DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.0 - - - - - 71.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 314 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 10788 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 14369 - - - - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 17017 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 5203 - - - - - 2689 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 640 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 239 - - - - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 15 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1225 - - - - - -6722 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 15792 - - - - - 13295 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -393 - - - - - -10317 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17410 - - - - - 16889 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - - - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 690 - - - - - 380 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.0 - - - - - 71.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.2 - - - - - 36.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.6 - - - - - 76.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.6 - - - - - 36.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 314 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 10788 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 64 - - - - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 99222 7 122 11 106 99222 91749 11 097 8 072 91749 86000 12 081 6 093 86000 81213 9 088 9 078 81213 77075 4 064 8 043 77075 73428 2 159 9 030 73428 70138 6 130 5 023 70138 67114 4 194 3 042 67114 64311 3 187 5 301 64311 61608 3 344 2 286 61608 58795 9 315 8 283 58795 55886 26 272 14 282 55886 53125 30 265 36 274 53125 50650 36 266 42 271 50650 48436 43 270 51 273 48436 46425 51 272 57 269 46425 44582 56 273 59 264 44582 42889 62 273 61 264 42889 41323 66 272 67 268 41323 39865 64 272 74 270 39865 38500 49 273 73 270 38500 37192 39 268 65 269 37192 35881 39 261 56 267 35881 34540 42 258 50 262 34540 33175 44 257 47 257 33175 31773 44 259 47 253 31773 30327 42 261 46 252 30327 28842 42 265 42 249 28842 27323 40 272 40 243 27323 25770 36 273 38 235 25770 24189 32 268 36 233 24189 22573 29 260 32 238 22573 20919 25 254 27 245 20919 19250 21 249 24 241 19250 17648 19*244 21 230 17648 16186 16*237 18 224 16186 14875 15 235 16 220 14875 13693 15 235 14 219 13693 12621 15 235 13 220 12621 11649 15 235 11 225 11649 10768 14 237 10 232 10768 9974 14 239 9 238 9974 9255 14 241 9 245 9255 8598 13 243 8 251 8598 8005 13 245 7 254 8005 7501 13 247 6 256 7501 7109 12 248 5 253 7109 6836 12 249 3 234 6836 6668 11 249 3 187 6668 6572 9 250 3*176 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