DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - 68.3 - - 72.3 - - 73.6 - - 65.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 350 - - 359 - - 130 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5322 - - 8561 - - 9930 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10047 - - 12655 - - 13092 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11551 - - 14790 - - 16159 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3756 - - 2002 - - 1938 - - 9278 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 530 - - 626 - - 475 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 17 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 266 - - 268 - - 262 - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 13 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -16 - - 18 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1990 - - -1198 - - -988 - - -7905 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13542 - - 15989 - - 17148 - - 14478 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6299 - - -6110 - - -5515 - - -12115 ODpotential blCL - - - 17850 - - 20900 - - 21674 - - 18687 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 56 - - 41 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.3 - - 72.3 - - 73.6 - - 65.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 24.6 - - 20.8 - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.9 - - 69.8 - - 72.2 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 23.4 - - 19.7 - - 23.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 350 - - 359 - - 130 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5322 - - 8561 - - 9930 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 99424 28 120 33 107 28 118 33 105 99424 91814 31 115 25 114 23 100 25 105 91814 85986 18 104 24 113 20 106 18 115 85986 81173 19 126 15 096 18 104 17 109 81173 77020 19 126 13 116 11 101 17 094 77020 73335 16 119 10 114 8 118 9 059 73335 70007 9 090 8 127 6 121 6 071 70007 66961 7 117 4 058 8 081 8 071 66961 64142 7 077 3 188 4 038 7 032 64142 61414 3 332 2 241 3 233 6 325 61414 58559 9 283 5 255 11 270 13 249 58559 55604 20 255 24 266 20 286 15 290 55604 52801 18 284 19 260 28 287 31 294 52801 50286 35 292 30 284 39 290 38 285 50286 48051 45 287 49 287 52 289 49 286 48051 46046 56 287 59 287 60 288 57 287 46046 44218 63 290 68 288 64 286 63 288 44218 42533 75 291 74 289 68 286 67 287 42533 40972 82 290 79 290 71 287 68 287 40972 39517 81 290 79 288 72 287 67 287 39517 38156 78 293 77 286 73 287 66 287 38156 36854 74 293 74 286 72 286 66 284 36854 35549 71 291 71 287 71 285 66 283 35549 34215 67 290 68 287 69 284 66 283 34215 32858 63 290 63 287 67 284 64 284 32858 31467 60 291 60 286 64 285 60 285 31467 30033 58 294 56 282 61 287 57 284 30033 28560 56 295 53 281 57 287 55 282 28560 27049 54 292 50 284 53 285 53 282 27049 25506 50 291 48 287 50 283 50 282 25506 23932 46 292 46 285 47 283 48 283 23932 22324 42 289 43 281 45 282 45 283 22324 20676 40 283 40 278 43 281 44 281 20676 19020 37 281 38 279 36 280 34 280 19020 17440 30 279 34 278 26*271 23 283 17440 16005 25 274 29*272 22*265 19 287 16005 14720 23 269 22*267 21 264 18 282 14720 13560 22 266 21 266 20 263 18 276 13560 12509 20*266 20 266 19 261 18 270 12509 11556 19*267 19 266 17 261 18 266 11556 10691 17 266 18 267 16 260 18 263 10691 9912 16 265 16 268 15 260 18 260 9912 9206 16 265 16 270 14 260 18 257 9206 8561 15 265 15 270 13 260 18 254 8561 7979 15 265 15 272 12 261 17 250 7979 7484 14 266 14 273 11 262 15 246 7484 7099 14 267 13 274 11 262 13 239 7099 6830 13 268 13 274 10 262 10 227 6830 6666 12 268 12 275 9 262 8*217 6666 6572 10 269 10 276 8 263 5*206 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