DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 68.7 - - 71.2 - - - - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 213 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5812 - - 10774 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10323 - - 14133 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12041 - - 17003 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6898 - - 4954 - - - - - 7647 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 501 - - 572 - - - - - 34 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 159 - - 191 - - - - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - 25 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1773 - - 1698 - - - - - -4995 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13815 - - 15306 - - - - - 11566 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4261 - - -176 - - - - - -7680 ODpotential blCL - - - 16302 - - 17179 - - - - - 14251 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 99 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 220 - - - - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.7 - - 71.2 - - - - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.5 - - 26.4 - - - - - 33.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.4 - - 69.2 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 25.2 - - - - - 32.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 263 - - 213 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5812 - - 10774 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 97 - - - - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 5 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] 98453 9 095 9 066 17 071 98453 91034 15 072 8 101 21 109 91034 85352 13 089 17 078 19 098 85352 80646 7 085 10 067 13 061 80646 76578 10 108 6 108 16 074 76578 72974 13 119 11 132 15 086 72974 69720 12 119 11 154 8 085 69720 66721 12 102 13 159 4 356 66721 63907 4 095 15 121 8 215 63907 61156 10 220 10 166 9 199 61156 58290 10 184 8 201 8 184 58290 55315 13 187 14 223 11 209 55315 52463 15 190 24 194 15 201 52463 49894 14 202 26 182 20 217 49894 47600 27 180 29 175 25 197 47600 45539 32 181 32 178 29 183 45539 43667 43 201 35 197 35 169 43667 41949 55 202 51 204 34 174 41949 40355 58 190 57 191 42 175 40355 38876 51 184 50 181 51 162 38876 37509 46 181 46 181 55 153 37509 36216 43 177 45 183 53 148 36216 34928 41 174 45 183 50 146 34928 33615 41 176 44 182 47 149 33615 32285 39 178 42 181 43 153 32285 30922 36 178 38 180 39 154 30922 29520 33 175 37 179 36 150 29520 28083 31 169 37 179 33 144 28083 26612 30 164 35 178 30 142 26612 25108 31 164 33 173 25 143 25108 23574 31 169 33 168 21 146 23574 22006 24 179 29 165 20 150 22006 20399 21 187 23 167 19 149 20399 18780 17 179 21 170 18 147 18780 17229 18 171 19*173 14 146 17229 15817 23 168 15*181 10 142 15817 14554 24 169 15 182 7 137 14554 13420 22 170 12 190 4 132 13420 12394 18*168 11 191 2 117 12394 11464 15*164 10 193 1 066 11464 10620 13 161 10 195 2 001 10620 9856 11 159 9 197 2 341 9856 9165 9 159 8 198 3 330 9165 8531 7 158 8 199 5 320 8531 7959 6 157 7 200 6 312 7959 7472 5 156 7 202 8 305 7472 7092 4 153 7 202 10 299 7092 6827 3 153 6 202 10 295 6827 6665 3 149 6 202 8*294 6665 6571 3 149 5 202 5*292 6571 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