DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.8 - - 65.0 - - - - - 59.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 279 - - 349 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4128 - - 5057 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9027 - - 9838 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10357 - - 11286 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2136 - - 2280 - - - - - 2518 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 452 - - 521 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 12 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 200 - - - - - 063 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -14 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4515 - - -3537 - - - - - -4920 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14873 - - 14823 - - - - - 11492 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9128 - - -6997 - - - - - -8380 ODpotential blCL - - - 19485 - - 18283 - - - - - 14951 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 90 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.8 - - 65.0 - - - - - 59.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.4 - - 22.5 - - - - - 31.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.7 - - 62.3 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.3 - - 21.4 - - - - - 30.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 279 - - 349 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4128 - - 5057 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 58 - - - - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 98928 20 121 21 113 20 122 98928 91431 20 119 16 100 16 108 91431 85695 15 108 16 101 18 089 85695 80933 12 096 14 126 16 094 80933 76829 5 098 11 116 12 095 76829 73206 12 131 14 143 8 099 73206 69919 13 140 13 161 11 130 69919 66892 11 184 11 189 5 163 66892 64084 15 187 14 209 7 189 64084 61354 20 204 20 227 13 244 61354 58492 26 208 28 212 22 231 58492 55499 25 233 27 227 30 227 55499 52621 38 241 35 236 29 237 52621 50029 44 233 42 234 34 244 50029 47722 43 222 41 230 37 244 47722 45648 33 233 40 237 40 245 45648 43762 35 249 44 245 43 237 43762 42042 48 258 45 252 43 239 42042 40485 54 253 53 253 50 247 40485 39059 52 248 53 247 49 244 39059 37722 50 247 52 267 49 244 37722 36438 48 245 55 272 48 245 36438 35149 45 254 54 270 47 243 35149 33827 52 261 48 261 46 243 33827 32480 57 261 40 247 44 240 32480 31096 59 262 43 244 44 241 31096 29669 59 261 48 253 46 243 29669 28202 57 260 49 257 49 242 28202 26701 53 259 46 253 53 236 26701 25170 49 257 44 247 56 229 25170 23616 47 251 43 244 54 224 23616 22033 50 248 43 244 52 224 22033 20418 53 248 43 244 53 225 20418 18797 52 248 43 243 52 227 18797 17248 46 246 42 241 45 227 17248 15840 38 239 41 238 37 224 15840 14578 34 232 39 235 31 220 14578 13442 31 230 35 227 28 218 13442 12412 28 232 27 217 26 216 12412 11477 22 232 20*207 25 215 11477 10628 13*226 16*201 24 214 10628 9862 10*220 14 199 23 213 9862 9168 8 215 13 199 21 211 9168 8533 7 216 12 199 19 209 8533 7959 7 216 11 200 14 204 7959 7472 6 217 10 199 10 198 7472 7091 5 219 10 200 6 189 7091 6827 5 220 9 199 3 168 6827 6665 5 221 8 199 2*138 6665 6571 4 221 7 199 1*063 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