DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - 84.9 - - 86.7 - - - - - 77.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 261 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6671 - - 9550 - - - - - 344 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11113 - - 13264 - - - - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12900 - - 15779 - - - - - 6573 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4713 - - 4566 - - - - - 5610 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 568 - - 581 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 47 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 12 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 221 - - 239 - - - - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 24 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1130 - - 1143 - - - - - -6476 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14031 - - 14637 - - - - - 13049 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3458 - - -684 - - - - - -9938 ODpotential blCL - - - 16358 - - 16463 - - - - - 16511 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 97 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 510 - - 610 - - - - - 340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.9 - - 86.7 - - - - - 77.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.7 - - 44.9 - - - - - 43.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.1 - - 84.6 - - - - - 81.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 44.3 - - - - - 42.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 261 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6671 - - 9550 - - - - - 344 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 87 - - - - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 7 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] 99714 35 108 28 101 29 096 99714 92148 27 095 23 098 23 095 92148 86334 23 100 24 097 23 097 86334 81516 23 102 22 110 17 090 81516 77371 24 103 18 126 14 103 77371 73711 19 099 17 115 14 099 73711 70400 9 114 13 121 10 107 70400 67370 10 140 9 142 9 134 67370 64576 6 208 11 199 5 101 64576 61884 7 205 8 210 9 210 61884 59091 15 228 22 249 17 243 59091 56237 25 241 31 240 27 248 56237 53569 30 233 41 223 31 248 53569 51177 39 235 40 231 40 249 51177 49018 50 235 46 236 47 248 49018 47038 48 241 48 234 51 247 47038 45207 53 250 52 241 56 247 45207 43502 58 250 59 245 63 245 43502 41905 61 246 63 246 66 244 41905 40402 64 243 64 246 65 245 40402 38991 67 244 64 245 64 246 38991 37641 67 248 65 247 64 245 37641 36288 68 251 67 251 64 244 36288 34908 67 253 65 251 64 242 34908 33507 65 250 61 247 65 239 33507 32073 62 246 59 246 62 239 32073 30597 57 243 57 246 58 242 30597 29084 50 241 53 245 52 246 29084 27539 41 239 48 243 47 246 27539 25963 37 237 44 241 42 243 25963 24360 34 235 40 241 36 243 24360 22725 29 242 35 242 30 245 22725 21050 30 247 30 240 26 246 21050 19363 29 252 23 230 23 240 19363 17745 27 247 22 225 22 227 17745 16270 24 234 20*224 21 219 16270 14946 21 222 18*226 19 221 14946 13752 15*220 17 226 16 226 13752 12671 9*225 15 229 14 235 12671 11690 5 231 13 236 12 245 11690 10801 3 227 12 238 12 256 10801 10000 2 222 11 245 11 263 10000 9277 2 213 11 249 10 265 9277 8614 1 192 11 253 9 264 8614 8017 1 121 10 257 8 262 8017 7509 1 081 10 260 6 259 7509 7114 1 065 10 261 4 259 7114 6838 1 064 9 262 3 261 6838 6670 1 062 9 262 1*255 6670 6573 1 058 7 264 1*116 6573 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