DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - - 65.3 - - 70.9 - - 64.8 - - 58.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 287 - - 310 - - 42 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4669 - - 8484 - - 343 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9461 - - 12523 - - 6555 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10898 - - 14713 - - 6572 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4483 - - 5552 - - 6311 - - 2140 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 477 - - 597 - - 111 - - 35 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 8 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 14 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 225 - - 206 - - 263 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - -13 - - -4 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -621 - - 779 - - -4637 - - -2267 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11520 - - 13934 - - 11210 - - 8839 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3099 - - -1621 - - -7133 - - -6193 ODpotential blCL - - - 13997 - - 16334 - - 13705 - - 12764 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 84 - - 84 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 320 - - 380 - - 570 - - 700 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.3 - - 70.9 - - 64.8 - - 58.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.4 - - 32.3 - - 38.3 - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.0 - - 68.6 - - 64.1 - - 59.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.1 - - 31.1 - - 37.4 - - 42.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 287 - - 310 - - 42 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4669 - - 8484 - - 343 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 36 - - 36 - - 50 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 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] 99474 27 101 30 116 25 103 28 102 99474 91900 28 113 26 116 25 105 22 102 91900 86068 29 114 22 111 22 117 19 093 86068 81227 16 097 20 124 18 110 14 098 81227 77065 13 100 18 114 13 111 16 109 77065 73411 10 097 11 095 14 117 13 119 73411 70112 8 123 4 110 10 096 15 118 70112 67063 11 143 7 177 2 344 10 108 67063 64224 10 140 8 157 2 280 1 135 64224 61471 6 177 4 221 2 166 3 151 61471 58585 10 191 16 223 10 237 6 244 58585 55590 10 214 17 223 18 246 17 258 55590 52737 17 241 24 240 24 235 21 230 52737 50167 30 237 27 232 23 236 21 236 50167 47858 27 237 30 241 31 239 28 241 47858 45760 31 240 36 235 36 233 34 238 45760 43843 39 226 38 222 37 229 36 235 43843 42087 42 214 39 215 37 228 33 230 42087 40475 40 210 42 212 37 223 30 235 40475 38995 37 206 44 209 37 218 30 239 38995 37633 36 210 42 207 33 214 25 236 37633 36347 37 215 43 210 29 215 20 239 36347 35069 38 217 43 212 30 221 21 240 35069 33767 36 217 40 215 30 227 23 241 33767 32445 31 216 38 214 30 230 26 246 32445 31090 28 223 36 209 29 232 27 253 31090 29691 28 230 32 212 24 232 27 248 29691 28250 30 231 32 225 20 232 24 241 28250 26771 29 235 30 231 22 231 22 233 26771 25258 28 234 28 235 24 230 24 228 25258 23713 26 232 26 235 27 229 30 223 23713 22134 21 233 26 238 30 224 34 212 22134 20517 24 259 25 235 32 220 36 206 20517 18890 27 255 25 229 33 216 33 209 18890 17330 29 242 25 227 33 213 29 211 17330 15906 25 231 23*222 31 211 26 213 15906 14630 20 209 20*218 28 209 23 214 14630 13479 18 197 18 214 24 209 19 213 13479 12436 17 199 17 213 21 209 14 211 12436 11491 15*203 15 209 17 211 9 213 11491 10635 13*206 14 205 14 217 5 236 10635 9864 11 211 12 201 11 228 5 297 9864 9168 9 220 11 199 10 239 8 319 9168 8532 7 230 11 196 10 248 13 329 8532 7958 7 237 10 194 11 253 17 335 7958 7470 6 243 10 193 11 256 18 339 7470 7090 6 248 9 191 11 258 18 342 7090 6826 6 250 9 191 10 259 15 342 6826 6665 5 252 8 190 10*261 12*340 6665 6571 5 254 7 190 8*263 6*336 6571 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