DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 63.9 - - - - - 55.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 167 - - 172 - - - - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2695 - - 2823 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7758 - - 7865 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8924 - - 9052 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1867 - - 3282 - - - - - 800 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 333 - - 342 - - - - - 33 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 9 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 242 - - - - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - 19 - - - - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1789 - - 943 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7136 - - 8110 - - - - - 6571 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 169 - - -844 - - - - - -3285 ODpotential blCL - - - 8755 - - 9896 - - - - - 9856 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 90 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 570 - - 880 - - - - - 780 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 63.9 - - - - - 55.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.4 - - 50.6 - - - - - 51.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.8 - - 62.1 - - - - - 56.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.5 - - 49.6 - - - - - 51.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 167 - - 172 - - - - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2695 - - 2823 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 59 - - - - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 10 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] 99284 16 125 9 112 4 033 99284 91819 12 131 11 159 7 083 91819 86039 4 141 13 128 7 096 86039 81234 5 122 6 126 9 126 81234 77093 8 143 3 163 10 121 77093 73431 11 166 4 137 8 102 73431 70112 9 130 5 147 4 086 70112 67068 5 043 2 173 3 152 67068 64253 6 301 5 212 0 261 64253 61535 10 258 8 247 17 225 61535 58714 20 250 19 246 15 227 58714 55787 31 230 29 235 34 248 55787 52996 31 246 39 244 47 243 52996 50479 51 247 52 244 49 238 50479 48212 51 242 55 245 49 240 48212 46155 56 248 62 248 53 245 46155 44279 64 247 67 244 60 245 44279 42553 67 243 68 240 63 242 42553 40948 67 239 67 238 67 241 40948 39453 68 237 65 237 71 244 39453 38065 71 234 63 235 77 245 38065 36751 71 233 62 232 82 245 36751 35442 70 236 61 231 81 244 35442 34105 75 238 59 231 72 245 34105 32748 77 231 57 233 63 246 32748 31358 74 231 53 234 60 247 31358 29924 73 235 50 237 61 247 29924 28450 73 240 49 241 57 247 28450 26938 68 241 47 245 49 247 26938 25394 60 242 44 249 39 247 25394 23821 54 244 43 252 41 246 23821 22219 47 249 43 254 40 246 22219 20582 37 249 36 256 35 243 20582 18932 29 244 34 254 31 240 18932 17351 23 242 28 250 29 243 17351 15917 21 251 24 254 28 250 15917 14636 23 256 20 264 26 255 14636 13486 25 253 17 265 24 258 13486 12446 25 250 16 261 23 258 12446 11502 24 249 16 259 22 253 11502 10646 23 247 15 255 21 245 10646 9873 22 245 13 251 21 234 9873 9175 19*243 12*248 21 220 9175 8535 18*241 11*245 23 205 8535 7959 17 241 10 244 24 197 7959 7471 15 240 9 242 25 193 7471 7091 14 239 9 240 23 189 7091 6826 13 239 8 239 20 187 6826 6664 12 239 7 239 16 186 6664 6571 9 238 6 237 8*184 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