DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 26.7 - - 30.2 - - - - - 22.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 40 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - - - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6552 - - - - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - - - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3731 - - 6025 - - - - - 1434 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 114 - - 106 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 353 - - 326 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -289 - - -603 - - - - - -800 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6858 - - 7172 - - - - - 7369 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1692 - - -1854 - - - - - -3823 ODpotential blCL - - - 8261 - - 8423 - - - - - 10392 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 88 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 150 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.7 - - 30.2 - - - - - 22.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.1 - - 22.1 - - - - - 13.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.9 - - 29.5 - - - - - 27.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.0 - - 21.0 - - - - - 18.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 40 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - - - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 50 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 95920 13 349 20 333 8 053 95920 88825 33 304 34 307 26 331 88825 83411 37 302 30 303 37 314 83411 78936 33 294 19 283 33 303 78936 75054 25 297 19 282 22 283 75054 71570 18 296 20 283 24 290 71570 68382 15 281 26 277 25 299 68382 65447 19 276 27 273 24 287 65447 62721 20 261 18 267 23 265 62721 60054 18 267 15 278 18 259 60054 57246 28 273 18 285 20 295 57246 54319 31 259 24 283 21 301 54319 51513 22 251 21 266 22 311 51513 48989 12 258 12 266 23 326 48989 46734 13 296 12 316 25 335 46734 44686 21 316 20 323 32 342 44686 42806 24 309 25 329 25 350 42806 41070 25 319 29 341 37 001 41070 39480 26 334 29 349 56 018 39480 38027 25 343 29 355 74 029 38027 36677 26 348 31 004 90 026 36677 35394 33 357 38 010 101 023 35394 34115 40 004 51 016 99 023 34115 32813 44 007 67 019 100 028 32813 31496 45 008 83 021 108 030 31496 30146 45 008 93 022 115 028 30146 28752 45 011 88 021 113 025 28752 27321 45 014 70 019 104 026 27321 25859 43 014 53 017 98 028 25859 24365 38 009 41 017 98 032 24365 22848 32 003 31 019 80 031 22848 21316 28 359 27 026 58 024 21316 19762 26 359 27 023 42 025 19762 18200 25 354 20 015 35 036 18200 16702 24 344 16 010 29 035 16702 15343 21 345 14 007 24 025 15343 14130 20 359 12 011 21 018 14130 13042 21 012 12 021 19 013 13042 12061 24 017 13 023 18 010 12061 11174 26 020 14 019 17 010 11174 10373 26 021 15 014 17 010 10373 9651 25 022 15 005 17 010 9651 8999 22 023 14 353 17 009 8999 8403 19 021 14 341 17 008 8403 7866 16 017 14 333 15 008 7866 7410 12 009 13 330 13 004 7410 7054 10 360 13 329 10 355 7054 6807 9 356 12 328 7 340 6807 6656 8*355 11*327 6*326 6656 6569 6*353 9*326 3*303 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