DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - 81.7 - - 85.3 - - - - - 74.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 348 - - 347 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6330 - - 13277 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10836 - - 16476 - - - - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12559 - - 19506 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5946 - - 2125 - - - - - 5467 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 556 - - 712 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 15 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 243 - - - - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 31 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1319 - - 4798 - - - - - -7983 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13878 - - 14708 - - - - - 14556 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3297 - - 2180 - - - - - -11855 ODpotential blCL - - - 15856 - - 17326 - - - - - 18427 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 68 - - - - - 34 maxRH CAPE - - - 440 - - 670 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.7 - - 85.3 - - - - - 74.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.3 - - 43.1 - - - - - 33.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.1 - - 82.7 - - - - - 79.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.6 - - 42.5 - - - - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 348 - - 347 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6330 - - 13277 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99646 28 108 27 092 29 094 99646 92110 31 107 24 109 26 095 92110 86299 27 112 26 111 24 094 86299 81486 21 106 23 113 18 097 81486 77351 23 104 18 111 18 105 77351 73688 18 102 16 123 16 108 73688 70370 8 111 15 121 11 106 70370 67330 6 138 13 128 5 110 67330 64526 6 131 6 136 3 148 64526 61829 6 242 2 200 2 225 61829 59042 6 213 13 230 12 218 59042 56175 8 235 20 245 19 235 56175 53445 22 238 32 242 23 240 53445 50996 31 235 41 232 34 245 50996 48813 34 234 41 227 48 245 48813 46829 35 241 36 235 60 240 46829 44997 39 245 36 241 54 233 44997 43287 40 244 41 246 48 233 43287 41686 43 242 46 245 53 243 41686 40183 46 242 51 242 60 247 40183 38777 49 242 55 240 61 245 38777 37434 52 243 57 240 60 244 37434 36090 54 243 58 240 61 245 36090 34716 56 245 58 239 60 247 34716 33321 56 247 56 240 57 249 33321 31893 53 245 54 242 52 252 31893 30426 52 244 49 246 47 251 30426 28921 47 245 45 249 41 247 28921 27382 39 245 42 251 36 248 27382 25816 33 246 37 255 31 251 25816 24227 28 244 32 258 27 253 24227 22609 24 238 28 258 25 256 22609 20951 21 241 25*252 25 258 20951 19278 24 267 20*244 23 257 19278 17671 27 269 18 242 21 254 17671 16206 25 262 17 242 19 249 16206 14891 23 255 16 241 18 246 14891 13705 19 248 15 242 16 248 13705 12632 14*241 14 241 14 250 12632 11658 11*232 14 241 12 255 11658 10775 9 225 13 242 10 259 10775 9979 9 221 13 243 8 261 9979 9260 9 216 12 244 6 262 9260 8602 8 213 12 245 5 262 8602 8008 8 212 11 246 4 258 8008 7504 8 209 11 247 2 259 7504 7110 7 207 10 247 1 260 7110 6836 7 206 10 247 0 288 6836 6669 6 206 9 247 1 105 6669 6572 5 206 8 247 2*108 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