DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - 76.6 - - 72.8 - - - - - 59.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 245 - - - - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7102 - - 9476 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11348 - - 13187 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13331 - - 15705 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 8854 - - 2159 - - - - - 5347 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 538 - - 574 - - - - - 47 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 33 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 228 - - - - - 255 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 18 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -33 - - 27 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3180 - - 1650 - - - - - -5999 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16512 - - 14056 - - - - - 12571 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5797 - - 807 - - - - - -10039 ODpotential blCL - - - 19128 - - 14898 - - - - - 16610 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 97 - - - - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 400 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.6 - - 72.8 - - - - - 59.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.5 - - 33.5 - - - - - 27.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.6 - - 71.1 - - - - - 60.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.2 - - 32.6 - - - - - 26.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 245 - - - - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7102 - - 9476 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 88 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 98131 5 028 7 085 8 001 98131 90731 4 080 4 025 13 021 90731 85021 12 092 3 018 12 030 85021 80281 10 074 7 075 7 038 80281 76189 4 324 4 063 5 017 76189 72581 2 293 7 334 6 044 72581 69324 3 118 10 324 7 015 69324 66334 7 084 5 301 11 344 66334 63564 9 041 2 308 13 320 63564 60877 11 346 5 315 8 313 60877 58061 15 290 16 303 12 310 58061 55139 22 294 26 278 24 297 55139 52368 26 276 31 273 21 308 52368 49873 36 267 32 270 23 309 49873 47623 40 254 29 260 35 285 47623 45573 42 248 32 263 37 278 45573 43696 44 237 46 258 51 279 43696 41983 47 230 56 247 59 262 41983 40411 45 225 58 238 54 255 40411 38948 42 226 57 241 56 256 38948 37581 45 227 57 241 61 254 37581 36282 48 224 53 238 64 250 36282 34988 48 223 46 237 66 246 34988 33671 48 221 43 240 67 245 33671 32337 48 217 40 237 68 247 32337 30972 47 215 39 236 67 251 30972 29567 46 219 43 238 65 254 29567 28124 48 228 47 233 60 253 28124 26648 48 235 46 224 54 249 26648 25143 49 237 47 221 56 247 25143 23609 50 237 45 219 59 244 23609 22038 50 236 42 218 59 239 22038 20426 49 230 40 218 59 237 20426 18799 46 223 37 218 58 237 18799 17241 41 221 36 219 55 239 17241 15823 38 220 36*220 50 243 15823 14553 33 222 35*221 48 252 14553 13413 29*224 35 222 46 260 13413 12383 28*224 35 224 43 267 12383 11450 27 224 34 226 40 271 11450 10605 27 222 34 228 39 270 10605 9843 27 221 33 231 38 268 9843 9153 25 216 33 232 38 265 9153 8522 25 215 32 233 38 262 8522 7952 24 214 32 234 37 260 7952 7466 24 213 31 235 35 259 7466 7088 23 213 30 235 31 258 7088 6825 21 212 29 236 25 257 6825 6664 19 211 26 236 21 257 6664 6571 14 210 18 236 11*255 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