DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/04 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.6 - - 38.9 - - 36.3 - - 29.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - -8 - - -18 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1777 - - 2502 - - 1991 - - 127 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 54 - - 53 - - 28 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 189 - - 180 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -11 - - -8 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1167 - - -994 - - 0 - - -67 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7737 - - 7564 - - 6570 - - 6637 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5208 - - -4603 - - -3205 - - -5209 ODpotential blCL - - - 11778 - - 11173 - - 9775 - - 11778 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 83 - - 83 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.6 - - 38.9 - - 36.3 - - 29.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.8 - - 28.7 - - 31.3 - - 23.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 39.6 - - 39.1 - - 34.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.6 - - 27.5 - - 30.9 - - 24.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - -8 - - -18 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 31 - - 31 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 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] 96077 15 291 23 293 20 300 19 331 96077 88972 14 321 16 303 22 315 20 305 88972 83530 16 002 8 327 19 322 24 316 83530 79024 19 334 17 332 17 314 22 304 79024 75136 23 313 21 309 19 326 16 322 75136 71677 29 305 35 294 34 315 21 318 71677 68519 38 292 41 288 39 303 32 301 68519 65580 39 284 42 282 45 298 39 291 65580 62814 41 287 46 280 50 290 43 282 62814 60114 47 284 51 281 54 279 46 282 60114 57282 53 278 54 277 56 276 49 280 57282 54340 55 274 57 273 55 277 54 277 54340 51532 54 275 59 271 58 275 58 272 51532 48998 56 277 59 270 57 270 59 266 48998 46712 59 275 57 273 54 268 57 263 46712 44631 59 273 55 274 53 266 55 260 44631 42727 59 269 57 269 57 264 54 259 42727 40986 56 263 59 261 62 258 59 252 40986 39388 48 261 57 256 63 250 61 239 39388 37917 46 258 60 249 70 243 53 225 37917 36564 40 248 62 240 75 238 56 232 36564 35289 40 245 58 236 77 234 68 230 35289 34024 43 248 57 236 72 231 75 222 34024 32743 45 251 59 238 68 231 74 215 32743 31445 47 251 60 239 65 232 67 215 31445 30117 48 251 59 238 63 233 61 218 30117 28750 45 250 55 235 61 232 61 221 28750 27348 41 248 50 231 58 231 62 220 27348 25911 38 245 46 227 54 229 60 221 25911 24445 35 242 43 225 51 226 56 224 24445 22953 32 237 40 228 47 227 49 224 22953 21433 30 231 38 232 43 231 46 221 21433 19877 29 232 34 234 40 233 46 224 19877 18312 27 237 31 236 35 234 45 232 18312 16816 24 240 28 237 31 234 42 236 16816 15457 23 239 27 236 30 234 37 236 15457 14241 23 237 27 234 30 232 32 237 14241 13147 23 234 27 230 29 229 27 240 13147 12156 22 229 27 225 27 227 23 244 12156 11258 20 223 26 219 26 226 21 243 11258 10444 19 218 24 213 26 221 20 239 10444 9710 19 216 24 207 27 212 20 233 9710 9047 19 214 24 200 26 203 20 227 9047 8440 20 209 23 193 25 195 23 216 8440 7892 19 201 22 191 23 190 25 205 7892 7427 17 198 20 191 20 188 23 195 7427 7064 15 198 18 191 17 186 20 186 7064 6812 13 199 15 191 13 184 16 179 6812 6658 11*199 13*190 10*182 12*175 6658 6569 7*198 8*189 5*180 6*180 6569 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