DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 8.2 - - 9.3 - - 11.3 - - 9.2 - - 3.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 40 - - 52 - - -5 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 338 BL Depth Hcrit 6551 - - 6551 - - 6551 - - 6551 - - 6551 Hcrit BL Top 6568 - - 6568 - - 6568 - - 6568 - - 6567 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1211 - - 3287 - - 2385 - - 1091 - - 107 Hgt.Variab. W* 17 - - 103 - - 112 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 273 - - 350 - - 318 - - 157 - - 171 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 6 - - 2 - - -5 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -162 - - -1083 - - -564 - - -1113 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6568 - - 6730 - - 7652 - - 7132 - - 7680 sfcLCL ODpotential -1319 - - -1501 - - -6127 - - -6692 - - -10167 ODpotential blCL 7887 - - 8069 - - 12695 - - 13260 - - 16734 blCL maxRH 98 - - 78 - - 66 - - 59 - - 64 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 8.2 - - 9.3 - - 11.3 - - 9.2 - - 3.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 5.4 - - 3.6 - - 1.5 - - 1.8 - - -6.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 8.5 - - 8.7 - - 10.5 - - 11.6 - - 8.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 8.1 - - 2.9 - - 0.4 - - 1.8 - - -1.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 40 - - 52 - - -5 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 339 - - 338 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 91 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 93596 91 278 85 275 80 278 80 277 92 280 93596 87176 70 291 70 287 72 287 69 287 76 285 87176 82125 58 294 57 288 62 289 61 292 60 292 82125 77859 50 288 49 285 57 289 58 296 50 292 77859 74123 43 283 45 286 55 290 54 297 42 289 74123 70754 38 285 43 285 53 290 49 296 35 292 70754 67646 35 295 39 291 45 294 43 293 36 302 67646 64747 30 283 34 286 37 288 39 293 39 303 64747 62025 24 278 31 279 36 277 39 291 43 302 62025 59359 37 313 32 296 36 287 40 290 46 302 59359 56553 51 311 42 305 41 301 44 295 48 301 56553 53621 49 299 45 299 44 298 44 301 47 306 53621 50807 43 298 41 299 41 300 47 307 47 314 50807 48271 40 308 40 310 43 306 49 312 49 319 48271 46004 44 319 40 319 40 311 48 317 49 319 46004 43954 49 321 45 325 42 318 46 321 48 321 43954 42081 51 322 50 327 46 324 45 326 47 325 42081 40361 53 325 50 331 46 329 48 332 48 331 40361 38773 55 328 50 338 45 334 50 335 50 336 38773 37309 57 332 54 339 49 344 52 338 54 337 37309 35961 60 333 55 340 57 348 56 342 57 335 35961 34697 59 335 57 344 63 351 59 344 57 335 34697 33451 63 342 60 349 68 353 59 346 52 335 33451 32194 71 342 63 354 72 356 58 351 43 333 32194 30925 77 341 70 357 73 000 57 358 39 332 30925 29625 82 343 74 355 74 003 57 360 39 330 29625 28286 88 344 71 352 73 006 57 359 42 324 28286 26909 93 344 65 353 72 009 56 358 45 323 26909 25499 90 343 61 357 70 008 56 357 46 329 25499 24059 80 342 61 002 65 008 55 357 47 338 24059 22595 70 341 62 003 59 008 52 356 45 345 22595 21100 61 341 61 003 53 007 48 354 42 347 21100 19568 55 343 59 004 49 004 44 352 39 347 19568 18023 51 344 56 008 46 002 41 351 38 347 18023 16542 49 345 54 010 43 001 38 352 36 349 16542 15196 46 343 52 009 40 000 35 353 33 348 15196 13993 42 341 48 006 38 000 32 354 30 345 13993 12914 37 339 43 001 36 001 29 354 27 341 12914 11942 34 340 39 356 33 360 26 352 24 336 11942 11066 30 342 35 353 31 358 23 347 22 330 11066 10276 27 345 29 352 26 357 20 340 20 323 10276 9568 24 348 24 353 21 356 17 331 18 312 9568 8929 21 349 19 355 15 356 15 321 16 300 8929 8348 17 346 16 356 10 353 12 312 14 288 8348 7824 13 338 13 356 6 344 9 306 12 273 7824 7381 11 322 11 356 4 327 5 295 9 245 7381 7036 10 302 9 353 3 320 2 221 8 194 7036 6797 8 286 7 350 3 319 3 172 10 159 6797 6651 6*279 6*350 3*318 3*161 10 158 6651 6567 3*273 5*350 2*318 3*157 6*171 6567 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