DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.6 - - 53.8 - - 56.1 - - 49.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 227 - - 287 - - 109 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4451 - - 6951 - - 6830 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9209 - - 11261 - - 10591 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10680 - - 13180 - - 13059 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2729 - - 2747 - - 3686 - - 7290 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 439 - - 546 - - 398 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 19 - - 15 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 287 - - 268 - - 080 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 6 - - 21 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -95 - - 838 - - -46 - - -4219 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10776 - - 12343 - - 13106 - - 10790 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3056 - - -1322 - - -2274 - - -7062 ODpotential blCL - - - 13736 - - 14502 - - 15333 - - 13633 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 76 - - 79 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.6 - - 53.8 - - 56.1 - - 49.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.3 - - 22.4 - - 21.4 - - 25.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.7 - - 51.6 - - 54.9 - - 52.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.2 - - 21.2 - - 20.3 - - 24.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 227 - - 287 - - 109 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4451 - - 6951 - - 6830 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 4 - - 15 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98286 16 098 15 106 14 115 12 093 98286 90840 14 107 6 116 14 102 13 105 90840 85102 8 109 4 093 10 103 8 093 85102 80344 7 132 5 140 5 054 9 092 80344 76247 8 141 8 163 5 012 11 088 76247 72607 6 110 9 110 5 168 4 044 72607 69303 4 133 3 148 6 096 4 149 69303 66255 5 176 6 191 1 185 2 178 66255 63415 2 175 4 214 5 245 6 277 63415 60663 5 258 2 303 3 250 7 243 60663 57795 9 280 9 290 6 301 5 289 57795 54826 12 294 12 292 14 306 12 340 54826 52007 10 306 11 304 17 307 21 332 52007 49472 15 338 14 315 21 308 24 323 49472 47195 21 325 19 313 22 311 26 317 47195 45135 21 317 21 311 24 319 30 316 45135 43255 23 316 23 316 29 325 31 315 43255 41529 23 320 27 325 34 323 33 321 41529 39939 25 323 32 331 36 327 40 328 39939 38465 26 325 35 334 41 332 45 324 38465 37100 25 326 36 335 44 333 47 325 37100 35811 22 311 33 335 43 331 49 326 35811 34532 19 286 30 333 39 333 45 325 34532 33235 16 280 22 323 39 334 36 322 33235 31921 14 286 17 327 41 334 31 319 31921 30576 12 292 16 337 38 334 30 320 30576 29190 14 297 17 337 30 333 29 323 29190 27765 15 293 16 329 24 332 28 322 27765 26307 14 295 15 320 18 316 24 316 26307 24820 15 303 15 317 16 302 20 304 24820 23306 16 313 15 317 15 302 17 294 23306 21761 17 320 16 315 14 304 13 294 21761 20178 17 322 17 310 15 302 14 307 20178 18585 17 318 18 306 15 306 16 312 18585 17059 17 314 18 303 15 315 14 308 17059 15671 16 312 16 299 13 316 13 293 15671 14428 15 310 12 289 9 286 12 279 14428 13310 13 304 9*270 8*260 11 268 13310 12297 11 293 8*267 8*260 10 260 12297 11378 8*274 7 270 7 260 8 256 11378 10545 6*246 6 275 6 263 7 255 10545 9793 5 239 5 282 5 265 5 258 9793 9114 5 236 5 291 4 271 4 265 9114 8491 5 235 5 297 4 274 3 275 8491 7930 4 233 4 308 3 279 1 301 7930 7452 3 232 4 315 3 286 1 008 7452 7080 3 231 4 320 3 289 1 053 7080 6821 2 232 4 323 3 293 2 075 6821 6662 2 230 4 326 2 295 2*079 6662 6571 2 233 4 328 2 298 2*080 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