DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.2 - - 35.3 - - 32.0 - - 31.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 4 - - -6 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 619 - - 777 - - 359 - - 373 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 55 - - 53 - - 17 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 12 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 163 - - 196 - - 165 - - 238 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -3 - - -8 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -415 - - -461 - - 0 - - -1859 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6984 - - 7030 - - 6569 - - 8429 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7441 - - -7204 - - -7891 - - -13406 ODpotential blCL - - - 14010 - - 13773 - - 14460 - - 19976 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 75 - - 65 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.2 - - 35.3 - - 32.0 - - 31.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.2 - - 28.1 - - 26.8 - - 18.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 35.3 - - 35.0 - - 36.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.4 - - 27.2 - - 26.1 - - 19.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 4 - - -6 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95743 45 296 48 307 38 329 30 294 95743 88959 29 327 25 317 32 339 16 334 88959 83654 23 352 18 335 24 342 18 006 83654 79189 23 001 17 349 22 351 19 027 79189 75301 24 001 10 004 20 348 18 022 75301 71843 22 012 15 009 15 359 18 009 71843 68692 19 015 19 005 17 016 16 013 68692 65778 16 016 13 008 22 004 19 011 65778 63083 28 019 16 027 24 360 23 011 63083 60468 36 009 26 033 19 015 13 002 60468 57750 43 359 34 026 26 032 26 015 57750 54957 40 004 47 021 39 025 30 028 54957 52269 39 019 49 019 42 026 34 027 52269 49811 44 017 44 016 43 013 35 018 49811 47589 48 009 43 001 45 359 34 020 47589 45576 46 008 39 359 39 349 43 010 45576 43774 45 014 39 017 36 350 46 004 43774 42152 49 017 48 024 41 354 47 002 42152 40648 50 022 52 021 46 354 43 357 40648 39232 46 021 49 019 47 355 43 353 39232 37901 44 016 38 018 46 357 41 350 37901 36624 41 011 32 008 44 357 37 349 36624 35340 39 005 38 001 39 355 34 346 35340 34023 37 358 43 356 35 355 31 339 34023 32681 37 351 43 355 31 002 29 336 32681 31300 35 346 41 356 29 011 29 343 31300 29872 30 345 39 357 30 014 33 353 29872 28402 26 344 36 358 31 014 34 359 28402 26894 24 336 33 359 32 012 29 002 26894 25350 24 325 31 358 33 007 23 359 25350 23772 26 320 27 344 32 354 21 355 23772 22156 32 322 27 327 32 339 21 345 22156 20493 35 329 32 330 35 342 25 339 20493 18816 34 337 33 338 37 347 32 343 18816 17211 32 343 30 342 31 352 32 353 17211 15760 28 346 24 343 23 356 27 002 15760 14472 24 348 19 348 17 356 20 009 14472 13320 22 348 15 354 14 351 15 017 13320 12284 21 347 13 357 13 349 12 024 12284 11350 20 346 11 355 12 349 12 027 11350 10508 19 345 10 348 10 346 11 026 10508 9753 16 342 9 335 9 337 10 022 9753 9073 12 333 7 315 8 321 9 016 9073 8455 9 318 5 288 6 300 7 010 8455 7900 6 294 5 255 4 270 5 360 7900 7430 5 261 4 232 2 194 4 337 7430 7066 5 206 4 216 4 145 3 315 7066 6813 6 166 3 211 5 148 2 274 6813 6658 5 161 1 204 4 150 3*245 6658 6570 4*163 1*196 2*165 4*238 6570 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