DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - 13.8 - - 19.2 - - 18.1 - - 17.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 39 - - -1 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6551 - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6568 - - 6568 - - 6568 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 813 - - 2997 - - 2083 - - 617 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 53 - - 102 - - 15 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 207 - - 275 - - 230 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -1 - - -2 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -502 - - -662 - - 0 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7071 - - 7230 - - 6568 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3378 - - -2215 - - -2182 - - -2599 ODpotential blCL - - - 9946 - - 8783 - - 8750 - - 9168 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 84 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.8 - - 19.2 - - 18.1 - - 17.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.7 - - 11.4 - - 13.7 - - 15.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 13.8 - - 18.5 - - 19.3 - - 19.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.0 - - 10.3 - - 13.7 - - 15.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 39 - - -1 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 35 - - 87 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 95605 63 279 63 272 64 271 59 279 95605 88825 35 267 38 282 34 287 35 300 88825 83501 20 275 25 283 23 299 30 313 83501 79016 15 286 12 289 17 314 17 338 79016 75084 9 298 5 289 16 310 11 345 75084 71546 9 277 12 266 13 324 13 339 71546 68309 7 230 12 300 16 323 11 296 68309 65302 23 282 26 280 19 279 13 320 65302 62498 21 269 19 272 19 324 22 313 62498 59775 22 279 22 282 19 310 20 307 59775 56942 23 265 29 261 23 300 21 335 56942 54008 21 273 20 291 31 322 25 333 54008 51202 34 305 31 314 32 333 30 345 51202 48683 34 305 35 315 34 333 40 344 48683 46442 29 312 30 308 36 328 40 334 46442 44421 27 334 22 323 37 327 34 335 44421 42584 34 349 29 352 38 342 40 353 42584 40909 44 352 48 359 49 357 56 006 40909 39378 53 351 62 353 67 360 81 003 39378 37970 60 349 61 349 71 355 93 355 37970 36657 64 349 57 355 57 360 59 350 36657 35412 67 353 61 006 68 019 55 022 35412 34176 69 358 66 010 84 028 63 024 34176 32916 71 000 67 009 86 025 63 017 32916 31629 72 001 69 009 79 023 62 013 31629 30305 75 001 68 007 74 021 61 010 30305 28935 77 001 68 002 71 018 65 006 28935 27522 78 001 67 357 70 014 68 004 27522 26068 75 359 60 354 68 009 68 003 26068 24577 70 356 55 352 67 004 67 003 24577 23052 64 354 50 351 64 004 65 003 23052 21490 60 353 47 352 59 005 61 005 21490 19887 55 354 45 350 53 359 56 006 19887 18272 50 355 43 346 46 348 51 001 18272 16733 45 356 40 338 40 341 43 351 16733 15344 40 356 37 332 36 339 38 345 15344 14114 36 355 34 330 34 336 36 343 14114 13017 31 353 29 331 32 332 34 341 13017 12032 27 353 25 333 30 328 32 337 12032 11143 24 355 22 333 28 324 28 332 11143 10341 20 355 19 330 24 319 22 321 10341 9621 17 352 16 324 20 312 18 307 9621 8972 13 341 13 312 16 304 17 295 8972 8381 11 324 11 296 13 290 19 283 8381 7848 11 307 8 282 10 272 20 270 7848 7397 10 294 6 274 8 258 19 256 7397 7046 9 274 6 273 7 254 15 239 7046 6802 7 254 6 273 5 251 11 219 6802 6654 5*237 5*274 3 248 8*208 6654 6569 2*207 4*275 1*230 4*196 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