DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/16 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 - - - 33.1 - - 36.2 - - 38.9 - - 34.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - -8 - - -10 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1763 - - 2483 - - 756 - - 146 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 53 - - 31 - - 33 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 242 - - 183 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - -6 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2286 - - -2453 - - -3154 - - -3684 ODpotential blCL - - - 8855 - - 9023 - - 9724 - - 10254 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.1 - - 36.2 - - 38.9 - - 34.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.8 - - 31.5 - - 34.3 - - 33.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.8 - - 37.9 - - 40.3 - - 37.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.1 - - 30.3 - - 33.3 - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - -8 - - -10 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 101 - - 84 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96545 3 076 11 194 9 258 8 303 96545 89488 4 072 1 025 1 160 8 290 89488 84018 7 036 9 352 9 039 8 357 84018 79477 11 068 4 028 5 075 2 320 79477 75535 16 024 13 029 14 021 13 029 75535 72053 6 018 4 326 9 329 16 350 72053 68900 8 023 13 030 5 017 8 327 68900 65951 22 349 30 342 21 008 13 014 65951 63198 26 343 34 319 36 328 26 333 63198 60554 33 342 27 330 39 327 25 001 60554 57770 39 349 33 347 34 340 30 340 57770 54886 56 351 50 353 44 344 49 329 54886 52184 71 346 68 345 58 336 54 345 52184 49748 81 345 76 341 76 336 64 349 49748 47552 92 341 86 340 91 335 78 341 47552 45573 95 339 91 340 88 335 87 337 45573 43778 101 346 90 345 80 343 88 337 43778 42130 130 355 99 354 88 354 96 339 42130 40594 148 356 120 354 96 352 105 338 40594 39152 141 353 127 348 107 346 109 335 39152 37793 134 349 121 342 112 340 107 334 37793 36490 130 345 114 338 108 337 97 336 36490 35182 125 341 111 336 97 337 77 339 35182 33842 122 338 109 337 89 339 74 335 33842 32478 121 336 104 340 85 337 76 332 32478 31079 119 338 97 342 81 333 72 332 31079 29638 113 346 90 345 77 335 70 333 29638 28160 110 355 85 347 73 340 70 332 28160 26648 93 360 80 347 67 338 69 330 26648 25105 80 353 74 348 62 329 66 327 25105 23535 80 340 68 353 58 321 62 325 23535 21936 79 336 64 352 52 318 60 324 21936 20304 74 339 63 345 48 321 59 325 20304 18664 67 342 63 342 46 325 56 327 18664 17099 60 344 60 343 45 327 51 326 17099 15680 56 345 54 341 44 328 45 321 15680 14415 51 345 48 337 42 329 41 316 14415 13282 47 345 43 331 40 328 38 314 13282 12261 43 342 38 325 38 326 35 311 12261 11338 39 339 30 315 33 322 31 300 11338 10505 34 335 24 301 28 314 28 284 10505 9757 26 328 20 288 24 303 27 274 9757 9082 19 318 17 273 21 291 25 271 9082 8465 14 305 16 263 18 282 23 269 8465 7909 12 292 15 259 15 272 20 267 7909 7437 10 276 13 257 11 260 17 260 7437 7069 8 262 11 256 8 240 11 243 7069 6814 8 261 9 255 6 206 7 203 6814 6659 6 259 7*252 5*189 7*160 6659 6570 5*259 3*242 4*183 6*139 6570 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