DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - 80.2 - - 83.4 - - 82.8 - - 72.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 357 - - 119 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5453 - - 9565 - - 9284 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10113 - - 13454 - - 12475 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11682 - - 15794 - - 15513 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6128 - - 3467 - - 4261 - - 7819 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 518 - - 643 - - 444 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 14 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 273 - - 271 - - 260 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -6 - - -4 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5262 - - -2992 - - -3067 - - -9703 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16945 - - 18787 - - 18581 - - 16276 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8293 - - -5535 - - -5389 - - -13216 ODpotential blCL - - - 19975 - - 21329 - - 20902 - - 19788 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 80 - - 77 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.2 - - 83.4 - - 82.8 - - 72.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.4 - - 23.1 - - 23.5 - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.7 - - 80.8 - - 81.4 - - 77.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 22.2 - - 22.9 - - 24.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 357 - - 119 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5453 - - 9565 - - 9284 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 19 - - 8 - - 43 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] 99550 19 117 17 102 15 076 22 078 99550 92052 17 098 15 112 11 088 15 069 92052 86262 16 095 9 097 13 085 11 090 86262 81434 8 101 8 087 13 090 12 092 81434 77269 10 101 10 096 9 090 12 082 77269 73598 7 125 5 099 7 095 11 059 73598 70283 6 132 9 116 6 082 7 047 70283 67234 2 359 5 067 8 046 5 070 67234 64406 1 318 4 104 5 014 5 034 64406 61680 5 328 4 067 2 344 6 357 61680 58857 6 320 3 210 6 221 8 283 58857 55964 14 286 9 267 9 245 12 268 55964 53231 25 274 30 285 24 291 17 296 53231 50775 32 264 35 265 29 278 32 268 50775 48577 37 272 37 267 39 271 41 265 48577 46580 46 275 45 269 48 264 47 260 46580 44746 55 273 55 267 54 265 49 259 44746 43048 66 268 65 268 62 267 54 265 43048 41468 70 266 72 267 70 264 65 266 41468 39991 74 266 70 264 74 260 75 261 39991 38607 76 267 71 262 75 259 80 257 38607 37282 71 269 71 260 73 259 80 254 37282 35953 61 267 68 261 68 260 77 255 35953 34593 57 261 60 263 63 261 68 255 34593 33211 52 261 52 263 59 262 61 255 33211 31796 42 258 43 260 53 261 59 254 31796 30340 35 257 37 258 48 261 53 254 30340 28848 32 262 34 257 41 263 44 255 28848 27321 32 265 31 258 34 268 39 253 27321 25762 29 263 30 259 33 271 39 259 25762 24170 29 266 32 266 34 268 42 268 24170 22547 30 269 34 268 34 266 37 279 22547 20888 30 273 31 270 33 270 27 284 20888 19222 29 275 29 277 30 272 20 272 19222 17624 28 275 27 282 24 268 19 259 17624 16166 28 273 23*280 18*260 20 255 16166 14859 27 273 19*274 16*255 20 253 14859 13679 25 279 16 269 15 255 21 250 13679 12610 22*285 14 266 13 254 21 248 12610 11640 18*286 14 266 12 255 21 246 11640 10762 14 280 13 267 11 258 21 244 10762 9968 11 270 13 270 10 261 21 242 9968 9251 11 267 13 272 10 264 21 241 9251 8595 10 267 13 274 9 268 20 239 8595 8003 10 267 12 276 9 271 18 236 8003 7500 9 269 12 278 8 275 15 232 7500 7108 9 270 12 280 8 276 12 225 7108 6835 8 271 11 280 8 277 9 211 6835 6668 8 271 11 281 7 279 6*189 6668 6572 7 273 9 282 6 280 5*174 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