DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - 67.4 - - 69.6 - - 72.6 - - 64.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 216 - - 174 - - 81 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2891 - - 5214 - - 7557 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7996 - - 9654 - - 10894 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9120 - - 11443 - - 13786 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5142 - - 4494 - - 5203 - - 5643 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 369 - - 421 - - 375 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 22 - - 20 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 210 - - 250 - - 262 - - 170 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 11 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -22 - - -38 - - -24 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1142 - - -1005 - - 51 - - -4369 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10263 - - 12449 - - 13736 - - 10942 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3481 - - -3300 - - -2056 - - -7757 ODpotential blCL - - - 12601 - - 14743 - - 15842 - - 14329 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 91 - - 81 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 1030 - - 150 - - 140 - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.4 - - 69.6 - - 72.6 - - 64.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.8 - - 37.5 - - 34.9 - - 39.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.5 - - 68.1 - - 71.7 - - 68.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.1 - - 36.6 - - 33.8 - - 38.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 216 - - 174 - - 81 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2891 - - 5214 - - 7557 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 65 - - 26 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99339 32 103 29 109 22 092 30 102 99339 91792 22 095 29 092 25 115 17 086 91792 85989 18 117 14 094 22 112 14 106 85989 81182 21 109 8 154 11 066 20 106 81182 77011 18 097 12 157 5 034 17 074 77011 73318 11 093 12 120 7 150 11 039 73318 69988 8 115 6 089 8 139 6 051 69988 66937 5 107 5 071 4 051 9 089 66937 64109 2 192 3 039 8 015 7 076 64109 61363 4 182 10 234 9 248 10 274 61363 58493 5 277 13 207 17 248 23 255 58493 55521 26 277 22 272 21 272 24 259 55521 52696 30 268 30 278 28 277 29 278 52696 50168 29 272 36 269 31 269 30 273 50168 47920 37 275 35 267 29 269 30 269 47920 45895 42 273 39 276 33 282 32 271 45895 44055 48 273 42 277 37 297 29 289 44055 42379 52 267 48 283 43 299 35 304 42379 40837 48 268 46 283 38 298 38 306 40837 39395 50 272 41 291 32 311 38 304 39395 38039 50 269 38 303 35 317 40 299 38039 36739 48 267 42 305 33 312 41 294 36739 35436 47 268 42 302 37 298 40 289 35436 34104 46 268 41 300 42 292 39 282 34104 32746 43 266 43 294 41 289 38 278 32746 31353 41 265 47 284 41 287 38 274 31353 29917 41 265 50 281 41 286 39 272 29917 28442 41 266 51 284 41 285 38 271 28442 26930 42 266 45 288 40 282 38 270 26930 25388 42 268 34 282 38 274 42 270 25388 23821 40 267 30 266 39 265 46 271 23821 22226 34 265 35 259 43 265 47 271 22226 20598 35 269 41 268 38 268 47 265 20598 18960 39 272 37 278 30 269 45 261 18960 17393 37 281 30 287 27 267 40 261 17393 15964 30 292 26 290 27 266 33 262 15964 14685 23 299 22 287 25*265 27 264 14685 13532 19 299 21 280 25*265 22 265 13532 12488 17 292 21 274 24 265 19 266 12488 11540 17 284 21*268 23 264 17 265 11540 10679 16 271 22*263 21 262 15 263 10679 9903 15 253 23 257 20 261 12 259 9903 9201 14*239 23 252 19 260 10 251 9201 8558 15*223 23 249 18 259 8 239 8558 7977 15 211 22 246 17 259 7 222 7977 7484 15 208 22 244 16 259 6 208 7484 7099 15 207 21 243 16 258 6 194 7099 6830 14 206 20 242 15 258 6 181 6830 6666 13 206 18 241 13 258 5*171 6666 6572 10 206 13 241 10 258 4*170 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