DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/30 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 25.3 - - 29.8 - - 29.0 - - 24.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 17 - - -2 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6553 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1098 - - 1746 - - 1346 - - 295 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 82 - - 78 - - 26 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 196 - - 205 - - 180 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -4 - - -5 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5449 - - -3168 - - -3928 - - -6695 ODpotential blCL - - - 12018 - - 9737 - - 10497 - - 13264 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 96 - - 97 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.3 - - 29.8 - - 29.0 - - 24.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.4 - - 25.3 - - 26.5 - - 20.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.0 - - 29.3 - - 29.5 - - 27.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.9 - - 24.6 - - 26.3 - - 22.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 17 - - -2 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 57 - - 85 - - 90 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 94463 93 283 112 296 68 295 79 281 94463 87817 71 297 94 301 64 312 64 296 87817 82571 58 307 71 300 78 314 70 315 82571 78180 49 308 58 297 80 309 70 319 78180 74384 39 311 61 304 71 305 57 317 74384 70990 36 317 62 308 60 305 49 320 70990 67862 54 309 54 308 50 309 51 320 67862 64962 59 303 46 313 47 320 53 317 64962 62276 50 313 44 322 55 318 55 319 62276 59677 52 325 46 323 51 310 53 311 59677 56951 61 321 45 324 47 314 47 305 56951 54101 63 321 52 325 60 313 59 309 54101 51381 68 314 62 311 59 308 63 307 51381 48954 67 316 63 311 57 321 56 311 48954 46801 72 322 73 320 72 323 60 320 46801 44869 78 322 82 317 80 310 76 317 44869 43124 78 323 78 317 80 309 80 307 43124 41532 81 327 72 323 76 312 65 304 41532 40055 88 330 72 328 66 316 46 306 40055 38665 88 330 72 329 61 322 41 309 38665 37353 84 331 72 328 57 323 41 308 37353 36091 82 333 70 328 57 321 45 306 36091 34821 80 337 69 327 57 323 50 307 34821 33521 72 337 66 328 58 328 52 308 33521 32194 65 334 62 332 58 331 53 309 32194 30830 60 333 57 332 57 332 53 310 30830 29420 59 334 52 329 53 330 52 311 29420 27967 58 335 51 329 47 326 50 313 27967 26474 56 337 49 332 45 318 49 316 26474 24946 52 337 47 337 47 313 49 319 24946 23387 46 335 46 336 49 312 49 321 23387 21797 42 330 45 329 49 314 47 319 21797 20174 40 326 42 323 46 318 43 314 20174 18545 39 327 39 320 42 320 40 309 18545 16991 38 332 36 320 39 320 39 308 16991 15583 35 335 34 322 37 318 37 309 15583 14327 31 332 31 321 35 316 33 310 14327 13200 28 328 28 317 32 315 30 312 13200 12184 25 325 25 311 28 315 27 311 12184 11266 21 323 22 305 23 313 24 306 11266 10438 17 319 19 295 19 304 19 293 10438 9695 12 306 17 283 16 290 17 282 9695 9028 9 283 16 267 14 275 16 272 9028 8421 7 251 14 247 14 257 16 261 8421 7876 7 235 11 228 12 236 16 248 7876 7415 6 230 8 217 10 217 15 231 7415 7057 6 222 6 213 8 202 14 214 7057 6808 5 213 4 209 6 193 11 200 6808 6656 3*203 3*205 4*187 8*192 6656 6569 2*196 2*205 3*180 4*191 6569 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