DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 77.8 - - - - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 263 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5875 - - 8682 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10416 - - 12583 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12104 - - 14911 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5946 - - 4466 - - - - - 864 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 519 - - 567 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 257 - - - - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 24 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 7 - - 1538 - - - - - -5382 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12097 - - 13374 - - - - - 11954 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2057 - - -755 - - - - - -8707 ODpotential blCL - - - 14161 - - 15666 - - - - - 15279 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 76 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 1040 - - 710 - - - - - 500 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 77.8 - - - - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.6 - - 41.6 - - - - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.9 - - 75.6 - - - - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.6 - - 40.6 - - - - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 263 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5875 - - 8682 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 10 - - 4 - - - - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 99743 36 115 23 101 32 097 99743 92189 29 100 23 111 30 096 92189 86380 23 096 28 106 22 093 86380 81552 23 105 24 105 21 103 81552 77382 20 095 21 105 21 082 77382 73706 15 107 13 100 11 077 73706 70400 11 112 11 099 12 116 70400 67379 10 129 6 087 12 124 67379 64585 7 142 6 197 7 098 64585 61890 10 182 6 194 1 054 61890 59089 5 199 13 231 12 251 59089 56183 18 255 28 255 21 245 56183 53414 36 266 40 262 32 268 53414 50931 45 263 46 263 50 271 50931 48707 53 259 53 262 65 266 48707 46676 62 264 61 257 65 260 46676 44799 67 267 64 256 68 264 44799 43051 73 269 70 261 77 267 43051 41412 72 267 72 262 82 268 41412 39877 67 263 64 262 74 267 39877 38450 60 256 58 255 61 262 38450 37101 54 250 53 245 56 259 37101 35763 52 250 49 247 50 261 35763 34412 50 252 40 244 40 265 34412 33053 47 250 37 233 37 257 33053 31667 42 239 38 224 33 256 31667 30235 42 235 35 223 32 261 30235 28761 43 243 33 234 30 257 28761 27245 42 251 32 239 31 248 27245 25692 36 252 31 245 33 253 25692 24112 33 253 34 255 30 256 24112 22499 32 253 30 263 27 256 22499 20846 31 252 27 269 23 261 20846 19180 29 252 24 267 18 263 19180 17584 27 249 21 267 14 270 17584 16131 24 252 20*268 13 279 16131 14827 22 259 16*267 13 283 14827 13651 20 261 13 264 13 281 13651 12585 18*261 13 263 13 277 12585 11618 14*260 12 260 12 272 11618 10742 10 259 11 257 12 263 10742 9952 8 261 11 255 11 252 9952 9238 8 263 10 252 11 239 9238 8585 8 266 10 249 10 226 8585 7995 7 268 10 248 10 215 7995 7495 7 270 9 247 10 204 7495 7105 7 272 9 246 9 188 7105 6834 7 273 9 246 9 171 6834 6668 6 274 8 246 7*164 6668 6572 5 276 7 246 5*167 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