DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 81.0 - - - - - 69.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 206 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3446 - - 7340 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7974 - - 11382 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9675 - - 13569 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5521 - - 5275 - - - - - 1684 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 297 - - 496 - - - - - 39 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 191 - - 241 - - - - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - 16 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2713 - - 540 - - - - - -2286 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12389 - - 13030 - - - - - 8858 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4700 - - -1323 - - - - - -6191 ODpotential blCL - - - 14375 - - 14892 - - - - - 12763 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 92 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 890 - - - - - 920 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 81.0 - - - - - 69.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.6 - - 46.4 - - - - - 52.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.0 - - 79.2 - - - - - 70.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.2 - - 45.8 - - - - - 51.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 206 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3446 - - 7340 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 69 - - - - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 10 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] 99394 28 118 10 114 10 068 99394 91914 15 058 15 107 6 075 91914 86145 6 050 13 086 9 093 86145 81368 12 143 8 090 14 098 81368 77227 13 143 7 088 8 082 77227 73564 12 139 4 078 5 059 73564 70259 7 123 2 148 4 033 70259 67222 6 052 6 161 2 040 67222 64416 1 099 12 167 1 039 64416 61714 3 223 8 162 2 229 61714 58914 5 241 7 230 11 216 58914 56037 7 266 9 259 12 206 56037 53297 22 260 23 262 18 262 53297 50843 28 252 28 241 38 243 50843 48662 27 249 30 242 37 245 48662 46682 32 241 35 245 42 253 46682 44859 33 240 40 241 52 248 44859 43168 39 247 46 238 53 239 43168 41592 53 246 54 237 51 234 41592 40116 59 244 59 235 47 236 40116 38732 56 245 59 232 43 237 38732 37408 50 241 59 233 41 239 37408 36084 47 235 59 237 40 242 36084 34732 42 229 50 238 34 242 34732 33355 41 217 48 232 24 235 33355 31941 43 218 44 232 21 233 31941 30480 41 225 33 232 21 234 30480 28977 31 229 25 234 22 236 28977 27433 25 229 25 235 23 240 27433 25855 24 233 26 235 27 244 25855 24249 25 235 24 237 30 246 24249 22608 25 237 22 238 27 239 22608 20928 23 235 20 245 29 239 20928 19241 18 237 18 248 30 236 19241 17632 15 257 19 245 26 230 17632 16169 17 262 18 243 22 227 16169 14858 20 258 16 240 21 231 14858 13674 21 253 14*238 23 239 13674 12602 19 248 13*238 25 245 12602 11630 16 239 13 238 27 250 11630 10750 13 226 13 239 28 255 10750 9956 11*212 12 240 28 261 9956 9240 10*197 12 241 26 267 9240 8586 10 194 11 242 23 273 8586 7996 10 191 11 244 19 273 7996 7495 9 189 10 245 16 276 7495 7105 9 188 9 246 13 278 7105 6834 8 187 9 247 10 281 6834 6668 8 186 8 248 7*286 6668 6572 7 186 7 249 4*302 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