DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/10 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 - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.1 - - 72.3 - - 70.7 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 350 - - 51 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3362 - - 5431 - - 4899 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8471 - - 10121 - - 8398 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9591 - - 11660 - - 11128 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1931 - - 2201 - - 2684 - - 253 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 435 - - 528 - - 271 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 19 - - 21 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 232 - - 244 - - 249 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 9 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -16 - - -18 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5717 - - -5745 - - -5218 - - -7221 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15309 - - 17406 - - 16347 - - 13793 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12155 - - -11589 - - -9422 - - -12272 ODpotential blCL - - - 21746 - - 23249 - - 20550 - - 18843 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 81 - - 91 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.1 - - 72.3 - - 70.7 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.0 - - 18.6 - - 21.8 - - 24.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.7 - - 69.9 - - 70.0 - - 64.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.5 - - 17.9 - - 21.3 - - 24.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 350 - - 51 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3362 - - 5431 - - 4899 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 26 - - 66 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98736 22 274 20 279 15 270 17 272 98736 91330 14 255 17 272 18 278 15 297 91330 85594 9 251 15 275 18 277 12 308 85594 80818 5 340 5 314 11 286 10 304 80818 76709 7 342 4 319 4 295 7 305 76709 73078 3 036 3 281 6 289 10 307 73078 69791 10 283 10 306 9 279 8 291 69791 66769 14 254 12 281 12 300 11 301 66769 63963 12 281 14 269 20 283 16 298 63963 61268 28 286 26 284 23 293 19 287 61268 58478 34 284 34 286 36 295 28 301 58478 55587 36 286 38 280 37 285 34 289 55587 52843 40 286 43 278 44 284 49 280 52843 50395 46 284 51 282 53 280 59 277 50395 48217 51 284 57 282 61 282 65 279 48217 46246 56 285 60 282 67 285 66 280 46246 44435 57 288 59 282 66 283 65 279 44435 42754 54 287 58 280 63 281 63 278 42754 41181 52 283 58 280 62 279 61 277 41181 39701 50 281 58 280 61 279 59 275 39701 38313 47 281 59 280 61 278 58 274 38313 36989 47 282 61 280 63 276 58 274 36989 35665 46 284 57 280 63 273 58 273 35665 34318 43 280 53 277 60 270 57 270 34318 32948 38 270 55 277 56 270 56 266 32948 31541 38 262 53 279 53 270 52 263 31541 30088 37 252 47 278 50 266 48 262 30088 28597 32 254 42 273 48 265 45 262 28597 27068 28 255 37 263 46 269 45 263 27068 25508 26 251 39 246 46 267 45 262 25508 23920 27 248 40 241 45 259 45 266 23920 22301 29 244 38 243 40 249 41 272 22301 20647 30 241 34 250 37 253 35 278 20647 18988 28 248 29 258 31 263 31 284 18988 17408 25 259 28 262 27 277 27 285 17408 15972 21 265 28 262 23 278 24 285 15972 14686 18 268 27 262 23 274 24 279 14686 13528 16 267 25 259 24 261 26 268 13528 12480 16 260 23*252 24 251 29 260 12480 11529 17 250 20*245 24*249 32 257 11529 10669 16 243 20 244 24*249 34 256 10669 9893 14*237 20 243 23 249 35 255 9893 9191 14*234 20 243 23 249 36 254 9191 8549 14 232 20 244 22 249 34 252 8549 7970 13 232 19 244 21 248 33 250 7970 7478 13 231 19 245 20 249 30 246 7478 7094 12 232 18 246 19 249 25 240 7094 6828 11 232 17 247 18 249 19 232 6828 6665 10 232 15 247 16 249 14 226 6665 6571 8 232 12 247 10 249 7*218 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