DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/12 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.6 - - 64.9 - - 66.6 - - 57.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 340 - - 115 - - -64 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3672 - - 5374 - - 5264 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8713 - - 10080 - - 9463 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9901 - - 11603 - - 11493 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1830 - - 2280 - - 4566 - - 290 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 450 - - 528 - - 372 - - 40 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 16 - - 19 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 242 - - 257 - - 237 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - -10 - - -21 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3662 - - -2800 - - -3002 - - -4791 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13564 - - 14403 - - 14496 - - 11363 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10716 - - -7975 - - -8297 - - -8626 ODpotential blCL - - - 20617 - - 19578 - - 19790 - - 15197 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 68 - - 74 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.6 - - 64.9 - - 66.6 - - 57.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.0 - - 24.4 - - 25.7 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.4 - - 62.6 - - 65.5 - - 60.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.8 - - 23.3 - - 24.5 - - 30.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 340 - - 115 - - -64 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3672 - - 5374 - - 5264 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 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] 98893 41 108 29 105 31 092 32 105 98893 91395 29 108 23 086 31 082 33 095 91395 85660 20 105 23 086 22 086 30 088 85660 80910 20 092 18 100 18 092 20 078 80910 76826 20 096 15 112 12 091 21 079 76826 73212 20 091 17 105 8 128 20 058 73212 69924 14 072 16 087 12 110 12 039 69924 66897 10 071 11 055 11 069 5 081 66897 64092 5 064 2 347 7 020 5 031 64092 61369 6 328 4 258 8 319 6 001 61369 58510 3 247 9 234 10 267 9 280 58510 55541 20 291 13 266 17 281 8 276 55541 52714 28 275 24 275 22 288 21 306 52714 50173 30 274 30 279 27 293 33 290 50173 47896 35 282 34 285 39 292 34 287 47896 45828 48 287 46 286 49 286 43 289 45828 43945 57 282 53 280 56 283 56 283 43945 42229 60 277 58 285 62 282 62 282 42229 40658 59 277 62 282 61 285 64 290 40658 39209 56 279 58 278 62 287 69 293 39209 37864 50 277 54 288 63 294 70 293 37864 36579 46 292 57 294 62 297 67 291 36579 35291 47 300 60 296 57 297 67 289 35291 33969 47 302 60 297 60 295 67 288 33969 32621 46 306 60 296 63 293 67 288 32621 31237 40 306 60 294 61 286 68 294 31237 29808 39 292 61 293 61 285 68 297 29808 28339 47 289 60 290 62 286 62 292 28339 26832 52 293 57 287 60 287 62 286 26832 25294 51 292 55 285 58 286 64 286 25294 23730 48 288 52 283 57 283 62 286 23730 22136 45 286 49 282 56 281 59 284 22136 20505 42 284 46 282 54 282 54 283 20505 18868 40 284 42 283 48 285 41 283 18868 17308 37 287 39 286 38 288 28 284 17308 15892 34 289 34 289 31 286 29 288 15892 14622 29 290 30 292 28 280 29 288 14622 13477 24 287 26 288 25 270 30 287 13477 12439 19 281 21*277 24*260 30 284 12439 11497 18 270 18*265 23*252 31 280 11497 10643 17*259 17 258 22 246 32 275 10643 9872 17*251 17 257 20 238 33 270 9872 9174 16 245 17 255 19 234 34 264 9174 8537 16 241 17 255 19 232 35 258 8537 7961 16 240 16 255 18 230 35 251 7961 7472 16 239 16 254 17 229 32 244 7472 7091 15 238 15 255 17 228 28 238 7091 6826 14 238 14 255 16 227 21 228 6826 6664 13 238 13 255 14 227 16 223 6664 6571 10 237 10 255 10 226 8*218 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