DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 69.4 - - 68.4 - - 56.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 225 - - 272 - - 29 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3680 - - 5609 - - 343 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8589 - - 10150 - - 6555 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9909 - - 11838 - - 6572 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1806 - - 1469 - - 6705 - - 603 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 401 - - 490 - - 93 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 25 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 194 - - 180 - - 024 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 10 - - 3 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3672 - - -2794 - - -7663 - - -4422 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13582 - - 14632 - - 14236 - - 10994 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9108 - - -7126 - - -12108 - - -11305 ODpotential blCL - - - 19017 - - 18964 - - 18680 - - 17876 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 41 - - 44 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 69.4 - - 68.4 - - 56.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 28.0 - - 28.9 - - 32.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.7 - - 67.0 - - 67.7 - - 62.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 27.4 - - 28.5 - - 31.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 225 - - 272 - - 29 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3680 - - 5609 - - 343 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98307 6 244 2 118 14 172 15 231 98307 90959 12 220 7 268 4 244 6 207 90959 85299 7 191 6 270 7 311 7 079 85299 80598 6 146 4 299 4 345 6 040 80598 76545 4 110 4 203 4 334 6 009 76545 72969 1 056 5 188 1 253 5 318 72969 69733 4 196 6 216 4 239 4 244 69733 66747 9 205 12 222 11 256 5 199 66747 63960 12 223 18 227 17 256 6 252 63960 61250 15 234 18 220 22 238 18 250 61250 58427 22 235 21 230 26 232 26 246 58427 55506 29 238 30 234 30 232 33 241 55506 52724 38 244 37 238 34 237 38 236 52724 50225 46 238 44 242 40 240 41 232 50225 47989 49 232 51 240 45 238 42 229 47989 45978 47 228 50 230 48 233 42 232 45978 44158 39 220 44 225 48 229 45 233 44158 42491 24 230 37 218 45 225 44 224 42491 40946 21 239 23 220 32 221 32 222 40946 39505 21 237 14 231 23 223 25 221 39505 38157 20 239 15 231 23 223 20 227 38157 36868 21 237 18 228 19 216 16 216 36868 35577 22 236 20 231 16 225 13 194 35577 34257 23 238 21 239 16 241 9 198 34257 32911 22 242 19 249 15 245 9 190 32911 31527 20 250 16 258 13 241 10 195 31527 30098 19 253 16 255 13 237 12 208 30098 28627 18 249 17 246 14 233 14 211 28627 27116 16 251 15 243 12 232 15 208 27116 25570 15 258 13 246 10 238 14 204 25570 23994 14 263 12 246 10 231 12 209 23994 22385 13 270 12 239 13 233 12 224 22385 20732 11 275 11 236 13 235 13 225 20732 19064 8 268 8 240 11 229 9 226 19064 17464 8 267 5 245 9 198 7 214 17464 16007 5 275 2 232 9 168 10 175 16007 14704 2 254 3 157 11 160 13 159 14704 13536 2 154 6 164 11 166 14 159 13536 12482 3 141 6*179 8 181 13 165 12482 11529 3 165 5*185 6 187 12 170 11529 10667 4*188 5 186 4 188 10 176 10667 9890 4*191 4 185 3 186 8 176 9890 9188 4 192 4 183 2 178 5 169 9188 8546 4 192 3 179 1 160 3 151 8546 7967 3 198 3 175 0 081 2 114 7967 7476 3 199 2 168 1 033 2 076 7476 7093 2 202 2 160 1 027 3 065 7093 6827 2 199 2 154 1 024 3 075 6827 6665 1 202 2 151 1*022 1 096 6665 6571 1 201 2 149 1*024 1*209 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