DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/10 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 - - - 24.7 - - 30.0 - - 27.4 - - 21.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 20 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1167 - - 2453 - - 1120 - - 449 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 49 - - 85 - - 23 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 17 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 200 - - 227 - - 050 - - 187 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -3 - - 0 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2532 - - -2405 - - -193 - - -1619 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9101 - - 8974 - - 6763 - - 8188 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7867 - - -6348 - - -3817 - - -6986 ODpotential blCL - - - 14436 - - 12917 - - 10386 - - 13555 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 83 - - 77 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.7 - - 30.0 - - 27.4 - - 21.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.4 - - 14.1 - - 21.1 - - 9.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 29.4 - - 28.4 - - 27.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.5 - - 13.1 - - 20.1 - - 16.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 20 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 30 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97027 26 093 31 059 25 074 25 041 97027 89902 25 094 19 069 20 061 24 056 89902 84307 20 089 14 077 16 062 21 048 84307 79615 19 086 7 106 14 067 13 036 79615 75552 15 081 5 144 12 085 3 066 75552 71941 6 120 3 152 11 064 7 111 71941 68653 7 072 7 182 4 220 8 346 68653 65623 10 275 9 295 8 242 10 295 65623 62813 15 254 17 257 15 260 17 275 62813 60096 13 254 17 246 15 273 17 256 60096 57262 21 269 18 263 21 272 16 268 57262 54303 28 259 23 264 31 258 27 267 54303 51463 33 249 32 255 33 247 33 259 51463 48905 33 248 32 248 30 261 34 259 48905 46615 40 259 41 265 42 272 39 272 46615 44540 52 260 57 257 57 269 56 265 44540 42653 55 248 57 252 60 258 54 256 42653 40926 51 247 53 254 56 254 50 260 40926 39327 55 251 52 261 55 257 56 263 39327 37853 59 254 59 269 61 267 59 271 37853 36504 59 259 76 267 80 268 82 274 36504 35240 64 257 82 261 93 265 113 266 35240 33991 67 256 81 260 99 263 101 262 33991 32717 69 259 79 262 94 261 89 257 32717 31423 70 258 75 263 91 259 84 258 31423 30097 68 256 70 266 83 264 79 262 30097 28731 62 257 61 269 70 267 66 267 28731 27330 60 260 51 269 59 273 54 270 27330 25894 56 262 44 272 51 275 49 274 25894 24424 49 255 40 273 45 269 48 273 24424 22924 38 256 37 264 40 267 46 268 22924 21391 29 271 34 254 33 272 41 266 21391 19823 25 277 24 260 28 265 32 268 19823 18249 23 275 18 270 20 248 23 257 18249 16752 19 277 15 273 11 251 19 231 16752 15394 15 280 13 272 9 261 16 207 15394 14179 12 274 11 270 9 256 12 209 14179 13086 11 261 10 262 9 250 9 218 13086 12097 10 252 9 262 7 246 8 218 12097 11203 8 247 7 264 7 233 8 207 11203 10395 5 242 4 250 7 206 9 190 10395 9667 3 204 4 200 8 182 10 181 9667 9010 4 139 6 164 8 169 12 172 9010 8410 6 126 7 156 8 163 13 168 8410 7870 6 120 7 160 6 165 12 161 7870 7412 7 125 6 172 3 156 11 151 7412 7055 7 130 3 191 2 086 9 141 7055 6807 5 141 2 207 3 059 7 137 6807 6656 4*167 1*216 3*052 5*146 6656 6569 3*200 1*227 2*050 3*187 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