DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.7 - - 57.2 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 379 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4090 - - 5228 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9056 - - 10001 - - - - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10319 - - 11457 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1288 - - 1666 - - - - - 1794 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 475 - - 540 - - - - - 27 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 14 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 267 - - - - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 10 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -195 - - 323 - - - - - -2592 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10515 - - 11134 - - - - - 9164 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4420 - - -2729 - - - - - -6940 ODpotential blCL - - - 14739 - - 14186 - - - - - 13511 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 58 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.7 - - 57.2 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.6 - - 31.2 - - - - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.3 - - 54.6 - - - - - 53.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 30.1 - - - - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 379 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4090 - - 5228 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 98919 33 105 27 096 32 091 98919 91428 29 102 22 111 26 088 91428 85674 24 094 23 117 21 089 85674 80891 22 100 21 102 20 090 80891 76769 21 101 17 078 15 076 76769 73144 20 109 7 090 14 088 73144 69860 14 102 11 107 13 078 69860 66822 8 073 9 093 4 093 66822 64004 5 121 3 154 6 128 64004 61279 1 243 4 161 4 190 61279 58428 16 237 15 279 1 304 58428 55471 15 261 17 269 22 299 55471 52659 19 283 24 288 30 299 52659 50132 26 291 38 296 38 299 50132 47873 42 285 46 293 47 290 47873 45837 43 286 48 299 51 286 45837 43994 41 307 66 302 52 286 43994 42308 73 304 72 295 53 288 42308 40749 78 297 66 293 52 288 40749 39291 75 302 63 301 52 290 39291 37926 78 307 69 311 52 292 37926 36622 80 309 75 311 54 294 36622 35318 82 311 77 308 54 295 35318 33986 84 310 77 307 54 293 33986 32632 85 308 74 307 53 289 32632 31244 84 311 70 309 52 286 31244 29813 82 320 67 313 51 284 29813 28345 82 323 65 314 47 285 28345 26842 81 323 65 313 43 287 26842 25304 74 323 64 315 40 289 25304 23735 64 322 59 322 40 288 23735 22131 52 319 52 323 40 287 22131 20485 39 315 45 317 38 286 20485 18828 28 312 35 309 35 286 18828 17244 21 312 25 296 29 289 17244 15811 19 314 20 283 23 289 15811 14536 19 318 18 283 18 286 14536 13392 18 320 15 287 15 280 13392 12360 16 321 10*283 14 274 12360 11426 11 320 7*270 14 270 11426 10581 6*312 7 265 13 264 10581 9820 4*304 7 265 12 255 9820 9133 4 301 7 265 11 243 9133 8505 4 303 7 265 11 229 8505 7939 4 303 7 267 10 215 7939 7458 4 306 7 268 10 203 7458 7083 4 308 7 269 9 194 7083 6823 4 311 7 270 8 188 6823 6663 3 311 7 270 7*184 6663 6571 3 312 6 271 5*183 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