DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/02 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.0 - - 35.6 - - 36.1 - - 34.7 - - 31.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 11 - - 14 - - 0 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 340 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top 6569 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 292 - - 1997 - - 2215 - - 1718 - - 729 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 67 - - 74 - - 14 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 201 - - 217 - - 334 - - 005 - - 316 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - -5 - - 2 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6569 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential -2405 - - -281 - - -209 - - -489 - - -1819 ODpotential blCL 8974 - - 6851 - - 6779 - - 7059 - - 8389 blCL maxRH 97 - - 99 - - 100 - - 98 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.0 - - 35.6 - - 36.1 - - 34.7 - - 31.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.7 - - 35.0 - - 35.5 - - 34.0 - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.9 - - 35.5 - - 35.6 - - 35.2 - - 33.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.1 - - 34.7 - - 35.2 - - 34.5 - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 11 - - 14 - - 0 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 340 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 87 - - 96 - - 99 - - 91 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96101 7 229 13 238 23 258 16 290 16 258 96101 88961 16 265 21 275 23 297 19 290 22 288 88961 83460 20 291 13 278 20 293 25 289 24 303 83460 78885 28 296 25 287 34 288 34 296 35 305 78885 74959 31 288 30 285 36 286 38 301 39 299 74959 71499 37 300 31 286 40 293 43 299 37 296 71499 68349 45 301 39 292 45 293 46 295 45 299 68349 65438 49 297 45 293 48 291 52 291 51 293 65438 62730 50 294 51 295 48 287 54 288 52 288 62730 60091 51 289 53 291 48 286 55 287 54 289 60091 57315 54 287 53 287 54 288 58 288 60 290 57315 54411 58 285 55 284 65 285 64 288 64 285 54411 51615 61 285 60 283 70 282 69 284 63 281 51615 49084 66 283 66 282 67 278 72 279 65 279 49084 46804 67 277 68 276 69 277 70 280 61 277 46804 44729 66 272 69 271 70 276 63 279 52 280 44729 42827 67 274 69 270 65 272 54 277 48 281 42827 41079 72 272 60 267 57 265 49 277 46 283 41079 39466 75 262 57 267 52 259 47 272 41 281 39466 37977 74 256 59 262 50 257 44 268 35 271 37977 36605 68 248 58 253 47 256 37 268 25 271 36605 35319 59 244 57 249 44 254 35 265 13 297 35319 34058 56 248 53 250 35 265 29 266 9 321 34058 32787 58 249 51 255 43 275 36 271 12 307 32787 31503 59 248 48 255 59 261 44 240 9 251 31503 30190 56 246 43 252 49 253 44 222 12 229 30190 28837 51 245 37 241 48 247 39 227 13 223 28837 27443 47 245 36 237 43 238 35 252 12 216 27443 26011 43 246 35 241 35 237 29 257 9 205 26011 24546 39 249 31 248 26 260 25 297 1 095 24546 23052 37 253 26 255 20 269 22 315 9 010 23052 21526 37 255 24 257 15 266 12 301 11 011 21526 19961 38 254 20 269 13 260 13 316 10 021 19961 18380 37 254 17 264 8 271 10 330 10 036 18380 16866 35 261 18 249 4 272 5 321 9 034 16866 15491 33 267 17 254 5 251 4 308 9 030 15491 14263 26 273 14 270 6 267 4 328 11 027 14263 13159 17 278 9 274 4 289 5 350 14 028 13159 12162 13 268 5 266 2 304 5 008 18 029 12162 11259 12 251 5 261 2 317 6 015 20 029 11259 10442 10 238 4 266 1 308 6 013 21 028 10442 9706 8 232 5 248 1 287 7 012 21 027 9706 9042 8 235 5 231 3 288 6 018 20 026 9042 8434 8 238 6 230 4 305 6 022 19 024 8434 7887 8 240 7 229 4 312 5 025 17 017 7887 7423 8 238 7 229 4 318 4 025 15 007 7423 7062 8 230 6 227 4 324 4 022 12 001 7062 6811 7 220 5 221 4 329 3 014 8 359 6811 6658 5 206 4*218 4*334 3*012 5*348 6658 6570 3*201 3*217 3*334 2*005 3*316 6570 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