DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.4 - - - - - 73.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 341 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 9151 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 13093 - - - - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 15380 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3677 - - - - - 793 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 624 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 259 - - - - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 17 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1977 - - - - - -8276 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 17357 - - - - - 14848 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3772 - - - - - -12559 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19152 - - - - - 19131 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 53 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.4 - - - - - 73.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.6 - - - - - 31.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.8 - - - - - 78.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 30.0 - - - - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 341 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 9151 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99423 15 108 18 096 99423 91989 11 127 10 076 91989 86225 16 138 7 084 86225 81397 10 107 6 130 81397 77224 5 170 10 071 77224 73560 9 148 6 035 73560 70262 4 168 3 333 70262 67225 1 046 6 349 67225 64413 7 325 11 353 64413 61717 6 278 7 288 61717 58925 13 262 10 281 58925 56033 20 260 18 293 56033 53279 31 279 36 285 53279 50802 36 273 39 280 50802 48596 43 274 42 291 48596 46621 46 280 48 296 46621 44826 50 285 55 297 44826 43167 55 288 60 295 43167 41614 57 289 59 294 41614 40150 55 288 55 295 40150 38773 52 288 50 294 38773 37453 50 288 48 291 37453 36130 49 288 45 287 36130 34776 48 287 45 283 34776 33398 46 288 51 278 33398 31985 43 287 52 275 31985 30528 42 282 46 272 30528 29028 43 279 39 274 29028 27491 43 278 35 276 27491 25925 41 279 33 279 25925 24332 38 280 34 275 24332 22702 37 279 34 277 22702 21029 35 278 31 280 21029 19342 32 277 24 281 19342 17725 27 270 20 285 17725 16250 22*261 19 285 16250 14927 18*254 18 281 14927 13734 17 253 18 277 13734 12655 14 251 17 272 12655 11675 11 251 16 268 11675 10788 10 254 15 265 10788 9988 9 258 13 262 9988 9265 8 264 11 258 9265 8605 8 270 9 254 8605 8009 7 277 7 246 8009 7504 7 281 4 230 7504 7110 7 285 3 200 7110 6836 7 287 2 168 6836 6669 7 288 3 145 6669 6572 6 290 3*150 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