DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - 78.3 - - 81.8 - - - - - 71.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 349 - - 360 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4593 - - 11722 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9460 - - 15219 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10822 - - 17951 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5382 - - 2473 - - - - - 4836 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 499 - - 690 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 18 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 274 - - - - - 110 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 16 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2457 - - 3184 - - - - - -7421 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13279 - - 14768 - - - - - 13994 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4877 - - 481 - - - - - -11365 ODpotential blCL - - - 15699 - - 17470 - - - - - 17937 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 61 - - - - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 750 - - 710 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 81.8 - - - - - 71.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.6 - - 39.5 - - - - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.6 - - 79.1 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.1 - - 38.8 - - - - - 32.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 349 - - 360 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4593 - - 11722 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 99887 37 114 27 110 34 094 99887 92359 35 116 26 113 26 102 92359 86566 27 116 29 121 22 095 86566 81738 19 113 26 116 18 092 81738 77569 13 108 17 106 15 103 77569 73890 12 126 14 101 13 112 73890 70562 13 122 9 084 10 124 70562 67503 11 112 6 170 7 102 67503 64672 7 135 7 189 3 031 64672 61952 4 128 11 190 7 286 61952 59139 9 282 7 215 10 248 59139 56244 27 267 25 272 20 284 56244 53485 34 259 36 260 31 273 53485 50995 35 262 41 258 36 266 50995 48757 43 261 46 259 46 268 48757 46722 48 262 49 270 59 268 46722 44851 50 263 58 272 64 269 44851 43119 51 265 61 274 64 271 43119 41508 53 263 61 274 59 272 41508 40010 48 261 55 277 52 273 40010 38616 40 265 49 277 48 271 38616 37294 39 272 41 275 44 274 37294 35974 34 277 35 278 36 283 35974 34624 26 278 29 282 33 280 34624 33249 17 276 22 286 32 278 33249 31839 10 289 17 287 30 279 31839 30387 14 279 11 285 27 279 30387 28897 13 275 5 290 23 263 28897 27372 11 284 5 319 18 248 27372 25813 10 283 10 300 14 250 25813 24223 11 267 13 284 16 272 24223 22601 12 264 13 278 20 280 22601 20938 10 277 13 262 20 277 20938 19263 10 301 11*249 16 273 19263 17655 13 309 11*250 12 276 17655 16190 13 314 9 257 11 276 16190 14875 11 312 9 261 10 268 14875 13690 11 301 8 263 10 260 13690 12618 11 294 7 266 9 255 12618 11645 9*292 6 272 8 250 11645 10763 7*287 6 279 6 243 10763 9969 6 283 6 288 4 231 9969 9251 5 284 6 296 3 215 9251 8594 5 288 6 302 2 178 8594 8002 5 294 6 309 2 120 8002 7500 5 300 6 313 2 087 7500 7107 4 306 6 316 2 078 7107 6835 4 309 6 318 2 076 6835 6668 4 311 6 318 2*087 6668 6572 4 311 5 320 2*110 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