DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.5 - - 64.2 - - - - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 230 - - 275 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3517 - - 5309 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8478 - - 9924 - - - - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9746 - - 11538 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1721 - - 1435 - - - - - 874 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 399 - - 484 - - - - - 1 W* B/S - - - 51 - - 52 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 189 - - 178 - - - - - 001 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 11 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1612 - - -689 - - - - - -1973 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11358 - - 12228 - - - - - 8545 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6083 - - -4293 - - - - - -7183 ODpotential blCL - - - 15829 - - 15831 - - - - - 13754 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 63 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.5 - - 64.2 - - - - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.6 - - 33.3 - - - - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.6 - - 61.9 - - - - - 56.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.9 - - 32.8 - - - - - 37.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 230 - - 275 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3517 - - 5309 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 98120 14 260 11 288 9 256 98120 90817 5 014 4 204 6 304 90817 85173 4 339 3 012 9 344 85173 80496 10 343 5 011 15 340 80496 76487 18 339 13 340 13 343 76487 72941 17 334 20 322 10 325 72941 69715 10 333 16 306 13 318 69715 66734 7 322 11 291 14 314 66734 63962 8 305 11 289 15 307 63962 61270 10 296 14 281 15 293 61270 58455 12 298 16 270 17 270 58455 55535 14 292 17 271 16 253 55535 52756 13 272 16 264 15 255 52756 50264 10 243 16 250 16 252 50264 48038 4 256 12 233 17 248 48038 46020 6 328 10 228 19 237 46020 44172 10 312 13 242 22 233 44172 42466 14 291 15 247 25 229 42466 40881 21 285 18 255 24 225 40881 39403 27 281 19 271 21 228 39403 38025 29 276 25 278 22 249 38025 36718 28 273 31 273 27 260 36718 35414 27 275 33 269 30 258 35414 34083 27 277 36 270 28 257 34083 32727 24 275 37 271 28 257 32727 31337 16 263 36 272 29 260 31337 29901 10 241 30 272 29 265 29901 28427 7 208 22 272 25 266 28427 26919 7 201 12 254 22 258 26919 25381 6 216 8 230 21 253 25381 23815 5 243 8 234 21 256 23815 22216 5 267 6 234 18 256 22216 20577 4 274 4 237 14 244 20577 18927 1 277 4 229 10 233 18927 17346 1 129 5 219 6 219 17346 15908 2 129 5 211 5 199 15908 14623 3 121 6 196 4 193 14623 13469 4 122 7 181 4 220 13469 12425 4 125 6*183 6 212 12425 11481 4 132 5*185 9 199 11481 10626 4 148 4 186 10 196 10626 9857 3*166 3 185 8 191 9857 9162 3*174 2 185 5 176 9162 8526 2 183 1 176 3 129 8526 7953 2 194 0 128 4 079 7953 7467 1 198 1 062 5 051 7467 7088 0 213 1 046 6 036 7088 6824 0 253 1 040 5 031 6824 6663 0 270 1 041 3*033 6663 6571 0 308 1 038 1*001 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