DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.8 - - 77.4 - - - - - 70.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 335 - - 242 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5611 - - 5724 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10245 - - 10195 - - - - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11840 - - 11953 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4807 - - 7496 - - - - - 2938 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 526 - - 478 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 239 - - 263 - - - - - 118 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 44 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1361 - - -757 - - - - - -6387 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13202 - - 12710 - - - - - 12959 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2878 - - -2651 - - - - - -9400 ODpotential blCL - - - 14718 - - 14604 - - - - - 15972 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 87 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 390 - - 1170 - - - - - 350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.8 - - 77.4 - - - - - 70.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 44.2 - - - - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.3 - - 75.2 - - - - - 73.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 43.7 - - - - - 36.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 335 - - 242 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5611 - - 5724 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 47 - - - - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 99457 12 136 6 141 11 095 99457 92002 13 104 16 127 8 101 92002 86205 4 111 13 097 7 109 86205 81385 9 158 8 093 10 083 81385 77239 11 135 3 142 10 103 77239 73582 7 133 8 148 12 102 73582 70272 7 151 2 087 5 087 70272 67227 5 135 3 229 8 074 67227 64403 0 092 6 183 7 320 64403 61675 3 237 8 177 14 255 61675 58862 14 265 5 213 18 242 58862 55953 26 245 23 255 18 278 55953 53158 31 242 39 243 33 269 53158 50637 34 239 41 238 41 256 50637 48388 39 236 43 243 40 255 48388 46356 46 238 46 241 42 258 46356 44500 53 242 50 244 48 255 44500 42796 59 241 52 244 55 254 42796 41222 54 241 49 242 59 253 41222 39757 50 236 44 240 57 252 39757 38393 44 230 41 242 52 252 38393 37096 48 231 38 243 44 256 37096 35799 48 236 33 239 38 255 35799 34471 39 245 33 238 37 255 34471 33116 30 249 34 240 36 258 33116 31723 24 247 34 242 35 262 31723 30286 21 239 33 242 36 262 30286 28808 18 257 33 244 39 259 28808 27291 20 266 29 243 37 261 27291 25740 23 264 27 243 33 267 25740 24158 26 259 32 259 31 270 24158 22545 29 264 35 266 29 270 22545 20891 33 270 34 267 25 276 20891 19219 32 269 30 264 20 279 19219 17614 29 268 26 262 16 272 17614 16153 28 271 25 262 14 263 16153 14845 26 273 21 262 13 254 14845 13665 21 267 18 261 13 246 13665 12596 18*256 16*260 12 237 12596 11627 14*245 14*261 12 231 11627 10749 12 239 13 261 11 226 10749 9957 11 237 12 262 9 221 9957 9241 11 237 11 263 7 215 9241 8587 10 237 9 264 5 205 8587 7997 10 238 8 266 4 188 7997 7496 9 239 6 267 2 159 7496 7105 8 240 5 268 3 125 7105 6834 8 240 4 270 4 111 6834 6668 7 241 4 272 4*112 6668 6572 6 242 3 275 4*118 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