DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 9.5 - - 15.7 - - 20.5 - - 16.0 - - 6.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 14 - - 55 - - -13 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 BL Depth Hcrit 6551 - - 6552 - - 6551 - - 6552 - - 6551 Hcrit BL Top 6568 - - 6568 - - 6568 - - 6568 - - 6568 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 227 - - 540 - - 2159 - - 1923 - - 307 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 72 - - 115 - - 12 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 279 - - 277 - - 332 - - 323 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - -4 - - 4 - - 4 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -820 - - -343 - - -96 - - 0 - - -1330 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7388 - - 6911 - - 6664 - - 6568 - - 7898 sfcLCL ODpotential -7617 - - -4951 - - -2107 - - -2501 - - -6573 ODpotential blCL 14185 - - 11519 - - 8675 - - 9069 - - 13141 blCL maxRH 90 - - 84 - - 86 - - 72 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 9.5 - - 15.7 - - 20.5 - - 16.0 - - 6.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 0.9 - - 8.9 - - 14.7 - - 11.6 - - -4.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 14.2 - - 15.8 - - 19.7 - - 18.0 - - 11.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 7.4 - - 8.3 - - 13.6 - - 11.9 - - 3.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 14 - - 55 - - -13 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 59 - - 35 - - 46 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 94380 52 317 50 291 55 285 60 287 70 287 94380 87879 38 324 36 306 38 290 44 297 49 293 87879 82764 29 330 35 320 36 319 39 308 33 301 82764 78427 27 341 28 326 32 323 36 318 32 317 78427 74610 26 339 24 322 30 327 31 319 34 322 74610 71192 28 323 24 321 31 323 32 315 36 322 71192 68067 31 317 29 328 31 318 35 315 37 318 68067 65165 35 314 33 323 35 315 37 313 38 312 65165 62446 38 315 38 315 39 313 40 312 37 308 62446 59793 43 314 43 313 43 312 44 310 39 304 59793 57007 45 314 46 309 45 308 49 304 43 301 57007 54091 51 316 48 306 49 305 51 304 47 303 54091 51286 54 313 52 305 53 307 54 305 54 305 51286 48748 56 312 53 306 56 307 58 305 57 303 48748 46460 55 314 55 307 57 306 60 305 56 301 46460 44371 56 316 54 306 57 305 59 303 50 300 44371 42445 58 314 52 306 55 304 55 301 49 305 42445 40662 59 311 53 308 51 304 54 304 53 310 40662 39009 59 309 53 307 50 306 53 304 54 309 39009 37478 57 309 53 306 50 307 52 303 54 310 37478 36062 56 310 53 303 50 305 51 302 55 312 36062 34727 56 309 52 299 50 301 49 301 55 311 34727 33410 56 304 51 295 49 297 46 301 53 308 33410 32089 58 296 52 293 47 296 45 304 50 305 32089 30768 59 290 54 292 46 295 44 302 49 304 30768 29434 59 289 56 290 45 292 43 299 49 304 29434 28076 57 288 59 287 47 290 41 298 48 303 28076 26692 57 289 60 286 48 289 40 299 46 301 26692 25282 56 289 59 288 47 289 40 300 42 300 25282 23848 54 289 57 291 45 291 39 302 39 302 23848 22392 50 288 51 293 42 292 38 303 38 309 22392 20911 45 291 46 294 39 295 36 305 37 317 20911 19397 40 298 42 296 37 300 34 309 36 322 19397 17876 33 303 37 301 36 305 33 315 33 326 17876 16421 26 309 30 305 33 310 32 321 30 330 16421 15101 22 319 25 310 30 314 30 326 27 334 15101 13921 20 328 21 317 26 318 27 331 24 337 13921 12863 18 333 18 327 22 324 24 337 21 342 12863 11908 14 336 15 336 18 330 21 344 19 348 11908 11044 9 339 11 342 15 335 17 352 17 356 11044 10264 5 343 8 347 13 340 14 359 14 004 10264 9561 3 342 7 357 13 349 12 004 12 009 9561 8927 2 012 6 003 13 357 12 004 12 019 8927 8348 2 072 4 007 12 002 13 359 13 030 8348 7825 2 053 3 016 10 001 13 353 14 038 7825 7382 2 004 3 027 8 350 13 347 14 037 7382 7037 3 325 2 026 6 335 13 341 13 026 7037 6798 4 305 1 352 6 333 11 336 10 007 6798 6652 5*291 1 280 5*333 8*331 7*347 6652 6568 4*279 2*277 4*332 5*323 4*288 6568 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