DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.9 - - 40.4 - - 35.6 - - 32.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 33 - - -15 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1167 - - 2281 - - 542 - - 226 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 83 - - 100 - - 0 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 216 - - 233 - - 187 - - 203 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -7 - - -6 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - -348 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6918 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3172 - - -2523 - - -4931 - - -8768 ODpotential blCL - - - 9742 - - 9093 - - 11501 - - 15338 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 80 - - 72 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.9 - - 40.4 - - 35.6 - - 32.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.1 - - 34.8 - - 31.7 - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.3 - - 40.8 - - 38.5 - - 35.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.4 - - 34.1 - - 32.2 - - 26.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 33 - - -15 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 19 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 95777 42 346 32 347 37 351 42 354 95777 88904 24 349 23 349 35 346 36 346 88904 83522 17 004 22 006 21 353 21 349 83522 78981 32 358 42 355 26 358 24 356 78981 75026 29 353 39 354 32 355 33 358 75026 71535 16 339 22 355 28 345 30 355 71535 68369 12 356 10 006 23 353 26 356 68369 65429 29 354 23 008 20 008 24 359 65429 62676 40 329 35 344 24 001 33 337 62676 60033 46 326 31 323 35 330 42 331 60033 57310 50 329 41 325 41 322 48 335 57310 54477 56 326 53 323 50 320 57 326 54477 51767 63 320 61 317 60 317 57 317 51767 49330 67 316 61 315 63 316 61 317 49330 47150 68 316 65 319 64 318 65 317 47150 45182 70 317 69 321 65 316 65 315 45182 43393 72 315 69 318 65 317 60 313 43393 41753 67 310 66 312 67 317 57 313 41753 40232 59 309 60 308 68 314 58 314 40232 38809 56 312 58 310 67 311 60 312 38809 37473 55 311 58 313 66 312 61 310 37473 36196 55 309 60 315 67 316 60 309 36196 34916 55 309 63 314 68 318 56 308 34916 33608 56 310 65 313 68 318 52 308 33608 32274 58 309 63 310 65 316 51 308 32274 30903 59 308 60 309 61 315 53 307 30903 29488 59 305 58 308 59 314 54 305 29488 28034 58 304 56 307 58 311 55 302 28034 26545 57 307 55 306 57 308 58 304 26545 25026 56 312 54 305 57 306 61 310 25026 23479 55 314 54 308 57 307 63 316 23479 21899 55 313 53 312 57 308 63 319 21899 20280 52 309 53 315 56 310 60 319 20280 18649 48 305 52 314 54 311 56 316 18649 17088 44 302 51 309 52 310 51 313 17088 15671 40 297 48 303 50 308 47 311 15671 14408 36 293 44 298 46 306 45 309 14408 13274 33 291 38 293 43 305 42 309 13274 12253 29 292 33 289 39 302 38 308 12253 11330 25 295 30 284 34 298 34 307 11330 10497 22 300 27 277 31 288 30 304 10497 9749 19 301 25 270 30 278 27 298 9749 9072 15 298 25 263 32 270 25 287 9072 8455 12 287 23 254 32 260 28 277 8455 7900 11 267 18 244 30 249 31 264 7900 7430 11 244 15 239 26 243 30 248 7430 7066 9 228 14 238 21 239 26 236 7066 6813 8 223 12 237 15 232 19 226 6813 6658 6*220 10*235 9*220 13*214 6658 6570 5*216 7*233 4*187 6*203 6570 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