DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.2 - - 33.2 - - 28.9 - - 23.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - 5 - - -7 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 321 - - 890 - - 362 - - 76 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 33 - - 57 - - 14 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 214 - - 186 - - 200 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -4 - - -7 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1629 - - -1169 - - -523 - - -1529 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8198 - - 7738 - - 7092 - - 8098 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11443 - - -8888 - - -9062 - - -13235 ODpotential blCL - - - 18012 - - 15457 - - 15631 - - 19804 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 76 - - 76 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.2 - - 33.2 - - 28.9 - - 23.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.1 - - 22.9 - - 21.5 - - 12.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 33.3 - - 32.7 - - 29.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.0 - - 21.8 - - 20.8 - - 13.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - 5 - - -7 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96103 50 023 50 042 43 044 40 046 96103 89314 36 027 48 034 44 042 38 045 89314 84018 37 042 41 036 45 046 40 053 84018 79497 39 048 38 039 43 048 37 067 79497 75494 31 028 34 040 33 040 29 052 75494 71919 23 017 31 020 24 032 19 034 71919 68700 18 009 19 356 19 039 19 025 68700 65746 19 047 15 334 19 017 18 039 65746 62991 21 016 24 347 25 354 26 024 62991 60310 16 325 21 338 28 328 28 351 60310 57517 9 325 18 001 27 335 39 341 57517 54639 40 356 21 002 33 344 32 340 54639 51932 48 351 39 336 33 345 16 351 51932 49500 44 334 35 355 33 359 21 026 49500 47283 46 341 45 357 57 344 45 356 47283 45259 53 342 54 346 53 340 46 343 45259 43421 50 339 51 339 51 342 50 346 43421 41748 41 338 40 334 44 340 57 348 41748 40218 37 337 39 330 36 332 59 346 40218 38809 37 328 39 325 34 327 60 338 38809 37504 35 321 35 323 33 333 59 331 37504 36258 29 317 32 318 34 341 57 328 36258 35006 20 306 31 313 33 346 47 323 35006 33720 17 286 30 310 32 346 43 320 33720 32408 22 275 28 305 29 345 45 322 32408 31056 20 276 25 293 27 342 45 326 31056 29655 20 285 26 297 27 335 41 333 29655 28209 26 297 32 315 25 317 42 335 28209 26721 32 309 39 320 28 307 41 337 26721 25194 32 316 43 320 34 313 39 340 25194 23633 31 321 41 319 40 321 41 341 23633 22035 31 323 37 318 43 323 43 341 22035 20393 32 324 34 318 45 324 46 340 20393 18740 31 324 33 319 44 323 46 338 18740 17161 29 324 32 318 41 322 43 336 17161 15728 27 322 30 316 36 321 38 332 15728 14449 26 320 28 314 32 320 35 328 14449 13300 25 319 26 313 30 319 33 324 13300 12263 25 319 24 314 28 319 32 322 12263 11328 25 320 22 315 27 320 31 320 11328 10486 23 320 20 313 23 319 28 320 10486 9731 20 318 17 306 18 310 21 316 9731 9053 15 307 13 293 14 296 13 305 9053 8438 9 281 10 269 12 280 8 288 8438 7887 8 248 9 241 12 257 9 267 7887 7421 8 230 9 221 11 235 9 253 7421 7060 9 214 8 212 11 210 9 238 7060 6809 8 198 5 211 9 193 8 216 6809 6657 7*185 3 209 6*184 6*202 6657 6569 4*188 2*214 4*186 4*200 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