DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 75.9 - - - - - 66.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 301 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6760 - - 11350 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11059 - - 14835 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12989 - - 17579 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4485 - - 3448 - - - - - 7990 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 523 - - 654 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 20 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 162 - - 170 - - - - - 241 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -25 - - -25 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 319 - - 1225 - - - - - -7674 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12670 - - 16355 - - - - - 14247 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3744 - - -2017 - - - - - -10620 ODpotential blCL - - - 16733 - - 19596 - - - - - 17192 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 69 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 770 - - 280 - - - - - 180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 75.9 - - - - - 66.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.2 - - 26.3 - - - - - 26.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.5 - - 73.7 - - - - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.9 - - 25.0 - - - - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 301 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6760 - - 11350 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 98685 7 122 10 104 10 075 98685 91228 10 098 8 062 17 085 91228 85498 16 101 10 102 15 073 85498 80756 13 103 9 092 11 098 80756 76668 11 110 7 077 15 100 76668 73057 12 117 8 127 16 079 73057 69786 9 115 11 133 13 063 69786 66762 5 147 11 127 6 123 66762 63940 7 146 7 155 7 129 63940 61190 6 192 11 167 9 104 61190 58314 12 172 14 159 4 090 58314 55333 12 160 14 165 5 237 55333 52497 14 183 14 185 16 186 52497 49955 18 198 14 166 24 171 49955 47689 15 185 16 166 18 180 47689 45643 22 157 26 161 11 227 45643 43775 28 152 35 161 31 179 43775 42058 31 156 38 161 29 157 42058 40473 42 160 43 160 23 178 40473 39003 46 155 45 155 45 180 39003 37641 46 153 46 155 53 172 37641 36351 46 157 48 158 50 169 36351 35066 46 161 48 162 46 171 35066 33758 44 162 49 169 44 177 33758 32429 43 170 48 174 42 179 32429 31069 42 176 43 176 38 180 31069 29665 39 176 38 176 35 180 29665 28222 36 171 35 175 32 179 28222 26744 30 168 33 173 28 179 26744 25235 26 167 32 170 26 179 25235 23700 24 164 31 169 27 176 23700 22137 21 163 31 170 28 164 22137 20535 20 168 32 169 25 156 20535 18916 22 175 30*167 24 156 18916 17360 27 177 24*166 22 160 17360 15941 29 177 23 166 18 171 15941 14667 29 177 22 167 14 187 14667 13519 28*176 22 168 13 200 13519 12478 28*174 20 170 13 211 12478 11533 28 170 20 171 13 219 11533 10674 27 166 19 172 13 226 10674 9900 26 164 18 173 14 233 9900 9199 24 159 18 174 14 239 9199 8556 22 155 17 174 14 244 8556 7976 22 154 16 174 14 249 7976 7483 21 153 15 175 13 251 7483 7098 20 153 14 175 12 252 7098 6830 18 152 14 175 10 249 6830 6666 17 152 13 174 7*245 6666 6572 13 151 10 174 4*241 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