DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/24 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1025z - - 1339z - - 1605z - - 1904z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.1 - - 32.8 - - 32.9 - - 30.1 - - 28.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -7 - - 9 - - 22 - - 8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 327 - - 327 - - 327 - - 327 - - 327 BL Depth Hcrit 6539 - - 6539 - - 6539 - - 6539 - - 6539 Hcrit BL Top 6556 - - 6556 - - 6556 - - 6556 - - 6556 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 899 - - 1783 - - 2522 - - 1809 - - 1413 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 64 - - 84 - - 59 - - 16 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 171 - - 187 - - 230 - - 264 - - 233 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - -10 - - -4 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6556 - - 6556 - - 6556 - - 6556 - - 6556 sfcLCL ODpotential -1428 - - -844 - - -244 - - -120 - - -399 ODpotential blCL 7984 - - 7400 - - 6800 - - 6676 - - 6955 blCL maxRH 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.1 - - 32.8 - - 32.9 - - 30.1 - - 28.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.7 - - 30.4 - - 31.8 - - 29.5 - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.0 - - 32.3 - - 32.3 - - 29.6 - - 27.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.7 - - 30.0 - - 31.4 - - 29.7 - - 27.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -7 - - 9 - - 22 - - 8 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 327 - - 327 - - 327 - - 327 - - 327 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96949 28 081 27 095 31 090 32 091 21 096 96949 89909 30 092 29 102 35 094 31 095 29 100 89909 84387 26 099 30 101 32 103 28 105 27 099 84387 79758 23 111 27 095 29 106 23 107 26 098 79758 75750 19 115 22 101 24 101 21 104 24 102 75750 72191 13 111 19 108 17 098 17 092 21 103 72191 68946 11 106 16 098 12 125 11 080 18 094 68946 65945 9 077 11 104 11 128 4 080 9 066 65945 63149 2 047 5 118 5 129 2 070 8 055 63149 60424 1 096 6 211 5 251 8 305 8 358 60424 57573 9 325 3 290 1 213 8 256 10 336 57573 54614 18 291 16 293 10 315 10 313 16 307 54614 51792 20 284 22 272 20 285 16 294 23 298 51792 49250 19 304 17 278 19 274 16 296 28 291 49250 46966 29 301 19 283 19 267 23 282 26 289 46966 44882 35 288 26 276 25 261 25 286 21 301 44882 42963 38 278 30 269 27 260 27 298 25 315 42963 41188 35 274 30 264 29 274 32 302 32 316 41188 39545 30 271 31 260 35 281 35 297 38 315 39545 38028 33 269 31 265 36 278 33 293 46 311 38028 36634 37 264 35 269 33 272 30 295 50 307 36634 35325 41 260 37 258 28 271 29 306 46 305 35325 34034 43 265 27 258 24 278 30 312 40 306 34034 32729 45 265 16 266 29 279 32 311 37 312 32729 31416 43 256 39 277 43 259 37 296 38 316 31416 30083 38 248 51 260 47 247 42 256 42 317 30083 28714 33 250 37 259 34 245 41 237 43 316 28714 27307 33 263 16 262 29 244 28 235 39 316 27307 25862 34 271 19 244 24 243 22 225 32 329 25862 24387 31 270 23 248 22 249 16 222 24 329 24387 22890 28 265 24 266 23 266 16 223 19 308 22890 21366 27 262 24 271 23 275 28 241 22 295 21366 19808 26 263 25 270 24 276 27 261 24 294 19808 18241 26 265 25 267 22 279 25 277 26 297 18241 16741 25 269 26 263 20 285 23 288 26 300 16741 15377 24 272 26 262 19 285 22 290 24 299 15377 14159 22 271 24 262 20 274 21 296 19 292 14159 13065 20 268 20 259 21 260 19 307 15 286 13065 12076 19 269 17 254 22 250 17 317 13 300 12076 11182 17 266 18 254 22 244 15 319 12 322 11182 10373 15 254 18 246 21 237 13 308 12 330 10373 9646 13 241 17 227 21 233 12 284 10 323 9646 8989 11 237 15 214 21 231 13 258 8 295 8989 8391 11 230 15 213 19 229 14 251 9 271 8391 7852 12 226 16 211 16 226 13 251 9 263 7852 7396 13 218 16 204 13 225 11 252 9 257 7396 7041 12 202 14 197 10 226 8 256 7 249 7041 6794 9 183 11 192 8 228 6 259 4 240 6794 6643 8*176 9*191 6*229 5*262 3*234 6643 6556 5*171 6*187 5*230 3*264 2*233 6556 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