DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.4 - - 64.9 - - - - - 58.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 189 - - - - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 342 - - 2900 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6555 - - 7953 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6571 - - 9129 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2984 - - 1862 - - - - - 1748 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 113 - - 354 - - - - - 45 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 15 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 308 - - - - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 8 - - - - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 1071 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6571 - - 8058 - - - - - 6572 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -476 - - -680 - - - - - -3532 ODpotential blCL - - - 7047 - - 9809 - - - - - 10104 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 95 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 370 - - 330 - - - - - 270 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.4 - - 64.9 - - - - - 58.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.0 - - 51.9 - - - - - 52.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.5 - - 63.1 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.4 - - 51.0 - - - - - 51.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 189 - - - - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 342 - - 2900 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 81 - - - - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 10 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] 99184 10 136 12 084 12 090 99184 91735 13 105 10 086 9 093 91735 85980 12 093 10 108 9 066 85980 81207 10 106 7 115 7 059 81207 77091 8 110 4 091 9 103 77091 73446 9 117 2 332 7 130 73446 70149 8 112 2 060 4 092 70149 67128 2 124 2 309 3 029 67128 64331 8 198 8 243 6 015 64331 61624 6 179 13 206 12 268 61624 58816 12 266 10 247 15 239 58816 55900 24 272 22 266 21 259 55900 53108 35 254 35 260 35 261 53108 50603 34 251 40 253 43 251 50603 48370 45 264 42 259 44 253 48370 46351 58 258 57 256 50 262 46351 44512 60 249 64 248 60 265 44512 42826 62 248 61 245 68 262 42826 41265 65 251 63 247 67 248 41265 39811 66 256 63 251 62 238 39811 38450 66 253 59 254 61 236 38450 37145 63 250 54 257 59 236 37145 35834 62 249 54 258 57 233 35834 34489 61 248 54 251 53 228 34489 33117 55 243 57 247 51 225 33117 31706 48 238 57 247 51 226 31706 30247 48 239 52 246 51 228 30247 28746 49 243 49 240 49 228 28746 27206 47 245 47 238 47 232 27206 25633 45 246 44 241 43 239 25633 24032 44 249 45 245 40 247 24032 22401 45 252 43 251 38 250 22401 20732 49 253 42 255 33 247 20732 19054 52 250 47 256 29 246 19054 17450 51 246 54 252 25 248 17450 15995 47 242 55 248 21 250 15995 14696 41 239 51 246 18 253 14696 13531 34 242 43 243 15 256 13531 12479 30 247 31 235 15 258 12479 11526 27 254 22 226 16 256 11526 10663 23 260 15 229 18 250 10663 9886 19 266 10 242 21 241 9886 9184 14 266 6*257 23 231 9184 8543 12 265 4*286 27 223 8543 7966 12 265 4 301 29 215 7966 7475 10 266 4 309 28 206 7475 7094 9 269 5 317 25 199 7094 6828 8 270 4 321 20 192 6828 6665 7 272 4 321 16*189 6665 6572 6*272 4 322 9*184 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