DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.6 - - 84.4 - - - - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 359 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4421 - - 6316 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9287 - - 10837 - - - - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10650 - - 12545 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3495 - - 5160 - - - - - 498 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 476 - - 561 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 14 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 287 - - - - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -12 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7313 - - -6688 - - - - - -9468 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17964 - - 19234 - - - - - 16041 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11132 - - -10019 - - - - - -14095 ODpotential blCL - - - 21782 - - 22564 - - - - - 20667 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 36 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.6 - - 84.4 - - - - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.4 - - 22.2 - - - - - 26.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.1 - - 81.8 - - - - - 77.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.5 - - 21.3 - - - - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 359 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4421 - - 6316 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 99792 26 107 23 102 25 086 99792 92290 27 115 18 111 21 097 92290 86470 23 105 20 118 19 076 86470 81642 20 102 17 105 16 084 81642 77479 15 107 12 088 13 096 77479 73794 13 119 7 088 13 113 73794 70464 10 118 9 118 10 094 70464 67410 9 092 14 115 5 065 67410 64588 1 130 11 116 5 133 64588 61857 1 356 1 027 1 336 61857 59027 5 266 5 179 9 241 59027 56126 20 265 22 274 6 289 56126 53387 22 267 30 274 30 322 53387 50942 23 291 28 277 42 291 50942 48758 32 292 33 289 46 284 48758 46769 39 289 42 290 49 287 46769 44933 43 288 48 289 53 290 44933 43224 46 290 53 292 57 296 43224 41630 52 293 58 293 55 299 41630 40139 56 292 58 290 50 300 40139 38745 59 291 56 288 46 299 38745 37418 58 292 51 289 43 297 37418 36092 56 292 46 290 40 296 36092 34739 52 292 44 290 38 298 34739 33361 46 293 42 288 35 298 33361 31949 40 294 38 285 34 296 31949 30495 37 293 33 284 30 296 30495 29003 33 293 29 286 27 294 29003 27476 28 291 27 286 24 290 27476 25915 25 288 25 284 21 287 25915 24322 23 286 24 284 18 285 24322 22691 22 286 23 281 18 283 22691 21017 25 285 22 280 20 293 21017 19331 28 285 22 282 22 298 19331 17715 29 286 23 284 20 291 17715 16241 29 286 24 284 18 282 16241 14919 26 287 24 285 17 275 14919 13727 22 287 22 285 15 270 13727 12647 19 286 21*286 14 266 12647 11668 16 282 19*286 12 262 11668 10782 14*278 17 286 11 256 10782 9983 12*273 14 286 10 247 9983 9261 11 269 13 287 9 236 9261 8602 10 269 13 287 7 220 8602 8007 10 271 13 288 6 198 8007 7503 9 273 13 289 5 173 7503 7109 9 276 12 290 6 153 7109 6836 8 278 12 291 7 142 6836 6669 8 279 11 291 7*140 6669 6572 7 281 9 293 5*148 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