DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.2 - - 56.5 - - 57.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 386 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4107 - - 6145 - - 342 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9074 - - 10726 - - 6554 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 10336 - - 12374 - - 6571 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1996 - - 1431 - - 7617 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 478 - - 567 - - 135 - - - W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 16 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 272 - - 286 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -5 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -653 - - -271 - - -6297 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10989 - - 12646 - - 12869 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5656 - - -4884 - - -10999 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 15992 - - 17258 - - 17570 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 75 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.2 - - 56.5 - - 57.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.9 - - 23.8 - - 23.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.8 - - 53.9 - - 55.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.2 - - 23.4 - - 23.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 386 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4107 - - 6145 - - 342 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - - 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] 98600 19 249 18 253 22 250 98600 91233 25 260 20 256 20 255 91233 85514 20 251 20 261 18 274 85514 80746 15 252 20 251 20 280 80746 76641 15 267 17 236 18 260 76641 73014 9 275 12 231 13 257 73014 69721 4 291 7 208 8 252 69721 66690 9 252 4 251 11 254 66690 63884 16 227 11 234 12 232 63884 61169 16 207 22 243 22 251 61169 58349 21 217 28 232 28 254 58349 55434 27 249 29 252 31 262 55434 52656 34 262 30 259 32 259 52656 50153 40 270 31 270 31 262 50153 47901 44 265 37 271 37 265 47901 45850 48 258 43 266 43 263 45850 43965 51 253 49 262 47 264 43965 42220 53 252 51 260 50 264 42220 40603 51 253 52 261 53 264 40603 39101 51 258 57 261 55 265 39101 37711 58 266 56 259 55 264 37711 36396 67 266 55 265 54 266 36396 35091 61 266 56 268 57 267 35091 33765 51 264 54 268 57 267 33765 32419 44 267 49 272 56 268 32419 31038 44 272 48 276 54 269 31038 29614 49 273 50 278 51 273 29614 28152 56 272 52 277 47 278 28152 26655 62 271 52 277 45 281 26655 25126 62 271 51 276 45 282 25126 23570 58 272 50 276 44 282 23570 21980 53 275 49 274 42 282 21980 20352 50 280 46 273 39 283 20352 18714 46 284 43 272 34 285 18714 17147 42 287 38 274 31 292 17147 15727 36 288 32 279 26 296 15727 14466 29 288 24 279 19 290 14466 13338 24 284 18*273 14 281 13338 12320 20 276 17*271 14 279 12320 11397 18 266 17 271 13 279 11397 10561 16*259 17 271 13 279 10561 9806 15*256 17 271 13 280 9806 9124 15 255 17 272 12 281 9124 8499 14 255 17 272 12 282 8499 7935 14 256 16 272 12 282 7935 7456 14 256 16 273 11 283 7456 7083 13 257 15 273 11 284 7083 6822 12 257 14 274 10 284 6822 6663 11 258 13 274 10*284 6663 6571 9 258 11 275 8*286 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