DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - - 28.5 - - 29.3 - - 30.9 - - 27.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 40 - - 0 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1250 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6553 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7479 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2746 - - 3900 - - 3370 - - 2509 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 176 - - 105 - - 34 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 8 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 277 - - 292 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - 0 - - 5 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 910 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 131 - - -558 - - -780 - - -1194 ODpotential blCL - - - 7348 - - 7127 - - 7349 - - 7763 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.5 - - 29.3 - - 30.9 - - 27.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.0 - - 26.8 - - 28.5 - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 28.6 - - 30.7 - - 28.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.1 - - 25.9 - - 28.2 - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 40 - - 0 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1250 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 94 - - 101 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95896 23 257 27 268 31 270 33 254 95896 88892 19 272 13 254 32 278 27 295 88892 83539 26 297 17 297 16 259 20 305 83539 79056 12 283 26 282 11 278 21 286 79056 75161 17 169 22 254 23 285 28 272 75161 71708 16 288 17 211 20 242 28 251 71708 68539 40 278 28 275 25 231 26 242 68539 65565 44 261 41 261 27 272 18 258 65565 62769 43 265 42 251 37 277 29 279 62769 60053 41 271 38 251 41 262 33 265 60053 57219 42 273 37 257 41 264 33 254 57219 54264 41 270 37 259 43 265 37 254 54264 51430 40 267 39 261 46 263 36 260 51430 48864 41 264 43 260 46 261 35 265 48864 46551 43 262 44 260 42 260 33 261 46551 44443 42 259 42 261 37 258 30 260 44443 42515 38 253 41 259 35 263 29 266 42515 40749 36 258 40 256 36 265 28 268 40749 39124 39 251 37 254 30 265 22 265 39124 37614 35 245 31 255 20 277 17 268 37614 36213 33 248 24 260 16 280 14 280 36213 34892 32 241 18 264 12 285 11 296 34892 33587 26 244 16 268 14 302 15 302 33587 32270 17 260 14 263 18 294 19 290 32270 30948 12 251 12 274 19 263 23 356 30948 29623 11 236 15 285 20 003 27 001 29623 28287 11 267 22 344 27 014 29 357 28287 26923 13 308 33 359 30 354 33 348 26923 25526 27 348 36 357 32 352 34 353 25526 24099 32 344 38 351 33 346 32 355 24099 22645 27 332 38 353 32 345 25 359 22645 21161 21 325 33 354 30 349 19 001 21161 19638 17 320 28 355 27 357 18 010 19638 18103 18 318 26 001 21 007 21 012 18103 16632 18 312 23 003 21 016 25 014 16632 15292 14 314 23 000 23 010 29 014 15292 14094 8 306 22 358 24 001 31 010 14094 13017 7 251 20 356 26 353 33 006 13017 12043 12 238 17 351 28 346 34 003 12043 11161 13 247 14 342 28 341 35 359 11161 10363 14 259 12 329 28 336 37 356 10363 9644 15 261 11 312 28 331 37 353 9644 8994 15 258 12 297 27 323 36 350 8994 8401 15 250 13 286 27 315 33 346 8401 7865 14*244 13 281 26 308 29 339 7865 7409 14*240 13 279 24 302 25 328 7409 7054 12 237 13 277 21 297 22 316 7054 6807 11 235 12 277 18 294 19 308 6807 6656 10 234 11*276 15 293 16*306 6656 6569 7 233 8*277 10*292 10*304 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