DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 18.6 - - 28.1 - - 30.5 - - 23.0 - - 17.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -38 - - -2 - - 14 - - -4 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 339 - - 339 BL Depth Hcrit 6552 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6568 - - 6568 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 72 - - 797 - - 3326 - - 1415 - - 361 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 42 - - 79 - - 18 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 168 - - 188 - - 271 - - 214 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -14 - - -8 - - -2 - - -5 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3490 - - -3198 - - -1744 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10059 - - 9767 - - 8314 - - 6568 - - 6568 sfcLCL ODpotential -14117 - - -7589 - - -4050 - - -2835 - - -3259 ODpotential blCL 20686 - - 14158 - - 10619 - - 9403 - - 9827 blCL maxRH 82 - - 87 - - 88 - - 95 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 18.6 - - 28.1 - - 30.5 - - 23.0 - - 17.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -1.2 - - 9.0 - - 17.5 - - 18.7 - - 14.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 24.7 - - 29.3 - - 30.3 - - 24.1 - - 20.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -1.2 - - 8.0 - - 16.5 - - 18.3 - - 18.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -38 - - -2 - - 14 - - -4 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 339 - - 339 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 30 - - 47 - - 53 - - 82 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 94508 109 306 103 308 90 301 88 297 99 290 94508 87815 102 313 102 312 96 309 97 311 88 308 87815 82580 96 321 87 314 92 310 96 312 77 314 82580 78158 91 323 76 317 86 312 88 314 73 319 78158 74291 86 323 70 317 75 311 81 313 70 319 74291 70845 79 320 63 315 68 314 72 313 66 318 70845 67726 68 319 58 316 63 314 65 315 60 314 67726 64870 60 318 59 313 62 312 63 312 51 316 64870 62206 57 311 58 304 56 312 56 304 53 317 62206 59597 54 302 50 307 55 312 51 305 55 305 59597 56860 49 301 58 304 55 304 48 309 50 299 56860 54005 58 293 58 292 51 290 50 309 47 304 54005 51251 56 289 56 287 50 290 50 301 50 305 51251 48747 52 282 56 286 51 296 48 299 54 301 48747 46488 50 278 57 282 56 297 47 302 52 296 46488 44435 54 270 56 274 56 289 48 301 48 299 44435 42554 53 263 50 266 50 281 48 298 48 306 42554 40822 54 246 46 255 46 276 48 297 49 311 40822 39227 52 226 47 250 44 270 47 298 48 312 39227 37757 52 230 53 246 44 269 43 300 48 312 37757 36400 62 234 63 233 43 269 43 310 49 309 36400 35120 56 230 70 221 40 261 44 309 46 314 35120 33856 55 227 70 211 38 251 39 302 49 328 33856 32579 56 228 68 213 40 238 33 299 57 335 32579 31289 57 229 67 218 39 227 28 288 54 335 31289 29970 59 232 61 221 35 223 20 279 42 330 29970 28614 58 234 51 222 33 224 20 282 29 322 28614 27222 54 237 42 225 26 236 21 276 26 319 27222 25796 51 240 38 231 20 260 18 274 29 311 25796 24338 47 242 36 239 19 274 19 295 31 307 24338 22851 45 244 35 245 20 291 31 291 32 308 22851 21330 43 249 35 252 20 298 28 300 35 311 21330 19773 41 255 35 254 20 301 27 310 35 317 19773 18206 35 259 32 251 21 294 28 316 33 322 18206 16706 30 264 26 242 26 277 28 321 32 327 16706 15343 25 266 17 235 26 258 27 323 31 331 15343 14125 23 269 12 257 21 245 25 321 29 333 14125 13033 22 273 9 289 14 236 23 317 28 333 13033 12047 22 274 9 306 6 214 20 315 28 334 12047 11158 21 270 9 306 2 218 17 318 27 336 11158 10355 20 264 9 294 4 292 14 321 26 339 10355 9633 18 258 8 277 7 282 13 323 26 338 9633 8982 15 252 8 262 11 274 11 325 23 333 8982 8387 13 245 9 249 13 261 10 325 19 323 8387 7852 12 238 9 242 13 257 9 320 13 309 7852 7399 12 226 10 232 12 259 8 306 10 296 7399 7048 12 203 10 213 11 263 6 278 10 278 7048 6803 10 179 8 199 10 265 5 248 8 257 6803 6654 8*166 7*193 8*267 4 236 6 246 6654 6568 5*168 4*188 5*271 3*214 3*177 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