DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - 58.2 - - 62.7 - - 63.7 - - 55.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 348 - - 388 - - 163 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4578 - - 6424 - - 7382 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9458 - - 10966 - - 11268 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10807 - - 12653 - - 13611 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1659 - - 1659 - - 1905 - - 7367 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 503 - - 583 - - 460 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 13 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 351 - - 342 - - 336 - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 12 - - 10 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 87 - - -260 - - -43 - - -3742 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10720 - - 12913 - - 13654 - - 10314 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3898 - - -5934 - - -5781 - - -6291 ODpotential blCL - - - 14705 - - 18587 - - 19392 - - 12862 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 46 - - 65 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.2 - - 62.7 - - 63.7 - - 55.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.0 - - 28.8 - - 26.5 - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.5 - - 60.1 - - 62.1 - - 57.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.7 - - 27.6 - - 25.4 - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 348 - - 388 - - 163 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4578 - - 6424 - - 7382 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99092 27 101 28 108 30 095 31 102 99092 91560 23 112 25 102 22 093 28 089 91560 85792 21 107 24 107 15 078 27 080 85792 81014 22 108 20 096 15 099 18 082 81014 76901 21 103 14 101 16 090 15 086 76901 73268 15 086 16 102 13 091 12 064 73268 69985 10 079 15 069 11 071 12 074 69985 66964 7 118 4 342 8 035 12 052 66964 64160 6 087 4 340 8 305 9 001 64160 61437 7 358 6 338 8 305 10 315 61437 58586 15 310 10 296 12 315 15 320 58586 55626 20 290 19 290 18 298 19 314 55626 52801 22 287 26 297 23 299 23 297 52801 50256 28 290 30 292 32 303 27 297 50256 47973 33 293 34 287 39 295 34 302 47973 45901 37 293 39 288 42 289 43 296 45901 44018 44 295 42 293 43 289 47 288 44018 42300 52 295 48 295 46 294 48 288 42300 40724 59 294 56 292 53 295 52 293 40724 39268 62 292 63 288 61 291 60 293 39268 37914 64 293 66 287 65 287 63 292 37914 36623 65 292 67 286 65 287 62 292 36623 35332 65 291 66 286 63 289 57 291 35332 34014 64 292 64 288 62 292 51 290 34014 32672 63 295 63 293 61 294 49 291 32672 31292 63 298 60 295 56 294 48 293 31292 29866 61 299 54 297 50 296 47 296 29866 28397 57 299 49 299 47 302 48 300 28397 26888 53 299 48 299 46 307 47 301 26888 25343 51 299 47 297 43 304 46 299 25343 23767 50 301 47 296 41 298 45 299 23767 22155 49 305 45 297 41 296 45 298 22155 20502 44 305 42 297 40 297 46 299 20502 18838 36 300 37 296 38 297 47 298 18838 17253 28 296 32 297 33 298 40 294 17253 15827 21 297 25 302 23 306 22 295 15827 14560 15 301 18 307 11*322 6 312 14560 13421 10 306 9*320 8*332 3 359 13421 12390 6 313 7*338 8 335 3 023 12390 11453 4*340 7 340 8 335 5 038 11453 10605 5*348 7 341 8 337 8 042 10605 9841 5 350 8 343 8 337 11 042 9841 9150 6 351 8 343 8 337 14 041 9150 8518 6 351 8 344 9 338 17 038 8518 7948 7 352 9 344 9 338 18 035 7948 7464 7 351 9 344 9 338 18 032 7464 7087 7 351 9 344 8 338 16 029 7087 6824 7 350 9 344 8 338 14 026 6824 6664 7 350 8 344 8 339 10*023 6664 6571 6 350 7 344 7 339 6*017 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