DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/11 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 - - - 71.8 - - 75.4 - - 76.1 - - 68.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 355 - - 404 - - 163 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5837 - - 8193 - - 8740 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10457 - - 12406 - - 12321 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12066 - - 14422 - - 14969 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2903 - - 3103 - - 2386 - - 9045 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 547 - - 638 - - 486 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 29 - - 13 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 9 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 320 - - 325 - - 332 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 10 - - -10 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -478 - - 784 - - -26 - - -7269 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12545 - - 13639 - - 14995 - - 13842 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2655 - - -1325 - - -3398 - - -11775 ODpotential blCL - - - 14721 - - 15747 - - 18367 - - 18347 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 58 - - 53 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 210 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.8 - - 75.4 - - 76.1 - - 68.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.4 - - 38.1 - - 32.9 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 72.6 - - 74.4 - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.4 - - 37.0 - - 31.8 - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 355 - - 404 - - 163 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5837 - - 8193 - - 8740 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99267 34 106 30 103 30 102 28 096 99267 91724 26 103 25 113 25 095 26 100 91724 85938 26 100 23 121 19 105 19 088 85938 81157 20 090 20 105 19 115 15 090 81157 77037 14 104 16 100 16 098 16 092 77037 73392 12 111 14 102 13 078 12 062 73392 70097 9 067 11 071 13 092 6 099 70097 67069 6 105 4 330 11 027 10 071 67069 64260 5 062 1 106 6 328 5 013 64260 61558 10 308 6 288 10 333 8 331 61558 58738 13 302 12 298 11 302 10 309 58738 55803 18 300 17 302 23 316 23 320 55803 53020 22 297 24 299 28 312 26 315 53020 50523 28 303 30 306 28 317 26 313 50523 48288 35 306 35 307 35 318 30 319 48288 46276 41 308 40 307 41 319 37 321 46276 44451 44 304 39 311 41 323 37 329 44451 42782 39 302 42 325 43 332 41 334 42782 41238 42 310 50 325 45 335 42 338 41238 39793 46 309 45 321 43 340 42 342 39793 38435 45 304 44 345 43 346 40 344 38435 37134 42 303 51 354 43 345 39 344 37134 35827 38 307 49 351 42 344 39 344 35827 34488 35 311 44 347 42 345 38 345 34488 33123 33 315 39 340 41 346 35 345 33123 31722 32 316 37 331 37 343 34 345 31722 30275 31 310 36 330 37 339 33 345 30275 28786 33 307 35 332 36 338 32 343 28786 27257 33 310 32 329 34 337 31 339 27257 25694 31 313 29 316 28 336 27 336 25694 24102 29 312 30 309 22 337 22 333 24102 22476 26 306 28 308 17 326 18 327 22476 20811 25 300 24 306 18 320 18 326 20811 19134 23 295 20 302 19 322 18 331 19134 17532 19 287 16 294 17 321 20 324 17532 16079 17 278 14 290 13*320 19 318 16079 14778 16 277 10*292 11*323 15 321 14778 13608 12 278 8*303 11 323 11 331 13608 12549 5*279 8 307 11 324 9 341 12549 11588 3*297 8 312 11 324 8 347 11588 10717 3 307 8 316 11 325 8 348 10717 9932 3 316 9 321 10 325 8 349 9932 9223 3 326 9 323 10 325 8 349 9223 8573 4 330 9 325 10 325 8 348 8573 7988 4 337 10 328 10 326 8 348 7988 7490 4 343 10 329 10 326 7 346 7490 7102 4 344 10 329 9 326 7 345 7102 6832 4 345 9 330 9 326 6 343 6832 6667 4 344 9 330 8 327 4*336 6667 6572 4 344 8 330 7 327 3*332 6572 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