DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.1 - - 55.8 - - 56.5 - - 51.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 204 - - 118 - - 64 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4415 - - 4268 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9145 - - 8786 - - 6554 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10644 - - 10497 - - 6571 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3675 - - 8566 - - 10626 - - 7664 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 426 - - 358 - - 128 - - 40 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 15 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 253 - - 256 - - 255 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -11 - - -1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1447 - - 734 - - -4181 - - -1420 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9197 - - 9763 - - 10753 - - 7991 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1137 - - -1457 - - -5870 - - -3716 ODpotential blCL - - - 11781 - - 11954 - - 12441 - - 10287 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 62 - - 57 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 480 - - 710 - - 430 - - 710 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.1 - - 55.8 - - 56.5 - - 51.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.5 - - 35.8 - - 32.2 - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.3 - - 54.6 - - 55.6 - - 52.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 34.6 - - 31.0 - - 38.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 204 - - 118 - - 64 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4415 - - 4268 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98704 22 091 20 097 23 084 14 090 98704 91196 21 101 13 099 19 082 20 090 91196 85477 19 110 16 108 17 089 18 086 85477 80750 16 101 18 104 17 108 19 088 80750 76676 12 106 20 108 16 100 18 094 76676 73088 15 105 15 103 15 101 17 090 73088 69842 11 112 12 093 10 107 15 086 69842 66853 10 077 14 109 7 115 10 085 66853 64072 8 138 12 110 7 090 6 100 64072 61365 10 169 11 151 3 149 3 120 61365 58519 12 155 14 170 8 165 9 173 58519 55545 16 205 14 204 5 194 12 167 55545 52685 16 193 18 210 14 212 9 214 52685 50099 14 213 19 215 19 232 17 245 50099 47777 18 224 18 216 22 236 19 248 47777 45669 21 219 19 231 22 244 27 251 45669 43746 16 220 22 236 24 242 30 242 43746 41977 20 255 22 233 23 233 26 237 41977 40339 26 254 20 244 18 237 24 243 40339 38816 25 250 24 260 16 252 25 246 38816 37404 23 256 29 258 20 262 27 249 37404 36067 22 257 30 249 25 263 26 249 36067 34741 21 259 29 247 28 260 26 246 34741 33403 23 264 28 250 32 254 26 248 33403 32057 24 260 33 252 34 250 23 246 32057 30696 19 259 38 251 32 250 20 247 30696 29306 14 274 40 249 30 254 24 240 29306 27882 16 276 36 249 30 256 29 223 27882 26425 18 271 29 251 29 255 31 215 26425 24936 21 269 27 255 29 253 33 215 24936 23416 24 264 28 254 37 249 35 223 23416 21865 25 258 28 251 42 250 35 235 21865 20275 26 257 27 248 40 253 28 252 20275 18671 27 262 26 243 35 253 19 265 18671 17131 28 260 27 241 31 251 12 272 17131 15728 29 253 27 240 28 252 9 265 15728 14474 27 251 27 241 25 256 10 258 14474 13346 23 248 26 241 23 259 11 253 13346 12326 18 243 24 242 21 260 12 249 12326 11402 15*240 22 244 19 260 13 246 11402 10564 13*240 19*246 17 259 14 242 10564 9808 10 242 17*249 14 256 14 237 9808 9125 7 250 16 254 11 253 15 232 9125 8500 7 256 15 256 9 252 15 227 8500 7935 6 261 15 258 8 253 14 224 7935 7456 6 268 14 259 8 253 13 224 7456 7082 5 273 14 259 7 253 10 228 7082 6822 5 275 13 260 7 254 7 236 6822 6663 5 277 12 261 6*254 6*242 6663 6571 4 278 10 262 5*255 4*260 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