DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.9 - - 31.5 - - 26.9 - - 25.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - -6 - - -2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 718 - - 1099 - - 523 - - 496 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 31 - - 28 - - 0 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 177 - - 052 - - 197 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -6 - - 2 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -181 - - -427 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6750 - - 6997 - - 6569 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6632 - - -7072 - - -2309 - - -2737 ODpotential blCL - - - 13201 - - 13641 - - 8878 - - 9306 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 94 - - 99 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.9 - - 31.5 - - 26.9 - - 25.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 24.0 - - 26.4 - - 24.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 33.3 - - 29.8 - - 29.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 23.3 - - 29.7 - - 29.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - -6 - - -2 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 75 - - 98 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 95474 55 354 50 007 38 006 38 343 95474 88688 42 004 46 009 36 010 27 354 88688 83333 35 012 39 009 33 008 26 014 83333 78833 28 005 30 001 26 010 25 016 78833 74926 22 353 26 350 25 353 23 012 74926 71446 18 336 25 329 25 322 22 351 71446 68278 13 338 15 335 20 325 18 336 68278 65358 22 331 23 332 27 314 25 328 65358 62642 24 305 26 316 22 306 25 302 62642 60008 15 324 24 311 22 309 22 305 60008 57242 22 316 25 301 24 306 25 305 57242 54349 20 300 25 287 26 292 25 299 54349 51573 23 298 24 280 24 288 26 292 51573 49071 23 294 21 276 30 282 29 287 49071 46848 32 280 31 280 35 273 34 281 46848 44859 36 265 33 272 33 276 34 279 44859 43047 37 258 35 255 35 274 33 282 43047 41379 43 251 45 245 36 243 35 272 41379 39828 40 243 51 232 36 218 28 260 39828 38389 41 243 36 237 32 217 20 216 38389 37056 42 244 30 238 16 234 17 201 37056 35783 40 254 24 247 13 206 10 178 35783 34506 39 265 21 266 14 202 13 195 34506 33199 31 265 19 253 10 194 12 199 33199 31870 26 254 19 228 10 196 11 209 31870 30508 25 249 21 230 12 200 11 219 30508 29104 26 246 21 237 14 208 12 237 29104 27663 22 237 22 239 13 220 14 253 27663 26186 19 230 20 242 13 226 17 259 26186 24678 17 228 20 244 13 235 19 261 24678 23144 16 228 20 246 14 245 21 265 23144 21581 16 229 19 245 15 252 24 270 21581 19984 16 230 17 247 17 255 26 274 19984 18381 15 231 15 246 19 257 27 275 18381 16851 14 230 15 242 19 262 27 277 16851 15463 15 227 16 237 21 272 25 278 15463 14227 16 223 18 234 25 269 24 278 14227 13119 18 221 20 226 23 253 24 277 13119 12120 18 220 21 219 20 233 21 269 12120 11218 17 221 21 217 16 221 19 256 11218 10405 16 225 19 219 16 223 18 244 10405 9674 16 232 18 227 18 223 18 238 9674 9016 18 237 18 233 19 216 19 238 9016 8415 19 237 19 231 17 207 21 234 8415 7874 20 233 19 221 14 198 21 228 7874 7415 20 225 16 212 11 192 17 220 7415 7057 18 215 12 205 8 191 13 213 7057 6809 14 211 8 199 4 180 8 205 6809 6657 10 207 6*191 2*136 6*201 6657 6569 5*202 3*177 3*052 3*197 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