DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 21.2 - - 23.4 - - 19.7 - - 16.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 26 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 339 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6568 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2247 - - 2146 - - 1622 - - 566 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 102 - - 90 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 271 - - 235 - - 192 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - -2 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6568 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -449 - - -1110 - - -8003 - - -10823 ODpotential blCL - - - 7018 - - 7679 - - 14571 - - 17392 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 86 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 21.2 - - 23.4 - - 19.7 - - 16.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.8 - - 18.6 - - 16.3 - - 12.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.4 - - 22.7 - - 22.4 - - 20.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.3 - - 17.7 - - 17.7 - - 16.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 26 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 339 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 81 - - 45 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 97061 70 059 73 058 59 063 60 062 97061 89868 57 059 57 056 50 050 50 054 89868 84289 49 060 40 053 40 033 44 031 84289 79619 40 046 30 050 30 031 34 016 79619 75547 28 040 27 034 25 028 22 010 75547 71912 24 028 25 020 25 015 19 014 71912 68606 19 027 20 015 22 010 19 011 68606 65561 17 042 16 010 21 007 15 014 65561 62730 18 024 18 355 20 355 15 004 62730 59990 14 009 16 347 18 340 18 341 59990 57139 17 016 17 350 14 328 15 347 57139 54192 23 353 19 346 13 335 14 336 54192 51397 29 346 20 341 19 329 11 305 51397 48912 29 347 24 326 23 324 29 327 48912 46719 35 356 33 335 40 332 42 322 46719 44747 55 341 55 333 51 323 42 315 44747 42937 61 336 52 336 53 325 40 317 42937 41262 71 346 64 339 58 327 46 320 41262 39708 84 344 74 333 62 327 52 316 39708 38264 88 343 81 330 69 326 58 315 38264 36927 87 346 83 331 74 323 66 312 36927 35663 81 350 77 330 71 324 70 308 35663 34401 76 353 69 332 65 325 68 305 34401 33111 74 358 65 336 60 323 67 303 33111 31797 71 002 62 339 61 321 63 302 31797 30450 65 001 56 341 62 320 59 302 30450 29060 61 001 52 342 60 323 57 303 29060 27631 59 008 50 341 55 327 54 305 27631 26163 55 015 48 341 49 331 51 307 26163 24660 49 015 47 343 46 331 50 310 24660 23127 47 009 46 345 46 327 49 314 23127 21559 46 005 44 347 45 325 48 319 21559 19952 44 002 41 349 44 324 45 321 19952 18335 40 358 36 350 42 326 42 321 18335 16789 35 353 33 346 38 330 38 319 16789 15389 32 347 31 340 34 333 36 317 15389 14145 30 341 30 334 31 331 34 316 14145 13035 28 337 29 329 30 328 31 315 13035 12040 27 333 28 326 30 325 27 313 12040 11146 25 331 25 324 27 319 24 305 11146 10341 22 328 21 317 22 304 22 290 10341 9619 16 323 16 303 20 283 20 277 9619 8970 11 310 12 284 18 266 20 264 8970 8378 7 286 9 259 14 251 21 252 8378 7847 7 273 7 239 11 244 18 247 7847 7397 6 270 7 235 8 237 14 244 7397 7047 5 270 6 235 5 222 10 234 7047 6803 5 270 6 235 3 208 7 213 6803 6654 4*271 5*234 2 193 5*190 6654 6569 4*271 4*235 1*192 3*191 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