DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - - 82.4 - - 83.9 - - 82.7 - - 71.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 320 - - 77 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5690 - - 6245 - - 344 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10254 - - 10730 - - 6556 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11919 - - 12474 - - 6573 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4915 - - 5669 - - 12632 - - 373 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 507 - - 538 - - 129 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 13 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 295 - - 275 - - 142 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -13 - - 0 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5588 - - -6785 - - -11811 - - -8703 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17508 - - 19260 - - 18385 - - 15276 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8800 - - -10058 - - -14011 - - -13075 ODpotential blCL - - - 20719 - - 22532 - - 20584 - - 19647 blCL maxRH - - - 24 - - 62 - - 88 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 83.9 - - 82.7 - - 71.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 21.5 - - 24.5 - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.9 - - 81.5 - - 81.6 - - 75.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 20.7 - - 23.7 - - 27.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 320 - - 77 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5690 - - 6245 - - 344 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 51 - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99707 24 119 20 112 21 091 22 088 99707 92212 23 108 13 106 16 105 19 075 92212 86417 25 103 16 117 14 093 21 097 86417 81572 19 094 18 112 10 089 17 088 81572 77389 11 121 16 087 15 121 8 064 77389 73715 14 119 8 071 14 099 6 098 73715 70394 13 093 5 144 6 053 5 111 70394 67330 8 063 8 128 3 169 7 049 67330 64478 6 346 4 059 4 220 8 328 64478 61720 10 256 6 238 4 255 4 209 61720 58869 14 255 17 254 19 278 17 292 58869 55965 20 293 20 277 23 289 19 300 55965 53225 31 285 30 269 34 278 31 298 53225 50766 32 285 32 263 42 266 45 282 50766 48569 40 289 35 273 46 265 55 274 48569 46578 49 289 44 286 49 270 60 272 46578 44753 60 290 55 288 55 279 62 278 44753 43067 64 289 61 285 61 286 63 284 43067 41498 63 289 62 284 63 287 61 286 41498 40026 62 290 61 284 62 285 58 286 40026 38645 62 290 57 286 57 284 54 285 38645 37324 57 289 51 287 49 285 48 286 37324 36001 48 287 47 285 45 287 44 287 36001 34648 41 283 42 282 39 285 40 285 34648 33274 37 280 38 281 36 280 37 281 33274 31867 32 280 36 280 37 275 35 279 31867 30416 26 281 34 278 38 274 34 277 30416 28924 23 284 32 275 36 274 34 277 28924 27394 24 287 31 274 33 273 35 279 27394 25829 30 291 30 274 31 276 39 282 25829 24237 36 291 30 277 30 277 40 281 24237 22616 36 285 30 283 27 281 37 281 22616 20952 34 282 34 291 27 287 34 286 20952 19274 32 284 36 293 27 281 33 281 19274 17665 29 288 33 292 26 274 31 270 17665 16199 25 292 29 290 24 266 28 260 16199 14885 22 293 25 290 21 260 26 253 14885 13700 19 290 22 292 20 257 25 247 13700 12626 16*287 20*294 17 254 23 241 12626 11651 12*286 18*296 15 254 22 237 11651 10767 9 288 15 296 14 254 20 232 10767 9971 7 289 13 295 11 255 17 223 9971 9252 5 290 13 294 9 258 12 211 9252 8594 5 294 12 294 8 263 8 193 8594 8002 5 297 12 294 7 266 6 165 8002 7499 5 302 12 296 7 269 7 137 7499 7107 5 305 12 296 6 272 9 129 7107 6834 4 308 11 297 6 273 10 127 6834 6668 4 308 10 297 6*274 9*132 6668 6572 4 309 9 298 5*275 6*142 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