DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - 76.6 - - 75.6 - - 79.7 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 153 - - 125 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4042 - - 2844 - - 6482 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8938 - - 7818 - - 10385 - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10271 - - 9073 - - 12711 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2501 - - 4700 - - 3049 - - 2029 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 440 - - 327 - - 401 - - 36 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 13 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 257 - - 288 - - 268 - - 028 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 21 - - 7 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 480 - - -577 - - 619 - - -1076 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9791 - - 9651 - - 12093 - - 7649 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1905 - - -2695 - - -1415 - - -4596 ODpotential blCL - - - 12176 - - 11768 - - 14126 - - 11168 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 99 - - 86 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 1050 - - 1000 - - 330 - - 1150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.6 - - 75.6 - - 79.7 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.8 - - 55.5 - - 49.1 - - 57.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.5 - - 73.9 - - 78.3 - - 69.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.1 - - 54.9 - - 48.6 - - 57.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 153 - - 125 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4042 - - 2844 - - 6482 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 96 - - 43 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 9 - - 13 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] 99728 22 099 26 106 23 097 37 089 99728 92206 29 116 24 112 20 099 27 086 92206 86414 31 104 26 106 21 102 19 103 86414 81592 24 093 25 099 26 099 20 117 81592 77431 19 096 24 088 22 096 22 108 77431 73761 14 101 19 084 17 100 20 095 73761 70462 11 119 15 098 14 091 14 097 70462 67451 14 106 13 125 10 096 13 095 67451 64662 11 096 11 130 13 120 8 131 64662 61963 6 095 11 123 8 127 9 147 61963 59160 7 169 5 182 6 181 3 229 59160 56278 6 208 10 208 11 236 8 239 56278 53557 10 255 13 239 15 263 13 271 53557 51119 22 240 24 252 26 272 21 278 51119 48929 26 221 24 224 31 229 30 245 48929 46950 22 227 23 216 25 216 30 229 46950 45140 20 253 31 234 27 238 28 232 45140 43459 27 254 32 239 30 248 30 232 43459 41882 30 255 33 244 35 250 32 230 41882 40396 29 253 32 245 37 249 32 232 40396 38998 29 251 30 248 32 251 30 237 38998 37657 24 243 29 248 26 253 27 240 37657 36313 19 246 22 243 22 254 26 242 36313 34936 17 262 18 235 19 253 23 241 34936 33533 16 267 19 228 18 246 20 244 33533 32095 16 260 17 222 17 240 17 249 32095 30611 18 251 15 230 17 234 16 252 30611 29087 16 261 14 232 17 237 14 250 29087 27526 17 261 15 234 15 243 15 248 27526 25931 17 255 15 233 15 247 15 247 25931 24307 12 244 14 227 15 243 16 249 24307 22653 15 222 14 226 15 245 18 252 22653 20963 15 222 15 228 16 249 19 247 20963 19265 13 234 13 224 19 253 20 252 19265 17641 10 252 13 216 22 253 22 243 17641 16167 8 254 12 238 19 251 21 238 16167 14852 5 270 10 255 12 247 18 249 14852 13670 4 280 9 267 9*249 17 258 13670 12599 6 282 9 276 8*254 16 261 12599 11628 6 279 8 280 8 256 14 261 11628 10748 5*264 8 282 7 259 12 262 10748 9956 4*256 7 282 7 264 10 266 9956 9240 4 256 7*283 7 270 6 281 9240 8585 4 253 6*283 8 273 4 337 8585 7996 4 256 6 286 8 277 7 024 7996 7495 4 257 5 288 8 279 10 038 7495 7105 3 260 4 291 7 281 10 038 7105 6834 3 263 3 296 7 282 9 037 6834 6668 3 263 3 299 7 283 7 032 6668 6572 2 261 2 301 6 285 4*028 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