DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.4 - - 43.7 - - 37.8 - - 35.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -37 - - -21 - - -43 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 820 - - 1024 - - 144 - - 75 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 61 - - 61 - - 39 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 184 - - 197 - - 187 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - -13 - - -13 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1698 - - -1592 - - -629 - - -1079 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8269 - - 8162 - - 7200 - - 7649 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6302 - - -5805 - - -5877 - - -6836 ODpotential blCL - - - 12872 - - 12375 - - 12447 - - 13406 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 70 - - 68 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.4 - - 43.7 - - 37.8 - - 35.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.2 - - 30.8 - - 29.2 - - 25.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.7 - - 45.4 - - 41.3 - - 39.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 29.7 - - 28.7 - - 24.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -37 - - -21 - - -43 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95652 36 299 34 318 36 306 31 321 95652 88654 35 295 36 297 38 314 26 322 88654 83197 32 303 30 292 36 307 35 311 83197 78676 28 310 33 296 32 304 38 314 78676 74781 28 290 36 277 31 295 34 298 74781 71340 27 271 30 267 26 286 27 278 71340 68214 17 280 26 272 22 286 23 273 68214 65310 36 292 40 277 34 281 33 285 65310 62586 62 270 58 266 53 261 49 266 62586 59943 67 261 65 262 57 250 51 250 59943 57199 67 253 68 252 57 251 56 258 57199 54366 69 248 74 249 76 254 78 256 54366 51662 81 253 90 249 97 248 92 246 51662 49214 99 248 96 246 93 244 91 237 49214 47009 95 242 88 245 82 247 86 243 47009 45005 84 247 86 253 92 251 97 250 45005 43179 93 257 102 256 106 252 106 251 43179 41505 120 257 125 254 121 251 113 249 41505 39957 133 254 134 251 137 248 128 244 39957 38517 133 253 131 250 134 246 133 242 38517 37175 125 252 122 247 118 243 123 240 37175 35897 109 247 120 243 111 240 121 237 35897 34618 108 242 121 239 118 240 117 234 34618 33311 103 240 116 237 121 241 109 233 33311 31981 96 241 102 235 102 241 92 234 31981 30618 85 243 92 237 87 240 76 237 30618 29216 78 246 80 242 82 242 71 245 29216 27779 76 248 75 248 76 245 64 252 27779 26310 77 248 80 249 68 246 58 254 26310 24807 79 247 86 247 61 250 55 252 24807 23276 79 247 83 244 62 252 49 247 23276 21716 77 248 75 240 68 249 44 246 21716 20126 72 249 68 236 65 243 47 251 20126 18532 64 247 63 235 58 237 53 250 18532 17006 54 246 57 236 52 233 54 243 17006 15619 48 246 50 235 48 231 50 235 15619 14378 46 242 43 235 42 233 44 228 14378 13263 45 236 40 237 37 233 37 224 13263 12254 43 232 37 238 30 231 31 222 12254 11340 43 233 36 238 25 227 27 222 11340 10511 45 231 35 240 23 225 24 223 10511 9765 46 227 36 241 23 227 22 225 9765 9089 46 221 36 237 24 229 22 228 9089 8471 42 213 34 230 25 229 22 228 8471 7913 36 204 32 220 26 223 22 222 7913 7440 30 194 27 210 25 214 21 211 7440 7072 26 185 22 203 21 203 18 195 7072 6815 21 183 17 200 17 195 15 180 6815 6660 17*184 14*199 13*190 12*177 6660 6570 9*184 8*197 6*187 6*183 6570 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