DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - 82.5 - - 80.8 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 306 - - - - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6345 - - 7720 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10840 - - 11889 - - - - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12574 - - 13949 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5810 - - 3715 - - - - - 1167 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 553 - - 571 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 176 - - - - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 27 - - 10 - - - - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2058 - - 328 - - - - - -4016 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14633 - - 13621 - - - - - 10588 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3805 - - -1660 - - - - - -7944 ODpotential blCL - - - 16379 - - 15609 - - - - - 14516 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 92 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 420 - - 430 - - - - - 630 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.5 - - 80.8 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.7 - - 43.5 - - - - - 46.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.8 - - 78.4 - - - - - 72.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.0 - - 42.7 - - - - - 46.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 306 - - - - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6345 - - 7720 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 68 - - - - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 9 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] 99832 37 109 33 111 28 096 99832 92273 28 121 28 111 30 106 92273 86450 28 119 25 120 27 104 86450 81615 22 121 22 125 21 091 81615 77444 20 124 16 120 10 101 77444 73764 16 095 20 126 7 126 73764 70437 9 097 10 112 11 138 70437 67383 9 163 7 147 11 122 67383 64570 10 186 3 041 5 157 64570 61851 12 178 8 220 6 009 61851 59034 7 332 13 168 12 253 59034 56135 19 250 22 244 18 241 56135 53370 29 233 34 245 30 258 53370 50891 35 228 44 238 45 245 50891 48678 39 220 50 230 53 239 48678 46663 48 235 56 236 58 241 46663 44804 72 238 73 239 66 238 44804 43079 83 232 83 233 70 235 43079 41476 87 228 81 227 72 235 41476 39986 84 226 77 227 76 232 39986 38597 81 228 71 229 80 226 38597 37272 78 231 67 228 82 222 37272 35941 71 228 64 222 78 224 35941 34581 67 220 63 214 70 230 34581 33198 66 216 59 212 60 234 33198 31783 61 223 54 214 50 233 31783 30329 51 230 48 213 42 232 30329 28839 38 230 43 209 35 230 28839 27315 34 231 42 210 28 225 27315 25758 30 238 40 216 27 228 25758 24173 30 249 32 225 29 244 24173 22556 32 258 28 247 30 260 22556 20900 29 258 27 262 29 264 20900 19231 17 250 20 273 26 265 19231 17629 11 172 16 266 22 271 17629 16168 13 171 15 240 16 278 16168 14856 14 211 14*218 12 280 14856 13674 16 216 13*209 9 271 13674 12602 16*214 13 203 8 248 12602 11631 15*215 12 195 10 226 11631 10751 12 218 10 184 13 212 10751 9958 9 227 8 169 17 202 9958 9242 7 236 8 159 20 193 9242 8587 7 244 7 148 23 184 8587 7997 6 253 7 136 25 178 7997 7496 6 263 7 130 25 174 7496 7106 5 268 7 126 23 174 7106 6834 5 271 7 123 19 173 6834 6668 5 274 6 123 14*173 6668 6572 4 275 6 120 6*174 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