DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 32.4 - - 33.4 - - - - - 31.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 19 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - - - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - - - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - - - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2002 - - 2189 - - - - - 1118 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 75 - - 81 - - - - - 44 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 15 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 196 - - - - - 204 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -4 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - - - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1057 - - -412 - - - - - -999 ODpotential blCL - - - 7626 - - 6981 - - - - - 7569 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 101 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.4 - - 33.4 - - - - - 31.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.3 - - 31.8 - - - - - 31.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.9 - - 32.9 - - - - - 32.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.8 - - 31.4 - - - - - 32.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 19 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - - - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 102 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 96786 28 084 30 064 27 049 96786 89711 25 089 24 065 22 050 89711 84145 22 067 21 080 20 063 84145 79482 8 065 16 076 13 061 79482 75459 9 084 4 081 12 043 75459 71894 7 036 0 106 8 036 71894 68660 3 353 7 301 2 328 68660 65690 8 317 9 278 9 306 65690 62926 13 294 12 278 14 281 62926 60229 13 272 17 286 18 278 60229 57397 16 280 23 270 24 284 57397 54446 27 287 26 265 34 277 54446 51628 35 270 30 274 40 260 51628 49091 34 255 41 266 38 250 49091 46816 33 255 45 263 34 257 46816 44754 39 264 48 261 35 266 44754 42873 49 262 47 262 36 273 42873 41142 50 266 50 263 47 270 41142 39543 58 267 57 260 57 261 39543 38058 68 254 73 257 60 255 38058 36675 69 253 87 253 50 258 36675 35369 75 256 88 252 48 270 35369 34087 83 255 80 253 66 272 34087 32799 81 255 73 256 85 264 32799 31499 69 254 71 259 86 260 31499 30168 60 253 69 259 68 263 30168 28799 55 250 62 258 53 264 28799 27397 54 247 54 254 49 265 27397 25965 49 249 48 253 43 267 25965 24504 46 243 43 252 32 264 24504 23016 38 243 42 248 19 269 23016 21493 36 247 42 247 17 263 21493 19929 34 246 40 253 19 266 19929 18353 29 256 38 256 20 274 18353 16844 25 261 36 257 22 277 16844 15472 21 263 30 259 21 273 15472 14246 19 264 24 258 19 267 14246 13143 19 264 18 254 17 261 13143 12145 16 260 14 249 16 259 12145 11242 14 257 14 250 17 260 11242 10426 13 251 16 249 17 256 10426 9693 13 248 18 247 15 249 9693 9032 11 245 18 244 13 247 9032 8427 10 238 15 238 13 245 8427 7883 9 230 12 230 12 241 7883 7421 8 218 9 224 11 236 7421 7061 6 207 6 215 8 231 7061 6810 4 204 4 205 5 221 6810 6657 3 202 3 201 2*210 6657 6570 2*198 2*196 1*204 6570 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