DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.7 - - 72.9 - - - - - 63.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 256 - - 296 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3747 - - 5241 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8715 - - 9924 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9976 - - 11470 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2846 - - 4536 - - - - - 7181 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 430 - - 502 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 16 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 230 - - 240 - - - - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -14 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3503 - - -2389 - - - - - -5059 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13480 - - 13860 - - - - - 11632 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7138 - - -5260 - - - - - -8409 ODpotential blCL - - - 17114 - - 16730 - - - - - 14981 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 92 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 210 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.7 - - 72.9 - - - - - 63.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.0 - - 34.4 - - - - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.7 - - 70.6 - - - - - 65.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 33.2 - - - - - 33.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 256 - - 296 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3747 - - 5241 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 68 - - - - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 98801 15 097 12 084 9 089 98801 91305 12 131 11 123 15 084 91305 85545 9 143 5 107 18 090 85545 80766 15 090 6 109 14 086 80766 76651 10 115 9 126 8 099 76651 73008 9 132 9 153 8 110 73008 69700 4 216 14 169 5 133 69700 66664 11 217 6 174 8 169 66664 63866 13 204 13 232 8 161 63866 61145 15 194 17 228 9 206 61145 58289 13 217 18 215 21 230 58289 55315 27 253 24 239 31 254 55315 52482 36 241 32 232 43 243 52482 49957 35 237 38 236 40 239 49957 47702 41 245 44 238 45 239 47702 45656 50 245 50 238 51 236 45656 43792 53 241 54 235 58 234 43792 42088 52 239 55 233 62 233 42088 40518 51 239 53 234 63 231 40518 39056 52 240 53 234 60 229 39056 37693 56 237 53 232 55 229 37693 36395 58 234 53 232 53 231 36395 35098 58 232 56 232 51 231 35098 33774 58 231 58 232 50 230 33774 32427 59 230 57 230 49 229 32427 31047 58 228 54 230 47 230 31047 29629 56 227 51 231 44 233 29629 28179 54 225 49 232 43 238 28179 26698 52 225 52 232 44 236 26698 25183 48 228 53 231 45 233 25183 23638 46 232 51 231 46 231 23638 22060 47 230 47 231 49 229 22060 20446 48 228 47 230 52 226 20446 18824 44 228 47 228 50 217 18824 17270 38 227 44 229 40 206 17270 15857 35 224 41 224 32 204 15857 14590 32 225 35 216 25 215 14590 13452 29 228 30 213 24 232 13452 12423 28 230 24 217 23 245 12423 11488 26 230 20*225 20 256 11488 10639 23*231 19*230 17 270 10639 9872 20*231 18 235 15 280 9872 9177 19 231 17 239 15 283 9177 8540 19 230 16 241 16 285 8540 7966 18 230 16 243 16 286 7966 7476 17 229 15 244 15 285 7476 7094 17 229 15 245 13 283 7094 6828 15 229 14 246 9 279 6828 6666 14 230 13 246 6*276 6666 6572 11 229 10 247 2*277 6572 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