DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 5.8 - - 17.0 - - 23.3 - - 18.4 - - 12.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -55 - - 11 - - 31 - - -4 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 339 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 339 BL Depth Hcrit 6551 - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6551 Hcrit BL Top 6568 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6568 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 109 - - 859 - - 1745 - - 1133 - - 106 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 70 - - 97 - - 0 - - 14 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 172 - - 195 - - 207 - - 220 - - 180 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -14 - - -10 - - -6 - - -4 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1388 - - -1642 - - -1693 - - -665 - - -1145 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7957 - - 8211 - - 8262 - - 7234 - - 7713 sfcLCL ODpotential -11030 - - -8471 - - -7512 - - -7049 - - -9237 ODpotential blCL 17598 - - 15040 - - 14081 - - 13618 - - 15805 blCL maxRH 54 - - 52 - - 51 - - 81 - - 80 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 5.8 - - 17.0 - - 23.3 - - 18.4 - - 12.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -4.8 - - 4.9 - - 10.8 - - 10.5 - - 2.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 11.4 - - 18.2 - - 23.8 - - 21.3 - - 18.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -2.3 - - 5.3 - - 9.7 - - 10.2 - - 5.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -55 - - 11 - - 31 - - -4 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 339 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 339 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 24 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 93754 91 279 93 293 82 303 74 291 78 285 93754 87049 86 291 88 295 88 302 68 305 90 294 87049 81853 73 299 72 295 77 303 65 303 93 299 81853 77535 66 301 63 289 64 297 69 301 86 299 77535 73803 59 299 60 287 60 292 73 298 75 299 73803 70474 52 298 54 288 58 292 74 297 66 303 70474 67417 45 298 44 292 56 293 67 297 58 306 67417 64567 40 298 37 294 54 293 57 297 54 309 64567 61893 41 297 37 294 52 293 50 301 55 311 61893 59280 46 299 40 295 50 291 46 305 57 312 59280 56533 50 303 42 297 48 290 48 307 58 311 56533 53658 52 304 44 300 45 293 53 305 59 309 53658 50902 50 305 45 303 45 297 56 301 58 306 50902 48425 47 312 44 307 47 302 53 303 53 305 48425 46211 48 317 42 312 47 305 52 306 48 307 46211 44203 49 318 42 315 46 307 50 308 45 311 44203 42369 49 318 43 315 45 309 47 312 44 314 42369 40687 48 321 47 313 45 310 43 313 43 312 40687 39143 46 324 47 308 45 309 39 308 40 307 39143 37718 44 327 43 307 44 311 34 300 38 302 37718 36398 41 334 37 309 42 315 33 295 38 297 36398 35146 40 339 33 313 39 318 33 290 36 286 35146 33903 42 340 35 323 35 324 33 289 40 274 33903 32637 43 337 39 331 34 327 33 291 44 265 32637 31355 44 332 42 336 34 328 33 295 45 261 31355 30042 45 325 44 340 35 328 34 299 43 262 30042 28688 46 320 47 342 37 328 36 301 40 268 28688 27296 46 319 49 343 39 328 39 302 40 276 27296 25867 44 320 51 341 41 327 40 303 43 283 25867 24406 42 322 51 339 41 325 39 303 44 290 24406 22915 43 323 49 335 41 323 39 303 44 295 22915 21390 45 323 46 333 42 320 39 303 43 297 21390 19826 46 324 42 331 41 316 40 302 41 298 19826 18250 44 323 39 326 39 312 39 304 40 299 18250 16743 41 321 36 321 36 308 37 306 39 299 16743 15374 38 318 33 316 33 305 35 306 37 299 15374 14152 35 316 30 313 29 302 33 304 34 300 14152 13054 33 313 27 310 26 298 30 301 31 301 13054 12064 32 310 25 307 23 294 28 296 29 302 12064 11168 30 305 23 303 20 288 25 289 27 301 11168 10359 27 298 20 294 19 278 23 280 24 297 10359 9632 25 289 19 283 18 267 22 271 23 288 9632 8979 24 279 18 270 19 255 21 261 21 279 8979 8384 22 267 19 254 18 242 19 250 20 266 8384 7850 20 252 19 239 16 229 16 238 19 255 7850 7398 19 236 17 225 12 216 13 226 17 244 7398 7046 17 216 15 209 11 215 10 219 15 228 7046 6802 14 195 12 200 9 214 7 216 11 206 6802 6653 11*177 10*194 7*211 4*213 8*185 6653 6568 6*172 6*195 4*207 2*220 5*180 6568 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