DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/12 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 - - - 37.7 - - 38.4 - - 38.1 - - 35.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - -55 - - -57 - - -51 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. - - - 2216 - - 1793 - - 643 - - 1215 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 56 - - 46 - - 39 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 11 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 246 - - 249 - - 247 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - -9 - - -7 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -353 - - -175 - - -399 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6923 - - 6745 - - 6970 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2985 - - -3159 - - -3641 - - -3440 ODpotential blCL - - - 9555 - - 9729 - - 10211 - - 10010 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.7 - - 38.4 - - 38.1 - - 35.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.4 - - 31.8 - - 30.6 - - 30.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 40.9 - - 41.3 - - 38.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.5 - - 31.2 - - 29.8 - - 29.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - -55 - - -57 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 103 - - 104 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96315 5 008 7 039 9 078 8 061 96315 89219 6 060 4 069 10 030 11 052 89219 83708 3 079 4 161 4 338 8 052 83708 79097 1 093 2 318 9 346 12 355 79097 75097 6 304 5 343 15 355 10 292 75097 71549 9 311 10 283 13 300 8 278 71549 68320 14 313 10 295 8 287 8 301 68320 65344 28 297 21 321 20 296 10 292 65344 62581 39 280 38 287 18 254 14 301 62581 59916 27 288 29 284 20 258 26 278 59916 57175 27 302 30 307 23 294 12 288 57175 54303 46 310 53 306 53 303 49 309 54303 51530 68 304 72 298 75 299 75 304 51530 49042 79 297 80 294 80 294 75 296 49042 46809 80 298 79 298 78 299 76 300 46809 44795 84 308 85 310 88 311 88 312 44795 42973 104 313 106 315 110 314 109 315 42973 41316 120 307 123 309 120 306 119 304 41316 39797 119 300 123 302 118 294 115 294 39797 38383 109 302 115 301 110 291 104 294 38383 37056 105 308 111 304 111 299 98 300 37056 35785 106 310 106 305 115 304 105 304 35785 34509 102 307 103 306 116 307 110 306 34509 33207 99 305 107 307 116 307 110 308 33207 31881 103 306 113 309 112 308 106 309 31881 30523 110 308 115 309 104 308 102 309 30523 29124 115 308 111 310 95 309 97 306 29124 27689 112 307 106 310 90 310 89 303 27689 26221 103 305 102 310 89 310 79 300 26221 24727 96 304 98 308 88 309 73 300 24727 23206 90 303 94 306 87 308 72 302 23206 21654 86 302 89 304 84 307 73 303 21654 20064 82 301 81 302 80 305 73 303 20064 18464 78 299 73 301 74 303 71 302 18464 16935 75 297 66 299 67 301 67 301 16935 15547 73 296 60 296 60 298 61 300 15547 14309 71 295 53 291 53 294 55 299 14309 13198 67 294 48 286 46 286 50 298 13198 12195 63 292 45 282 41 278 45 295 12195 11288 57 289 44 280 40 273 39 292 11288 10467 51 284 43 276 40 271 34 286 10467 9728 47 277 43 272 40 269 32 278 9728 9060 45 268 42 267 40 267 35 270 9060 8450 44 258 41 263 40 266 38 263 8450 7899 42 249 40 259 39 264 38 259 7899 7432 39 245 36 255 36 262 36 256 7432 7068 35 243 31 252 30 259 31 254 7068 6814 30 242 26 249 24 256 24 251 6814 6659 26*242 21*248 18*253 19*250 6659 6570 15*241 11*246 9*249 9*247 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