DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.9 - - 63.5 - - - - - 53.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 350 - - 393 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4533 - - 6096 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9411 - - 10692 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10762 - - 12325 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2197 - - 2241 - - - - - 3508 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 496 - - 568 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 246 - - 259 - - - - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -9 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2950 - - -2168 - - - - - -6026 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13713 - - 14494 - - - - - 12598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7019 - - -5038 - - - - - -12600 ODpotential blCL - - - 17781 - - 17363 - - - - - 19171 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 50 - - - - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.9 - - 63.5 - - - - - 53.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.7 - - 22.8 - - - - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.4 - - 61.0 - - - - - 58.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.3 - - 22.4 - - - - - 21.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 350 - - 393 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4533 - - 6096 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 99023 9 199 4 153 7 251 99023 91598 8 198 7 209 6 284 91598 85867 5 169 9 198 3 271 85867 81094 5 148 8 168 3 335 81094 76992 5 142 4 133 4 000 76992 73375 6 106 5 112 3 048 73375 70107 9 099 7 133 7 054 70107 67101 7 101 6 163 4 074 67101 64313 2 090 3 150 4 208 64313 61614 11 237 9 219 7 244 61614 58790 14 229 13 246 24 269 58790 55860 32 247 31 257 34 260 55860 53067 42 245 41 249 40 267 53067 50557 44 246 47 252 49 266 50557 48305 46 247 54 251 57 266 48305 46258 52 250 57 250 65 269 46258 44382 60 253 61 253 77 270 44382 42650 71 252 69 257 87 267 42650 41038 77 251 77 259 88 265 41038 39532 78 251 83 258 85 264 39532 38129 78 252 85 256 83 265 38129 36797 79 253 84 256 83 268 36797 35475 80 254 84 258 82 269 35475 34133 79 254 85 259 82 268 34133 32773 76 253 85 258 80 269 32773 31381 73 253 83 257 77 271 31381 29948 71 253 80 257 64 273 29948 28481 69 252 76 258 41 282 28481 26980 66 252 72 257 31 300 26980 25444 64 252 68 258 33 299 25444 23876 61 254 64 259 30 289 23876 22269 55 255 58 261 26 279 22269 20618 50 257 51 263 29 280 20618 18953 45 258 45 265 32 289 18953 17357 40 260 40 266 34 296 17357 15909 35 262 35 267 28 294 15909 14621 30 262 31 266 22 293 14621 13467 27 259 25 264 17 293 13467 12425 24 254 20*257 13 289 12425 11481 21*250 19*256 11 280 11481 10626 18*248 18 256 10 268 10626 9856 16 246 18 256 10 259 9856 9162 15 245 18 258 9 253 9162 8526 15 244 18 259 9 248 8526 7953 14 245 17 260 8 242 7953 7467 14 246 17 261 6 238 7467 7088 13 247 16 262 5 228 7088 6824 12 247 15 262 4 203 6824 6664 11 248 14 263 4*168 6664 6571 9 248 11 263 4*158 6571 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