DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 80.0 - - 79.4 - - 69.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 353 - - 141 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7041 - - 10054 - - 8015 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11387 - - 13857 - - 11662 - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13270 - - 16283 - - 14244 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3950 - - 3217 - - 4634 - - 931 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 569 - - 656 - - 452 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 14 - - 39 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 284 - - 308 - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 22 - - 18 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -271 - - 46 - - -1704 - - -3986 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13541 - - 16238 - - 15949 - - 10558 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3489 - - -2660 - - -4231 - - -7663 ODpotential blCL - - - 16759 - - 18943 - - 18475 - - 14235 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 56 - - 74 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 570 - - 240 - - 300 - - 1170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 80.0 - - 79.4 - - 69.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.6 - - 31.2 - - 32.0 - - 45.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.8 - - 77.4 - - 77.7 - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 30.0 - - 30.8 - - 45.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 353 - - 141 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7041 - - 10054 - - 8015 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 8 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] 99735 26 120 21 102 26 084 30 089 99735 92152 27 109 24 108 18 094 24 087 92152 86321 24 098 19 101 24 108 15 101 86321 81498 19 112 16 098 20 092 20 107 81498 77348 17 109 14 108 12 097 19 096 77348 73677 12 096 14 132 11 125 12 070 73677 70365 8 109 11 117 10 112 5 074 70365 67329 11 125 8 161 0 320 4 029 67329 64512 3 076 7 163 5 226 6 267 64512 61801 8 271 6 256 10 256 12 256 61801 58991 10 262 12 226 12 224 20 235 58991 56080 18 283 22 277 20 280 21 272 56080 53305 38 253 41 265 37 269 38 276 53305 50808 42 248 46 254 45 261 47 263 50808 48559 49 259 51 258 56 263 52 264 48559 46501 61 263 65 263 67 267 60 268 46501 44605 72 263 76 264 78 268 72 270 44605 42850 79 264 85 264 87 268 83 269 42850 41220 85 264 89 264 87 266 84 269 41220 39703 81 262 81 265 75 267 74 269 39703 38298 69 261 68 265 63 267 60 269 38298 36976 60 263 62 263 56 266 48 273 36976 35673 52 266 56 264 51 267 38 274 35673 34353 47 267 48 265 44 267 43 270 34353 33009 41 267 39 267 38 270 46 264 33009 31625 31 264 30 266 33 269 41 264 31625 30197 26 264 26 263 30 265 37 271 30197 28727 27 267 27 268 29 263 29 283 28727 27219 29 275 28 273 29 266 20 295 27219 25675 28 279 29 276 29 270 17 299 25675 24100 28 279 28 278 28 272 21 301 24100 22490 28 278 26 279 28 269 25 300 22490 20842 27 276 23 279 28 271 25 298 20842 19179 26 277 19 281 25 277 23 291 19179 17584 22 282 15*283 20 281 22 283 17584 16127 20 283 11*282 14 285 19 280 16127 14821 18 281 9 281 9*282 15 280 14821 13644 16*277 8 279 5*276 10 281 13644 12578 14*273 8 279 4 272 6 278 12578 11612 11 269 8 280 3 277 2 254 11612 10736 9 265 8 282 2 289 2 159 10736 9947 7 264 8 285 2 314 4 131 9947 9234 7 264 8 286 2 334 6 123 9234 8582 6 267 8 289 2 350 8 118 8582 7993 6 268 8 290 2 357 9 115 7993 7494 6 272 8 292 3 002 10 114 7494 7104 5 274 8 294 3 004 11 114 7104 6833 5 276 8 294 3 004 11 114 6833 6667 5 276 8 295 3 004 9 113 6667 6572 4 278 7 296 2 007 5*116 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