DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 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 - - - 28.3 - - 30.4 - - 26.9 - - 25.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 16 - - -13 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1793 - - 2884 - - 3966 - - 1689 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 87 - - 78 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 240 - - 213 - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -7 - - -6 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -154 - - -719 - - -1425 - - -1752 ODpotential blCL - - - 6723 - - 7288 - - 7994 - - 8321 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 101 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.3 - - 30.4 - - 26.9 - - 25.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.4 - - 27.5 - - 24.8 - - 23.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 30.0 - - 28.8 - - 27.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.6 - - 27.0 - - 25.2 - - 24.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 16 - - -13 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 81 - - 102 - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 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] 95869 31 263 31 280 29 284 33 270 95869 88876 14 302 22 294 24 309 20 273 88876 83468 20 314 20 295 14 322 12 303 83468 78945 19 310 16 277 10 317 14 294 78945 75041 19 303 11 266 11 281 11 254 75041 71570 23 300 18 283 9 265 7 277 71570 68382 29 256 29 277 18 277 23 276 68382 65416 35 253 32 275 22 276 28 276 65416 62625 42 253 33 265 20 269 33 273 62625 59890 40 255 28 250 31 265 36 267 59890 57023 41 260 25 263 36 265 36 265 57023 54033 45 257 34 274 36 276 33 270 54033 51170 43 253 41 264 41 278 34 280 51170 48603 45 252 44 258 46 272 38 282 48603 46314 47 250 47 258 48 267 40 279 46314 44241 44 247 48 260 44 268 40 275 44241 42343 39 251 47 261 40 271 38 271 42343 40596 40 258 44 262 36 272 39 269 40596 38982 45 259 43 266 37 270 39 275 38982 37487 48 255 46 267 39 273 40 283 37487 36103 48 251 48 262 43 275 42 286 36103 34795 46 249 46 258 44 273 42 284 34795 33505 44 251 42 257 46 277 39 285 33505 32210 40 250 41 260 52 276 43 284 32210 30915 37 254 39 263 50 276 48 274 30915 29615 36 253 35 267 51 278 43 259 29615 28294 35 247 33 271 51 279 43 258 28294 26938 36 246 33 276 47 279 44 263 26938 25546 33 243 32 284 41 275 46 264 25546 24119 32 246 30 289 38 269 48 266 24119 22663 31 251 29 286 38 268 49 269 22663 21174 25 256 29 281 38 271 48 272 21174 19647 23 254 29 278 37 273 44 275 19647 18109 22 263 28 277 36 273 39 277 18109 16637 20 271 27 276 34 271 34 275 16637 15298 18 275 25 274 30 268 31 270 15298 14102 17 275 22 270 26 268 30 266 14102 13025 16 275 21 269 22 266 30 264 13025 12052 16 279 20 269 21 261 29 263 12052 11168 17 282 19 267 22 260 27 262 11168 10369 18 279 20 266 23 257 27 258 10369 9648 19 271 21 264 23 255 27 252 9648 8997 20 265 22 260 22 253 28 245 8997 8402 22 252 21 251 22 249 29 238 8402 7866 23 247 21 247 21 243 28 235 7866 7410 22 246 19 246 20 237 26 231 7410 7055 20 244 17 244 17 232 21 225 7055 6807 17 243 15 242 13 227 16 219 6807 6656 14*242 13 241 10*223 12*215 6656 6569 9*241 8*240 5*213 6*206 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