DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 73.1 - - 73.1 - - 66.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 137 - - 30 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3897 - - 3277 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8833 - - 8084 - - 6555 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10126 - - 9506 - - 6572 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3506 - - 6467 - - 10336 - - 2157 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 437 - - 332 - - 95 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 25 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 246 - - 275 - - 274 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 32 - - -1 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 103 - - -1656 - - -5804 - - -4610 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10024 - - 11162 - - 12376 - - 11182 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2153 - - -3670 - - -7746 - - -8179 ODpotential blCL - - - 12279 - - 13176 - - 14318 - - 14751 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 83 - - 92 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 940 - - 930 - - 480 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 73.1 - - 73.1 - - 66.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.6 - - 46.7 - - 41.6 - - 40.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 71.6 - - 72.8 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 46.0 - - 41.0 - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 137 - - 30 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3897 - - 3277 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 31 - - 69 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 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] 99477 15 131 14 098 21 092 21 099 99477 91985 20 104 15 127 12 077 22 077 91985 86196 15 087 14 101 9 103 14 071 86196 81384 8 115 9 080 8 072 9 084 81384 77234 10 117 7 111 5 063 10 048 77234 73567 7 048 8 083 7 027 7 043 73567 70251 5 059 4 046 5 035 9 033 70251 67207 7 346 8 341 9 005 5 046 67207 64390 12 318 14 293 11 310 6 338 64390 61676 14 295 13 294 19 295 14 344 61676 58850 23 302 26 300 29 307 22 322 58850 55920 32 304 34 296 32 299 33 309 55920 53132 41 299 36 295 34 295 39 301 53132 50644 46 278 39 292 38 299 40 298 50644 48435 50 278 45 291 45 298 43 300 48435 46441 63 280 57 292 56 298 52 301 46441 44621 73 283 73 285 70 296 66 301 44621 42942 85 285 82 283 80 293 70 300 42942 41377 96 283 97 285 91 292 72 301 41377 39910 101 281 108 286 98 292 76 302 39910 38534 102 282 107 285 99 292 78 302 38534 37216 97 282 103 284 96 292 71 301 37216 35895 86 279 94 284 92 290 63 298 35895 34545 83 276 85 279 89 286 60 297 34545 33167 83 277 82 277 81 283 62 297 33167 31752 76 278 79 277 74 282 62 297 31752 30294 68 275 75 275 72 285 61 298 30294 28797 65 272 71 276 70 285 59 299 28797 27261 63 274 65 279 65 288 53 300 27261 25690 58 278 56 282 59 291 48 301 25690 24093 51 278 50 283 50 291 46 302 24093 22465 44 275 44 282 38 287 44 298 22465 20809 39 275 38 280 33 285 38 291 20809 19150 33 282 32 276 31 285 33 291 19150 17559 27 291 29 277 28 290 28 296 17559 16108 24 296 28 279 25 295 25 300 16108 14807 22 297 24 282 22 297 23 302 14807 13633 19 297 18 279 20 296 21 302 13633 12570 18 293 14 273 17 293 20 301 12570 11606 17 288 11 270 15 289 18 299 11606 10732 12*276 9 270 14 285 15 294 10732 9943 7*259 7*271 13 282 13 283 9943 9231 5 250 5*272 13 280 11 270 9231 8580 5 245 4 274 12 279 11 257 8580 7992 5 243 3 275 12 277 11 246 7992 7492 4 241 2 277 11 276 11 239 7492 7103 4 237 1 281 10 275 10 234 7103 6833 4 237 1 279 9 275 8 228 6833 6667 3 239 1 290 8*275 7*214 6667 6572 3 240 0 299 6*274 5*201 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