DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/21 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 6.6 - - 13.9 - - 21.7 - - 19.1 - - 14.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 339 - - 339 - - 340 - - 339 - - 339 BL Depth Hcrit 6551 - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top 6568 - - 6568 - - 6569 - - 6568 - - 6568 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 192 - - 340 - - 1132 - - 454 - - 255 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 21 - - 103 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 19 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 219 - - 227 - - 288 - - 287 - - 203 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -12 - - -8 - - -1 - - -3 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1235 - - -310 - - -328 - - 0 - - -1709 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7803 - - 6878 - - 6897 - - 6568 - - 8277 sfcLCL ODpotential -11264 - - -8936 - - -6203 - - -5572 - - -9376 ODpotential blCL 17832 - - 15504 - - 12772 - - 12140 - - 15944 blCL maxRH 65 - - 69 - - 71 - - 82 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 6.6 - - 13.9 - - 21.7 - - 19.1 - - 14.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -3.4 - - 7.6 - - 15.1 - - 15.7 - - 2.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 14.6 - - 14.9 - - 21.6 - - 20.9 - - 20.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 7.3 - - 8.6 - - 14.1 - - 16.2 - - 8.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 339 - - 339 - - 340 - - 339 - - 339 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 28 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95580 18 063 19 006 23 031 7 340 19 359 95580 88679 20 054 21 018 23 011 27 007 24 004 88679 83287 15 039 18 006 16 020 21 022 19 018 83287 78777 16 032 20 007 22 000 22 018 19 021 78777 74862 18 022 23 001 25 347 26 360 25 352 74862 71391 25 003 18 357 23 332 23 353 21 347 71391 68217 24 013 18 333 22 316 26 344 26 346 68217 65264 25 000 27 347 29 337 33 344 33 342 65264 62510 33 338 42 341 37 334 39 337 39 337 62510 59827 42 344 46 333 42 330 45 328 42 333 59827 57005 50 333 50 326 48 327 51 326 47 334 57005 54061 54 326 53 321 55 324 59 325 56 331 54061 51257 57 322 61 321 64 320 66 324 63 326 51257 48748 61 322 68 319 69 318 71 323 66 322 48748 46505 65 324 70 320 70 316 73 321 68 319 46505 44469 69 324 71 322 70 316 73 319 67 317 44469 42602 74 321 74 324 72 317 73 317 68 317 42602 40880 76 318 78 323 74 316 73 315 70 317 40880 39291 75 317 82 321 77 318 74 316 73 317 39291 37826 78 318 85 318 83 317 78 317 77 318 37826 36477 83 317 86 317 86 314 83 317 81 317 36477 35207 84 317 86 317 88 313 86 315 82 316 35207 33946 83 319 88 318 88 312 86 313 83 315 33946 32668 83 321 89 318 88 311 85 312 85 314 32668 31375 83 322 88 318 88 311 85 312 88 315 31375 30052 84 322 85 318 86 312 85 314 89 314 30052 28687 83 322 82 317 83 314 84 314 87 314 28687 27284 79 322 78 318 78 315 83 313 85 316 27284 25845 71 321 73 317 74 316 80 313 81 317 25845 24376 64 318 66 314 69 317 74 313 76 316 24376 22880 60 314 60 312 64 318 68 314 70 316 22880 21356 58 313 55 313 59 318 61 315 62 317 21356 19799 55 314 51 316 54 318 54 316 53 316 19799 18232 52 314 46 320 48 319 46 318 47 316 18232 16731 48 311 42 324 42 322 40 320 40 316 16731 15365 43 309 39 326 36 324 36 320 35 317 15365 14145 38 308 36 325 31 326 32 319 32 319 14145 13048 32 310 33 324 28 328 28 318 30 321 13048 12059 27 316 29 322 26 329 26 319 28 324 12059 11165 23 323 25 321 23 328 23 319 26 326 11165 10358 19 330 20 322 20 325 19 316 23 326 10358 9633 16 335 15 324 16 322 16 308 19 323 9633 8980 13 332 11 328 11 319 13 294 15 315 8980 8385 10 321 8 328 6 308 11 280 11 300 8385 7851 6 288 5 310 4 251 8 256 8 276 7851 7398 3 204 2 272 4 211 6 217 6 239 7398 7047 4 150 2 124 2 225 5 196 5 191 7047 6803 5 137 3 140 1 255 2 182 5 150 6803 6654 4*145 2*149 1*272 1 188 4*146 6654 6568 4*219 2*227 1*288 1*287 2*203 6568 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