DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.0 - - 51.2 - - 44.1 - - 37.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 241 - - 167 - - 89 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6147 - - 6986 - - 2867 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10548 - - 10998 - - 7547 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12376 - - 13215 - - 9096 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3223 - - 2513 - - 3973 - - 1913 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 497 - - 460 - - 277 - - 35 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 22 - - 28 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 279 - - 330 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 16 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -21 - - 83 - - 29 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2075 - - 2533 - - 801 - - -336 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10302 - - 10682 - - 8295 - - 6907 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -258 - - 603 - - -1058 - - -3088 ODpotential blCL - - - 12634 - - 12612 - - 10154 - - 9658 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 101 - - 101 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 160 - - 190 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.0 - - 51.2 - - 44.1 - - 37.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.6 - - 27.1 - - 30.5 - - 30.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.4 - - 49.8 - - 43.1 - - 38.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.4 - - 26.0 - - 30.1 - - 30.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 241 - - 167 - - 89 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6147 - - 6986 - - 2867 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 66 - - 102 - - 102 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 99005 25 101 27 093 25 100 21 098 99005 91471 22 094 17 113 23 092 23 102 91471 85690 21 109 19 081 11 092 30 088 85690 80907 20 110 14 098 12 067 21 076 80907 76796 20 101 9 119 14 091 18 075 76796 73167 18 094 9 100 9 104 17 082 73167 69870 10 077 13 113 8 103 10 081 69870 66836 6 331 9 112 5 079 6 084 66836 64020 7 191 3 118 6 178 3 121 64020 61289 11 242 9 340 2 160 9 190 61289 58430 19 207 11 225 6 243 11 202 58430 55443 30 247 28 245 35 268 22 285 55443 52599 30 241 30 240 34 258 24 273 52599 50050 28 251 26 253 21 268 26 277 50050 47745 31 268 28 273 22 285 30 290 47745 45630 40 277 40 279 38 293 36 291 45630 43687 49 273 49 280 44 295 41 295 43687 41895 56 275 56 287 52 297 47 301 41895 40231 67 282 68 291 63 297 58 305 40231 38682 73 284 80 288 73 295 70 304 38682 37243 78 288 85 285 79 292 78 301 37243 35880 92 292 90 288 82 291 81 298 35880 34523 110 291 100 291 84 291 78 296 34523 33147 112 286 113 290 87 291 76 300 33147 31762 102 284 115 288 91 290 77 299 31762 30359 97 286 112 287 95 287 77 295 30359 28927 98 288 110 288 95 284 68 297 28927 27470 95 289 107 288 91 285 59 305 27470 25994 91 288 99 287 83 286 50 307 25994 24506 84 287 91 284 76 281 35 325 24506 23004 78 285 80 279 71 276 32 345 23004 21475 72 282 61 275 63 269 28 339 21475 19912 67 280 44 272 53 258 26 329 19912 18343 62 280 38 270 49 256 26 320 18343 16844 50 281 34 270 47 258 27 311 16844 15481 38 280 31 271 42 265 27 306 15481 14262 32 277 30 272 36 277 26 308 14262 13164 30*273 29*274 34 287 23 311 13164 12169 28*267 27*275 33 294 23 315 12169 11267 27 261 26 277 30 304 25 319 11267 10451 27 258 25 278 30 310 26 325 10451 9714 27 256 24 279 29*319 28 331 9714 9048 27 254 23 280 30*327 29 337 9048 8440 27 253 22 281 30 329 30 342 8440 7892 26 253 20 281 30 330 28 345 7892 7427 26 252 19 281 29 331 24 346 7427 7065 25 251 17 281 28 331 19 345 7065 6813 23 252 16 281 27 332 16 344 6813 6659 21 251 14 281 23 332 13*343 6659 6570 14 251 11 282 16 331 8*341 6570 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