DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.7 - - 43.7 - - - - - 36.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - -21 - - - - - -73 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 341 - - - - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - - - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6570 - - 6570 - - - - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2058 - - 5195 - - - - - 85 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 52 - - 69 - - - - - 44 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 15 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 241 - - - - - 230 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -11 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -356 - - -1695 - - - - - -962 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6926 - - 8265 - - - - - 7532 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3237 - - -4098 - - - - - -5543 ODpotential blCL - - - 9807 - - 10668 - - - - - 12113 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 89 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.7 - - 43.7 - - - - - 36.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 30.4 - - - - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.7 - - 44.8 - - - - - 40.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 29.2 - - - - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - -21 - - - - - -73 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 341 - - - - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 58 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 96117 4 068 11 078 9 069 96117 89056 8 113 8 078 13 061 89056 83583 13 089 2 128 12 062 83583 78976 7 013 4 014 9 008 78976 74970 2 309 9 321 14 352 74970 71427 2 314 16 285 15 318 71427 68213 15 328 14 293 13 320 68213 65248 24 314 23 314 23 327 65248 62510 22 307 32 280 34 290 62510 59885 15 313 33 254 22 269 59885 57149 16 234 27 296 18 314 57149 54262 22 295 50 311 48 312 54262 51484 57 312 65 303 67 299 51484 48997 77 306 71 299 71 296 48997 46776 87 301 79 298 76 301 46776 44769 92 298 87 297 87 302 44769 42941 96 299 92 297 96 297 42941 41269 103 303 95 297 99 292 41269 39730 111 304 99 297 98 290 39730 38301 113 303 103 296 97 290 38301 36965 109 300 103 295 96 291 36965 35691 104 298 101 294 93 291 35691 34417 101 298 98 293 90 292 34417 33115 99 299 94 294 88 295 33115 31791 94 301 92 295 87 296 31791 30435 88 301 89 296 85 298 30435 29042 82 299 86 296 81 298 29042 27617 79 296 84 297 75 298 27617 26162 77 294 81 297 71 297 26162 24678 74 294 79 298 69 295 24678 23168 73 295 77 299 68 295 23168 21626 71 297 76 299 65 295 21626 20046 71 298 75 300 60 297 20046 18457 71 299 73 299 56 297 18457 16937 71 299 69 298 53 295 16937 15556 69 299 63 297 51 292 15556 14323 65 299 54 293 49 287 14323 13216 60 299 46 286 48 282 13216 12215 53 297 42 278 47 279 12215 11308 46 295 41 271 47 277 11308 10486 40 288 41 265 47 274 10486 9745 36 279 40 259 46 271 9745 9075 35 268 39 252 44 266 9075 8462 35 255 39 250 41 262 8462 7908 33 243 37 248 39 260 7908 7438 30 239 35 246 35 257 7438 7071 27 237 32 245 30 253 7071 6816 24 235 28 244 23 247 6816 6659 20*234 24*243 17*241 6659 6570 12*231 15*241 7*230 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