 31 246 44667 42951 31 328 24 297 27 268 29 250 42951 41356 34 328 27 309 21 284 30 255 41356 39872 32 324 26 311 22 298 26 262 39872 38491 28 322 24 312 23 302 23 276 38491 37180 25 324 21 311 22 299 24 278 37180 35870 24 329 21 307 21 292 24 272 35870 34532 23 332 22 304 21 289 24 268 34532 33167 24 330 24 302 22 290 25 270 33167 31765 26 326 26 304 25 292 26 277 31765 30316 25 320 28 305 27 294 27 281 30316 28827 21 314 27 303 26 292 26 283 28827 27301 20 313 22 298 23 284 24 286 27301 25742 17 315 18 298 20 277 23 283 25742 24153 12 306 15 290 18 273 21 276 24153 22527 10 291 13 271 19 270 19 271 22527 20857 10 277 14 262 21 266 16 274 20857 19176 12 281 15 263 20 267 15 272 19176 17569 15 285 15 266 17 268 16 269 17569 16109 17 284 16*269 16 263 18 270 16109 14804 19 278 14*265 13 255 18 270 14804 13628 21 270 14 263 10*251 16 266 13628 12564 21*261 13 263 9*251 15 258 12564 11599 21*260 13 263 8 251 14 249 11599 10724 20 259 13 264 7 252 13 240 10724 9936 18 256 13 265 6 254 11 229 9936 9225 15 254 13 266 5 256 8 217 9225 8574 14 252 13 267 5 257 7 184 8574 7988 14 251 12 269 5 258 9 156 7988 7490 13 251 12 270 4 262 11 142 7490 7102 12 251 12 271 4 263 12 136 7102 6832 12 251 11 271 4 264 12 132 6832 6667 11 251 10 272 4 264 10*134 6667 6572 9 251 9 272 3 266 6*140 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