DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.0 - - 88.3 - - 87.8 - - 78.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 344 - - 377 - - 141 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8944 - - 11646 - - 11449 - - 344 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12932 - - 15192 - - 14322 - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15173 - - 17875 - - 17678 - - 6573 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3277 - - 2966 - - 3146 - - 375 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 622 - - 702 - - 506 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 252 - - 250 - - 181 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - -7 - - -25 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1473 - - 1657 - - 800 - - -7664 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13701 - - 16218 - - 16879 - - 14238 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1114 - - -2415 - - -1082 - - -11123 ODpotential blCL - - - 16287 - - 20290 - - 18760 - - 17696 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 33 - - 68 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 870 - - 250 - - 110 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.0 - - 88.3 - - 87.8 - - 78.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.3 - - 39.5 - - 36.2 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.4 - - 85.8 - - 86.4 - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 38.5 - - 35.4 - - 38.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 344 - - 377 - - 141 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8944 - - 11646 - - 11449 - - 344 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 99721 33 105 28 104 25 092 31 092 99721 92186 24 102 24 094 26 092 30 095 92186 86386 25 106 19 098 25 087 22 094 86386 81571 23 105 18 114 16 093 19 098 81571 77427 21 104 19 115 10 102 18 093 77427 73763 17 112 15 113 10 130 13 077 73763 70446 12 124 10 116 12 129 9 096 70446 67404 11 121 3 097 6 064 7 068 67404 64600 2 190 2 343 4 340 4 031 64600 61907 7 218 11 283 12 310 9 297 61907 59118 10 264 15 246 14 264 14 262 59118 56245 22 260 17 246 22 267 25 269 56245 53537 27 260 27 262 33 266 37 262 53537 51118 34 266 32 261 38 255 39 258 51118 48950 40 267 39 268 39 257 36 259 48950 46974 43 264 48 267 43 263 38 264 46974 45151 47 264 55 265 48 266 46 266 45151 43456 53 263 57 265 61 269 57 268 43456 41870 57 263 60 268 67 267 64 268 41870 40381 60 265 64 269 67 266 64 264 40381 38983 58 266 64 268 66 264 61 258 38983 37644 55 266 59 266 64 264 61 256 37644 36302 52 262 52 265 57 265 57 259 36302 34930 49 261 46 264 47 259 49 260 34930 33535 45 262 41 260 42 255 44 254 33535 32106 41 256 38 254 39 255 42 252 32106 30634 43 253 36 252 36 254 38 253 30634 29122 42 258 36 251 31 251 34 252 29122 27576 42 263 36 260 28 254 30 247 27576 25996 37 269 33 271 25 258 26 249 25996 24389 31 274 28 275 22 259 23 255 24389 22753 27 276 24 271 21 251 24 256 22753 21081 25 278 21 264 22 255 25 257 21081 19396 23 283 17*254 21 258 22 260 19396 17777 18 282 16*246 20*257 19 261 17777 16300 16*264 16 245 19*255 17 260 16300 14973 17*253 16 245 18 252 16 256 14973 13777 17 253 15 246 17 250 15 254 13777 12693 17 252 15 247 16 248 15 251 12693 11709 16 251 15 250 16 248 15 249 11709 10818 15 245 15 253 15 248 15 245 10818 10014 14 244 15 256 14 248 14 242 10014 9287 14 244 15 259 13 249 14 239 9287 8622 14 244 15 261 13 250 14 235 8622 8022 13 245 15 263 12 250 13 230 8022 7513 12 245 15 265 12 251 12 224 7513 7115 12 245 14 267 11 252 11 215 7115 6839 11 246 14 267 10 252 9 197 6839 6670 10 246 13 267 10 252 7*185 6670 6573 9 246 11 268 8 253 6*181 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