DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 73.0 - - - - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 290 - - 342 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4868 - - 7111 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9617 - - 11460 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11097 - - 13340 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2934 - - 2722 - - - - - 3023 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 484 - - 578 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 287 - - - - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4083 - - -3711 - - - - - -8394 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15180 - - 17052 - - - - - 14967 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8837 - - -7278 - - - - - -12299 ODpotential blCL - - - 19934 - - 20618 - - - - - 18871 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 59 - - - - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 73.0 - - - - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.3 - - 20.7 - - - - - 22.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.7 - - 70.4 - - - - - 69.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.0 - - 19.7 - - - - - 20.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 290 - - 342 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4868 - - 7111 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 98065 7 032 2 189 2 314 98065 90678 9 260 5 019 7 024 90678 84983 1 202 2 236 9 031 84983 80249 2 105 4 164 7 032 80249 76170 5 179 5 131 5 052 76170 72564 2 181 2 123 4 052 72564 69300 4 029 5 302 5 051 69300 66306 6 026 6 278 8 003 66306 63528 11 347 4 263 9 320 63528 60836 10 309 7 293 8 279 60836 58035 7 285 11 275 9 295 58035 55134 19 294 21 288 17 295 55134 52372 28 290 27 290 27 282 52372 49902 33 293 37 287 34 279 49902 47715 42 289 41 280 37 279 47715 45761 43 289 42 281 34 279 45761 43992 47 296 42 287 34 279 43992 42365 53 293 42 291 36 274 42365 40845 54 292 41 292 37 271 40845 39414 53 292 41 291 37 271 39414 38069 52 293 43 290 37 269 38069 36780 52 294 44 291 36 268 36780 35488 51 294 43 292 36 269 35488 34168 49 293 41 292 36 270 34168 32825 46 293 38 291 35 269 32825 31446 43 293 36 291 33 269 31446 30023 40 291 35 290 30 271 30023 28559 35 292 33 289 28 274 28559 27056 34 294 30 289 26 275 27056 25518 35 294 28 289 26 275 25518 23949 35 293 29 287 28 276 23949 22348 35 293 30 285 28 282 22348 20711 35 295 29 289 23 291 20711 19063 34 298 27 295 18 295 19063 17482 32 300 27 300 15 291 17482 16039 27 300 25 301 13 287 16039 14744 22 298 21 300 12 284 14744 13578 18 297 14*292 12 284 13578 12521 14 298 12*285 11 283 12521 11563 10*300 10 282 10 278 11563 10695 7*301 10 282 8 271 10695 9913 6 300 9 284 6 254 9913 9206 5 301 9 286 5 219 9206 8561 5 303 9 289 5 186 8561 7978 5 307 9 292 6 169 7978 7484 5 309 9 295 5 157 7484 7099 4 312 9 297 5 145 7099 6830 4 315 8 298 5 139 6830 6666 4 315 8 299 5*134 6666 6572 4 318 7 300 4*149 6572 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