DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - 57.4 - - 60.0 - - 56.9 - - 48.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 443 - - 207 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3483 - - 6179 - - 4370 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8627 - - 10821 - - 9087 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9712 - - 12408 - - 10599 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1841 - - 2043 - - 1965 - - 2598 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 470 - - 601 - - 417 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 24 - - 25 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 239 - - 239 - - 217 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 13 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - -21 - - -25 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1218 - - 139 - - -4995 - - -7929 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10930 - - 12270 - - 15594 - - 14500 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4815 - - -2825 - - -12008 - - -15338 ODpotential blCL - - - 14527 - - 15233 - - 22607 - - 21908 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 60 - - 45 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.4 - - 60.0 - - 56.9 - - 48.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.1 - - 28.7 - - 11.2 - - 7.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.9 - - 57.3 - - 55.2 - - 49.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 27.5 - - 10.1 - - 6.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 443 - - 207 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3483 - - 6179 - - 4370 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 49 - - 0 - - 0 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 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] 98827 20 110 25 098 20 103 27 094 98827 91310 14 088 13 083 22 101 23 105 91310 85572 9 115 9 133 10 076 19 087 85572 80834 11 147 15 148 5 117 14 090 80834 76740 10 096 11 133 8 136 11 077 76740 73110 9 156 9 134 7 110 10 128 73110 69815 13 132 9 141 7 112 17 132 69815 66783 8 175 18 176 7 177 5 151 66783 63964 9 185 21 181 9 219 8 140 63964 61234 11 167 13 167 23 216 16 204 61234 58391 18 204 14 218 25 189 20 208 58391 55425 36 213 36 240 30 228 27 230 55425 52580 39 222 49 238 39 229 38 224 52580 50007 45 228 50 233 47 228 41 225 50007 47692 47 231 47 231 46 228 38 231 47692 45589 50 232 48 230 45 237 45 242 45589 43671 51 227 50 229 48 232 50 236 43671 41915 49 222 51 227 44 226 45 229 41915 40297 50 226 49 231 46 238 49 230 40297 38802 55 231 51 234 52 234 52 226 38802 37426 59 230 52 232 49 232 55 232 37426 36138 61 226 50 232 49 244 59 245 36138 34859 58 225 50 234 52 250 61 251 34859 33552 57 228 50 237 53 252 63 249 33552 32219 59 227 49 239 52 256 63 245 32219 30850 62 223 50 241 49 254 61 240 30850 29439 60 221 51 240 45 249 60 239 29439 27988 57 223 52 239 46 245 59 241 27988 26501 56 225 53 236 49 246 58 243 26501 24983 56 227 54 235 51 250 56 241 24983 23438 56 231 55 235 50 251 53 239 23438 21861 57 235 57 235 51 249 50 240 21861 20247 59 236 60 236 51 245 49 243 20247 18624 59 235 62 236 51 242 49 247 18624 17074 55 232 58 236 50 242 47 248 17074 15669 49 228 51 233 48 243 43 249 15669 14415 43 225 43 230 45 246 36 249 14415 13290 37 224 35*228 40 248 27 248 13290 12275 31 225 26*231 35 247 20 253 12275 11356 27 227 25 234 28*241 16 261 11356 10525 22 231 24 236 26*239 17 265 10525 9776 19*234 24 238 26 239 17 262 9776 9098 18*235 24 240 26 239 19 255 9098 8480 18 235 24 241 26 239 20 246 8480 7921 18 235 23 242 25 240 20 240 7921 7447 17 235 23 243 24 240 19 238 7447 7077 16 236 22 243 23 240 17 233 7077 6819 15 237 21 244 22 240 13 228 6819 6661 14 237 19 245 19 241 10 224 6661 6570 11 237 14 245 13 241 5*217 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