DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 69.0 - - - - - 61.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 340 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5321 - - 6416 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9978 - - 10906 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11550 - - 12645 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1903 - - 1756 - - - - - 804 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 501 - - 559 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 12 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 353 - - 310 - - - - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2704 - - -2059 - - - - - -4781 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14254 - - 14705 - - - - - 11352 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9095 - - -7662 - - - - - -9278 ODpotential blCL - - - 20645 - - 20307 - - - - - 15849 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 72 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 69.0 - - - - - 61.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.0 - - 27.2 - - - - - 34.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.3 - - 66.4 - - - - - 63.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.8 - - 26.0 - - - - - 33.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 340 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5321 - - 6416 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 5 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] 99021 31 106 25 095 31 093 99021 91526 29 104 18 112 25 074 91526 85769 25 109 18 102 19 087 85769 80994 20 090 19 085 19 086 80994 76882 13 081 18 086 14 068 76882 73261 15 061 17 063 17 058 73261 69988 14 075 11 053 13 043 69988 66979 16 041 11 043 13 034 66979 64182 11 024 15 007 15 038 64182 61465 7 049 13 008 25 012 61465 58639 14 022 12 351 24 358 58639 55712 25 352 16 344 20 345 55712 52913 26 340 23 341 22 344 52913 50410 31 344 31 347 37 353 50410 48201 34 341 37 350 44 349 48201 46230 35 339 42 354 42 353 46230 44436 39 348 48 357 49 359 44436 42777 46 351 56 003 61 358 42777 41231 45 350 62 007 60 352 41231 39782 46 351 64 005 54 352 39782 38418 46 354 61 001 52 357 38418 37110 46 353 57 360 53 002 37110 35795 46 349 53 001 53 002 35795 34448 44 348 49 002 52 358 34448 33073 42 341 45 358 52 356 33073 31661 44 337 42 348 52 357 31661 30201 47 336 42 339 50 356 30201 28701 47 336 44 337 45 354 28701 27162 44 334 43 335 39 348 27162 25589 40 329 40 330 38 346 25589 23986 40 323 38 323 39 347 23986 22355 39 320 36 319 40 345 22355 20692 35 319 33 318 41 338 20692 19027 31 319 29 319 37 334 19027 17437 27 322 26 324 31 333 17437 15993 24 330 24 330 27 326 15993 14701 21 337 20 333 25 323 14701 13540 17 341 13*328 22 326 13540 12490 13*345 9*315 20 329 12490 11537 9*349 8 309 18 329 11537 10674 6 353 8 309 17 326 10674 9895 6 354 8 309 15 322 9895 9192 5 354 9 308 13 316 9192 8549 5 354 9 309 10 306 8549 7969 5 355 9 309 8 287 7969 7478 5 354 9 310 7 257 7478 7095 5 355 9 310 7 228 7095 6828 5 355 9 311 8 212 6828 6665 5 355 8 311 7*204 6665 6571 4 355 7 312 5*201 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