DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 70.3 - - - - - 62.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 299 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4570 - - 8584 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9301 - - 12592 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10799 - - 14813 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5562 - - 4094 - - - - - 441 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 443 - - 595 - - - - - 28 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 16 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 160 - - 161 - - - - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -21 - - -42 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 183 - - 1862 - - - - - -3003 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10617 - - 12952 - - - - - 9575 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2987 - - -1271 - - - - - -6891 ODpotential blCL - - - 13786 - - 16084 - - - - - 13463 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 62 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 790 - - 380 - - - - - 640 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 70.3 - - - - - 62.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.2 - - 35.9 - - - - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 68.1 - - - - - 65.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.9 - - 34.7 - - - - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 299 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4570 - - 8584 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 7 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] 98667 21 118 17 102 12 030 98667 91272 15 117 14 072 9 106 91272 85558 15 121 7 099 18 112 85558 80810 20 121 11 130 19 091 80810 76727 20 118 14 118 15 046 76727 73104 15 106 12 099 8 057 73104 69803 9 118 8 113 9 072 69803 66763 9 123 11 162 5 080 66763 63945 11 147 10 161 2 110 63945 61202 11 144 11 162 5 165 61202 58329 9 141 9 156 5 157 58329 55346 13 182 5 153 4 183 55346 52498 14 160 9 165 16 168 52498 49949 18 162 21 163 18 147 49949 47684 29 173 24 171 14 179 47684 45658 32 171 28 168 26 191 45658 43841 24 170 35 171 27 184 43841 42179 27 183 47 179 34 177 42179 40632 45 185 58 180 49 171 40632 39188 55 180 61 178 53 168 39188 37835 57 174 61 177 53 171 37835 36542 55 173 58 176 49 174 36542 35247 51 176 52 178 45 178 35247 33924 48 180 48 182 43 181 33924 32577 47 183 46 183 41 183 32577 31198 46 185 43 185 41 184 31198 29777 44 183 41 191 38 183 29777 28320 40 179 40 196 34 184 28320 26828 35 178 36 194 30 187 26828 25304 32 177 31 186 29 190 25304 23752 30 173 28 181 28 188 23752 22169 25 172 27 177 29 176 22169 20552 18 177 26 171 33 159 20552 18927 16 181 23 169 32 156 18927 17370 17 178 21 171 28 158 17370 15950 17 172 21*171 25 161 15950 14676 18 168 21*171 23 165 14676 13526 19 166 19 166 21 168 13526 12484 19 167 18 165 19 169 12484 11537 19*168 17 161 17 170 11537 10678 18*166 16 159 16 169 10678 9903 18 165 16 158 15 166 9903 9201 18 163 16 157 14 162 9201 8558 17 159 15 156 13 155 8558 7977 17 157 15 156 12 147 7977 7483 16 156 14 155 13 133 7483 7098 15 155 13 154 13 122 7098 6830 14 155 13 154 12 112 6830 6666 13 154 12 153 9*108 6666 6572 10 153 10 153 5*108 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