DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/08 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 19.8 - - 20.7 - - 18.0 - - 11.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 27 - - -12 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 339 - - 340 - - 340 - - 339 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6568 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6568 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3124 - - 5132 - - 6007 - - 455 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 107 - - 92 - - 18 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 310 - - 299 - - 276 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 6 - - 3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - -457 - - 1 - - -1274 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6568 - - 7026 - - 6569 - - 7842 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -523 - - -1746 - - -2060 - - -4011 ODpotential blCL - - - 7091 - - 8315 - - 8629 - - 10579 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 82 - - 89 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 19.8 - - 20.7 - - 18.0 - - 11.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.2 - - 13.2 - - 12.9 - - 1.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 19.0 - - 20.2 - - 19.9 - - 17.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.6 - - 12.2 - - 12.6 - - 6.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 27 - - -12 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 339 - - 340 - - 340 - - 339 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 29 - - 57 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 95789 48 253 62 263 49 278 48 269 95789 88801 28 254 33 274 43 275 27 290 88801 83376 24 256 12 271 27 273 23 278 83376 78824 26 256 17 244 26 267 24 253 78824 74878 24 267 25 234 25 246 28 238 74878 71353 26 269 25 262 17 257 23 226 71353 68116 25 259 33 269 26 281 21 246 68116 65105 22 247 30 253 34 268 26 267 65105 62300 20 251 23 236 31 249 30 268 62300 59589 20 278 27 271 25 239 26 247 59589 56740 29 294 33 276 28 249 21 255 56740 53750 35 272 38 270 37 267 30 273 53750 50882 35 251 40 260 37 265 29 272 50882 48293 27 244 31 250 30 261 26 270 48293 45980 20 261 22 262 26 268 30 282 45980 43900 24 277 29 275 27 276 24 291 43900 41999 34 269 33 275 26 285 21 296 41999 40241 36 255 32 277 25 291 25 297 40241 38613 32 256 25 288 27 298 28 301 38613 37104 27 268 27 303 31 305 32 314 37104 35712 24 270 34 299 32 315 37 321 35712 34410 22 261 34 291 32 324 39 326 34410 33134 21 258 30 294 31 322 40 336 33134 31854 24 269 28 310 29 313 40 346 31854 30566 29 276 29 323 29 306 40 351 30566 29253 29 273 31 338 28 305 39 353 29253 27906 30 261 32 340 28 305 37 354 27906 26528 31 253 30 339 27 307 35 355 26528 25119 30 254 27 337 25 314 37 355 25119 23686 31 255 22 312 24 321 39 345 23686 22236 29 253 25 256 24 322 38 324 22236 20771 25 255 26 252 25 324 30 319 20771 19287 21 261 18 248 26 325 28 336 19287 17799 15 258 15 258 26 318 30 332 17799 16374 5 253 16 279 26 312 29 325 16374 15074 8 251 20 288 25 312 28 329 15074 13911 11 257 21 298 23 318 25 332 13911 12863 10 276 21 312 22 326 24 331 12863 11916 10 304 20 325 20 329 23 330 11916 11056 12 326 20 334 19 329 22 328 11056 10278 15 338 18 339 19 329 20 326 10278 9576 20 344 16 336 18 328 19 322 9576 8942 23 344 15 330 17 326 18 318 8942 8361 23 341 14 321 17 324 18 313 8361 7837 22 338 13 315 16 322 17 310 7837 7391 21 334 13 312 14 319 17 308 7391 7043 19 331 12 311 13 315 15 305 7043 6801 17 330 11 310 10 310 12 299 6801 6653 15 329 9*310 7*303 9 290 6653 6568 10*328 7*310 4*299 5*276 6568 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