DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 67.7 - - 70.4 - - 67.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 216 - - 8 - - 14 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8752 - - 343 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12501 - - 6555 - - 6556 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14981 - - 6572 - - 6572 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1956 - - 7400 - - 8490 - - 6510 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 528 - - 91 - - 85 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 11 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 251 - - 233 - - 139 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 44 - - -13 - - -6 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 451 - - -2300 - - -3095 - - -3667 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14530 - - 8873 - - 9667 - - 10239 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1046 - - -4706 - - -5601 - - -6332 ODpotential blCL - - - 16027 - - 11278 - - 12173 - - 12904 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 98 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 880 - - 1000 - - 300 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 67.7 - - 70.4 - - 67.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.8 - - 51.1 - - 50.3 - - 45.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.0 - - 67.4 - - 70.0 - - 68.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.3 - - 50.0 - - 49.5 - - 45.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 216 - - 8 - - 14 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8752 - - 343 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 92 - - 96 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 10 - - 10 - - 8 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] 99492 14 113 12 088 14 067 20 083 99492 91983 13 108 8 084 12 056 11 060 91983 86187 10 099 11 117 8 090 10 058 86187 81362 11 090 12 127 6 105 7 062 81362 77207 11 108 9 091 7 118 7 087 77207 73534 10 114 6 087 6 090 9 082 73534 70203 13 111 3 154 3 087 7 054 70203 67143 6 107 5 149 1 141 4 028 67143 64314 6 117 6 196 5 322 4 049 64314 61574 7 077 6 146 6 289 5 022 61574 58728 5 272 1 259 7 243 7 259 58728 55797 14 268 10 285 7 267 15 227 55797 53025 28 265 26 284 24 277 21 260 53025 50547 34 239 34 260 38 263 34 267 50547 48328 36 242 49 246 53 243 49 253 48328 46315 46 242 51 238 53 240 58 239 46315 44471 50 250 53 249 57 241 64 234 44471 42770 64 254 69 251 59 243 62 234 42770 41191 77 246 75 244 61 245 60 238 41191 39720 75 241 72 243 61 242 61 239 39720 38346 70 240 69 252 58 241 63 243 38346 37032 66 243 68 252 56 242 63 242 37032 35712 62 246 66 248 55 241 60 236 35712 34361 55 244 63 247 53 241 55 236 34361 32987 51 247 58 249 51 239 52 247 32987 31579 47 248 51 252 48 240 49 243 31579 30130 46 248 45 256 43 243 46 236 30130 28643 42 244 44 257 40 241 42 231 28643 27121 40 242 42 252 39 243 37 233 27121 25568 39 247 38 246 34 244 33 243 25568 23988 33 246 28 234 33 251 27 245 23988 22374 27 243 16 224 27 247 26 243 22374 20719 17 269 12 229 27 251 24 246 20719 19053 19 292 11 235 25 249 22 248 19053 17461 17 288 7 239 23 252 19 245 17461 16016 14*278 5 244 22 256 13 247 16016 14725 8*261 6 244 21 256 9 252 14725 13564 7 258 8 243 19 254 8 255 13564 12514 5 251 11 241 17 250 8 249 12514 11561 4 246 14 238 14 243 10 241 11561 10697 3 244 16 237 12 232 12 236 10697 9916 3 242 18 235 9 216 15 236 9916 9211 2 242 19 235 8 191 18 236 9211 8566 2 239 20 234 9 167 19 235 8566 7983 2 238 20 233 10 154 20 228 7983 7487 1 240 19 232 11 143 18 216 7487 7100 1 241 19 232 12 140 16 204 7100 6831 1 245 17 232 11 139 14 197 6831 6666 1 237 16*233 10*139 11*194 6666 6572 1 244 11*233 8*139 7*191 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