DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - 13.1 - - 16.3 - - 14.7 - - 9.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 86 - - 4 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6551 - - 6552 - - 6551 - - 6551 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6568 - - 6568 - - 6568 - - 6568 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2435 - - 4569 - - 2736 - - 307 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 90 - - 133 - - 51 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 223 - - 271 - - 246 - - 185 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -1 - - -5 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1806 - - -461 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8375 - - 7029 - - 6568 - - 6568 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4524 - - -1663 - - -1626 - - -3261 ODpotential blCL - - - 11092 - - 8231 - - 8194 - - 9829 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 89 - - 87 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.1 - - 16.3 - - 14.7 - - 9.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -0.2 - - 8.9 - - 9.7 - - 4.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 13.8 - - 15.2 - - 14.5 - - 13.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -1.3 - - 7.7 - - 9.3 - - 8.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 86 - - 4 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 55 - - 50 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96917 36 123 22 102 21 116 23 099 96917 89736 25 122 17 115 16 100 22 103 89736 84119 17 106 16 122 15 112 14 100 84119 79420 12 108 15 112 13 139 5 116 79420 75362 12 116 9 098 13 152 2 130 75362 71760 7 110 5 130 9 144 5 197 71760 68481 4 082 3 153 4 130 6 171 68481 65447 4 131 4 238 2 263 3 263 65447 62613 5 281 4 247 8 236 12 235 62613 59840 13 247 12 259 13 233 17 234 59840 56917 14 241 17 262 18 259 8 258 56917 53872 17 250 22 261 19 287 13 283 53872 50972 16 277 22 261 24 283 16 282 50972 48373 23 288 22 280 24 286 21 290 48373 46051 24 285 24 289 27 291 25 315 46051 43950 21 289 24 292 26 290 28 302 43950 42028 22 304 23 291 25 288 30 294 42028 40256 23 309 22 298 28 293 33 298 40256 38614 22 312 23 302 33 297 38 308 38614 37091 22 312 25 305 32 297 40 312 37091 35688 23 305 31 309 33 313 40 317 35688 34380 24 302 35 312 44 325 45 322 34380 33101 26 312 39 315 55 327 50 323 33101 31819 29 317 40 315 58 327 51 326 31819 30531 31 320 36 321 57 331 53 335 30531 29225 30 328 37 332 57 337 59 344 29225 27886 31 338 45 341 59 342 63 345 27886 26517 33 341 51 341 61 344 64 341 26517 25117 31 336 54 341 62 344 63 338 25117 23693 27 303 54 343 62 342 61 337 23693 22250 24 289 48 341 59 342 57 337 22250 20783 22 286 38 332 55 343 54 338 20783 19285 22 284 31 313 49 344 51 340 19285 17781 22 285 29 292 42 341 45 340 17781 16347 21 287 26 282 34 335 38 334 16347 15047 21 289 23 280 30 328 32 322 15047 13886 20 291 20 279 27 322 26 315 13886 12841 19 296 20 281 23 316 21 311 12841 11895 18 301 19 283 21 311 21 307 11895 11037 16 304 17 282 18 304 21 297 11037 10261 14 301 15 278 16 293 21 281 10261 9561 14 291 12 270 15 283 23 267 9561 8929 13 282 11 264 15 275 24 263 8929 8350 11 273 11 259 16 262 24 261 8350 7828 9 262 11 259 15 249 23 257 7828 7385 9 245 11 262 14 246 20 250 7385 7039 8 233 10 266 11 244 15 238 7039 6799 6 222 9 268 9 245 10 222 6799 6652 4*217 8 270 7*246 7*198 6652 6568 3*223 6*271 5*246 4*185 6568 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