DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/12 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 - - - 32.0 - - 30.7 - - 29.6 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 12 - - 2 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6570 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2421 - - 2237 - - 2025 - - 1981 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 78 - - 70 - - 42 - - 41 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 43 - - 4 - - 6 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 275 - - 010 - - 326 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 1 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6570 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -320 - - -138 - - 0 - - -573 ODpotential blCL - - - 6890 - - 6707 - - 6569 - - 7142 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.0 - - 30.7 - - 29.6 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.7 - - 30.1 - - 29.2 - - 28.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 30.2 - - 29.1 - - 29.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.3 - - 29.8 - - 29.4 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 12 - - 2 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 99 - - 102 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96754 29 071 37 080 31 092 29 063 96754 89646 24 092 25 072 25 085 25 067 89646 84088 24 106 16 072 18 077 22 065 84088 79458 20 090 16 074 8 059 20 061 79458 75443 11 068 13 056 5 045 10 052 75443 71877 7 021 9 014 5 012 5 012 71877 68640 7 349 8 298 9 318 9 320 68640 65653 6 319 8 261 10 283 11 297 65653 62873 9 294 10 278 11 274 13 276 62873 60174 17 282 15 282 16 282 18 272 60174 57339 22 268 21 276 23 284 21 275 57339 54372 27 269 29 275 27 283 24 280 54372 51532 29 271 32 273 29 276 26 279 51532 48985 26 268 32 267 30 269 25 278 48985 46713 24 270 29 263 29 266 25 277 46713 44656 22 276 25 265 28 270 27 277 44656 42775 23 279 25 270 26 271 25 276 42775 41047 26 270 24 276 21 266 20 269 41047 39448 23 253 23 279 16 273 17 269 39448 37966 17 240 20 270 13 287 13 262 37966 36600 8 252 8 264 10 283 3 248 36600 35316 3 324 5 083 6 335 8 052 35316 34049 5 089 20 085 10 057 17 057 34049 32766 11 094 30 075 20 070 25 066 32766 31469 17 093 32 070 26 068 29 069 31469 30141 18 095 31 070 24 066 27 068 30141 28775 15 093 22 073 23 074 25 072 28775 27373 9 076 17 063 22 087 16 084 27373 25940 3 354 9 044 13 092 9 095 25940 24477 8 280 3 020 4 073 3 053 24477 22986 13 252 2 259 2 002 2 298 22986 21462 13 224 6 264 4 291 6 259 21462 19899 12 210 7 264 5 246 10 254 19899 18324 6 234 6 260 5 251 10 249 18324 16813 5 282 6 277 6 266 10 263 16813 15437 7 292 8 282 8 270 11 269 15437 14207 7 300 10 279 8 256 10 278 14207 13102 4 326 8 276 8 257 7 278 13102 12106 1 305 6 264 7 259 4 266 12106 11208 4 260 4 261 6 243 2 296 11208 10396 5 251 7 253 6 230 2 274 10396 9667 4 230 9 234 7 228 3 265 9667 9011 4 221 8 222 7 231 4 276 9011 8411 3 226 6 213 5 239 4 276 8411 7871 2 238 4 204 4 257 4 264 7871 7413 1 251 1 192 3 292 3 245 7413 7056 1 258 0 168 3 309 2 214 7056 6808 1 258 0 215 3 318 2 186 6808 6656 1*266 0*029 2*323 2*183 6656 6569 1*275 0*010 2*326 1*188 6569 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