DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - 71.0 - - 75.2 - - 74.4 - - 62.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 353 - - 82 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6028 - - 9815 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10536 - - 13645 - - 6556 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12257 - - 16044 - - 6572 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3559 - - 1898 - - 12240 - - 436 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 523 - - 644 - - 130 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 18 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 208 - - 213 - - 216 - - 189 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 25 - - 33 - - -9 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1546 - - 486 - - -9710 - - -7220 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13804 - - 15559 - - 16283 - - 13793 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4078 - - -1680 - - -11335 - - -11692 ODpotential blCL - - - 16335 - - 17724 - - 17907 - - 18264 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 61 - - 52 - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.0 - - 75.2 - - 74.4 - - 62.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.1 - - 29.4 - - 25.5 - - 25.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.7 - - 72.6 - - 73.3 - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.6 - - 28.9 - - 25.0 - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 353 - - 82 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6028 - - 9815 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 98922 2 272 2 013 3 345 6 334 98922 91522 0 237 2 002 2 050 3 356 91522 85823 8 111 5 117 7 003 7 090 85823 81089 15 097 10 109 3 098 12 061 81089 76995 14 113 10 090 7 102 10 057 76995 73364 10 111 5 114 7 051 6 099 73364 70076 6 115 10 090 6 098 7 120 70076 67055 1 146 4 084 5 005 6 097 67055 64240 7 145 10 143 5 216 2 056 64240 61518 8 073 6 084 4 252 3 327 61518 58705 2 021 9 116 7 156 6 263 58705 55790 24 236 13 239 10 232 14 172 55790 53003 30 212 32 205 31 246 24 220 53003 50487 38 224 35 219 35 223 31 227 50487 48229 45 230 47 228 46 228 41 236 48229 46183 47 228 49 229 47 236 50 238 46183 44320 48 227 54 228 57 238 59 240 44320 42605 50 229 58 226 66 234 67 240 42605 41014 55 231 59 225 70 229 73 237 41014 39533 60 229 60 227 69 226 74 232 39533 38155 63 226 61 226 70 224 73 228 38155 36846 64 224 62 223 70 223 71 227 36846 35539 64 223 62 220 68 224 68 227 35539 34207 63 222 61 219 65 224 63 226 34207 32852 62 224 60 219 61 223 61 227 32852 31462 62 225 60 221 58 221 59 226 31462 30028 61 226 60 224 56 221 58 225 30028 28554 60 225 59 225 55 222 56 224 28554 27041 57 223 57 224 53 223 53 224 27041 25495 55 221 55 223 50 222 51 224 25495 23920 52 219 52 222 47 218 48 223 23920 22314 48 217 49 220 44 214 44 219 22314 20674 42 214 44 216 40 211 40 214 20674 19024 38 216 40 214 34 209 35 210 19024 17446 37 219 34*212 27 202 31 205 17446 16008 36 219 25*208 23 199 31 201 16008 14720 34 216 22 207 22 201 30 199 14720 13559 30 213 21 208 20 204 26 200 13559 12507 26*209 20 209 20 206 23 205 12507 11553 23*205 19 211 19 209 21 210 11553 10689 21 204 18 214 18 211 20 215 10689 9910 20 205 17 216 17 212 20 218 9910 9205 18 207 16 219 17 213 19 219 9205 8560 16 208 15 222 16 214 18 219 8560 7978 15 211 14 223 15 215 17 220 7978 7483 13 213 14 225 15 215 15 219 7483 7098 12 215 13 226 14 216 11 217 7098 6830 11 216 12 227 13 215 8 210 6830 6666 10 216 11 227 12 216 5*197 6666 6572 8 218 9 228 9*216 4*189 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