DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 24.5 - - 26.9 - - 27.0 - - 20.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 34 - - 2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1989 - - 2515 - - 1931 - - 689 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 92 - - 98 - - 39 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 208 - - 278 - - 219 - - 220 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 0 - - -2 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -732 - - -570 - - -688 - - -3413 ODpotential blCL - - - 7301 - - 7139 - - 7257 - - 9982 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 100 - - 95 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.5 - - 26.9 - - 27.0 - - 20.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.2 - - 24.2 - - 24.7 - - 18.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.8 - - 26.1 - - 26.6 - - 23.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.5 - - 23.5 - - 24.2 - - 20.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 34 - - 2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 102 - - 81 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 94665 97 288 105 295 92 291 88 286 94665 87980 67 294 81 294 74 301 72 297 87980 82751 51 297 70 300 75 316 57 306 82751 78349 52 302 69 305 77 315 46 330 78349 74475 59 304 67 299 72 300 48 342 74475 70975 60 298 56 298 62 299 53 320 70975 67800 55 298 47 313 50 310 55 308 67800 64895 52 312 48 322 48 316 53 307 64895 62192 51 312 53 312 51 308 57 301 62192 59565 52 302 55 305 53 303 58 292 59565 56830 49 298 51 302 52 305 47 298 56830 53984 48 302 47 303 51 309 47 313 53984 51245 47 307 43 306 50 313 59 315 51245 48765 49 311 43 312 53 315 64 313 48765 46532 53 312 48 314 56 314 64 312 46532 44509 57 310 52 316 57 315 63 319 44509 42682 60 314 55 321 57 321 66 329 42682 41043 64 317 60 324 64 331 88 351 41043 39554 67 319 65 331 87 342 124 354 39554 38166 66 316 72 335 128 348 125 347 38166 36857 59 314 70 333 145 348 123 347 36857 35599 54 322 61 330 124 349 122 353 35599 34337 51 331 52 328 91 346 119 357 34337 33048 54 337 48 323 71 344 105 355 33048 31738 55 337 43 318 54 335 97 348 31738 30393 52 339 40 323 41 312 94 346 30393 29004 47 344 38 328 41 312 89 347 29004 27577 47 346 33 334 37 319 74 348 27577 26118 47 345 33 345 32 322 51 337 26118 24631 47 341 34 350 26 322 37 319 24631 23116 43 337 36 349 22 320 32 314 23116 21564 37 332 37 343 22 320 29 319 21564 19970 33 329 36 336 26 322 26 319 19970 18363 32 327 34 330 30 317 27 318 18363 16827 33 319 34 324 33 317 27 319 16827 15435 33 313 33 314 31 320 27 321 15435 14196 31 313 31 307 28 321 26 324 14196 13088 27 319 28 304 25 319 24 328 13088 12091 24 326 24 304 23 314 22 330 12091 11191 22 333 21 303 21 304 18 326 11191 10379 19 337 18 301 19 295 16 314 10379 9650 16 339 14 296 16 287 14 298 9650 8993 10 338 10 280 13 275 15 281 8993 8396 5 333 8 253 11 254 14 264 8396 7859 1 249 7 256 9 230 12 249 7859 7404 4 212 6 263 7 223 9 235 7404 7051 4 211 6 268 5 218 7 221 7051 6805 4 211 5 272 3 217 5 210 6805 6655 3*209 5*275 2*216 4*206 6655 6569 3*208 4*278 2*219 3*220 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