DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 65.0 - - 67.5 - - 64.0 - - 55.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 291 - - 297 - - 122 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5062 - - 7454 - - 4695 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9775 - - 11676 - - 9068 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11291 - - 13683 - - 10924 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3067 - - 2961 - - 3838 - - 3413 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 493 - - 564 - - 363 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 20 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 154 - - 174 - - 203 - - 131 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 16 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -23 - - -15 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 194 - - 2220 - - 618 - - -1401 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11098 - - 11463 - - 10307 - - 7972 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1873 - - 315 - - -1958 - - -5079 ODpotential blCL - - - 13164 - - 13368 - - 12882 - - 11650 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 99 - - 70 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 300 - - 590 - - 590 - - 490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.0 - - 67.5 - - 64.0 - - 55.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.6 - - 39.4 - - 41.1 - - 43.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.6 - - 65.4 - - 62.8 - - 59.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 38.6 - - 40.1 - - 41.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 291 - - 297 - - 122 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5062 - - 7454 - - 4695 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 72 - - 96 - - 0 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 98789 15 122 10 072 15 060 20 084 98789 91297 17 114 9 100 17 080 20 092 91297 85531 18 113 18 100 16 088 15 086 85531 80760 10 112 15 098 10 100 9 082 80760 76645 8 109 9 108 9 119 11 093 76645 72988 6 131 8 139 9 112 9 111 72988 69667 9 161 7 140 10 116 10 130 69667 66607 15 182 6 175 7 096 14 139 66607 63758 16 174 11 199 2 141 11 126 63758 60989 9 158 11 199 7 187 5 102 60989 58103 4 187 13 185 10 182 4 192 58103 55114 11 195 13 189 11 198 6 188 55114 52271 15 183 15 202 15 201 10 175 52271 49728 18 189 18 202 17 177 16 163 49728 47465 22 184 22 192 21 180 18 160 47465 45421 24 187 23 185 26 183 23 170 45421 43562 27 186 27 185 30 178 28 170 43562 41863 30 184 29 189 33 175 31 172 41863 40294 38 179 38 182 37 167 35 179 40294 38833 44 182 50 177 40 166 39 178 38833 37473 45 183 55 176 46 170 36 175 37473 36187 43 184 55 176 54 168 33 177 36187 34908 40 182 51 177 53 163 34 177 34908 33602 39 175 43 178 50 159 32 176 33602 32275 39 166 39 179 42 160 32 176 32275 30914 39 160 39 177 35 165 31 174 30914 29509 37 156 39 173 31 169 29 169 29509 28065 35 156 40 174 29 177 30 168 28065 26585 34 158 38 175 30 179 32 173 26585 25075 33 161 34 175 29 179 30 184 25075 23538 32 164 32 174 26 181 26 189 23538 21969 31 167 27 166 22 186 20 172 21969 20362 29 169 24 163 21 197 20 153 20362 18747 27 172 24 157 21 195 18 156 18747 17202 29 171 26 156 21 205 14 175 17202 15796 33 165 27 159 22 219 13 188 15796 14539 35 161 27*161 21 224 13 190 14539 13407 32 157 26*165 19 224 14 187 13407 12382 27 152 25 167 17 220 15 184 12382 11452 21*149 23 170 15*214 15 180 11452 10608 17*150 21 174 14*211 15 170 10608 9846 14 152 19 176 13 204 16 158 9846 9156 13 154 18 178 12 202 19 151 9156 8524 12 155 18 180 12 202 21 148 8524 7954 11 156 17 182 11 201 21 147 7954 7468 11 157 17 183 10 201 19 145 7468 7090 10 158 16 183 10 200 15 142 7090 6826 10 158 15 184 9 200 11 137 6826 6664 9 158 14 184 8 200 7 131 6664 6571 7 157 11 184 7 199 3*131 6571 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