DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 70.8 - - 75.1 - - - - - 67.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 309 - - - - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3754 - - 6390 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8764 - - 10853 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9983 - - 12619 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2305 - - 2537 - - - - - 236 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 448 - - 545 - - - - - 33 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 24 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 259 - - - - - 269 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 16 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -31 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3539 - - -2054 - - - - - -5109 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13522 - - 14673 - - - - - 11682 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9527 - - -8565 - - - - - -9348 ODpotential blCL - - - 19510 - - 21184 - - - - - 15920 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 66 - - - - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.8 - - 75.1 - - - - - 67.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.1 - - 33.2 - - - - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 73.1 - - - - - 69.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 32.0 - - - - - 37.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 309 - - - - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3754 - - 6390 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 6 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] 99020 29 106 20 100 30 091 99020 91467 23 105 25 090 25 089 91467 85656 20 080 26 096 23 070 85656 80886 19 085 20 084 18 081 80886 76801 20 083 11 088 18 075 76801 73188 15 078 11 084 16 064 73188 69912 14 076 12 064 15 049 69912 66903 15 071 10 050 13 024 66903 64116 10 049 6 018 9 042 64116 61416 12 009 8 011 9 021 61416 58597 12 004 14 335 13 253 58597 55709 11 342 13 261 21 314 55709 53015 11 199 22 332 39 314 53015 50601 20 320 31 320 40 312 50601 48415 26 332 36 321 42 317 48415 46417 29 342 46 329 43 322 46417 44575 43 332 53 331 51 325 44575 42868 45 327 57 330 64 327 42868 41283 48 326 58 325 72 325 41283 39804 50 325 55 320 74 321 39804 38419 50 325 54 317 74 319 38419 37097 49 326 52 314 75 318 37097 35773 48 324 51 313 74 318 35773 34421 49 323 51 313 71 317 34421 33045 50 321 51 314 68 314 33045 31635 51 321 51 314 66 311 31635 30182 51 321 51 314 64 311 30182 28689 52 320 53 313 64 313 28689 27158 54 320 54 311 64 314 27158 25594 53 319 56 309 62 313 25594 24002 49 317 57 308 61 311 24002 22380 47 315 57 309 60 308 22380 20723 47 314 54 310 58 306 20723 19061 45 313 51 312 52 303 19061 17474 42 311 46 311 43 299 17474 16034 38 307 39 303 34 287 16034 14745 35 303 33 292 31 277 14745 13585 31 299 30*283 31 279 13585 12533 28 296 28*275 31 283 12533 11578 25 295 27 268 31 288 11578 10712 21*293 26 261 32 292 10712 9930 18*289 25 257 32 295 9930 9222 16 284 24 254 32 297 9222 8574 14 278 24 253 33 298 8574 7989 14 277 23 252 32 299 7989 7490 14 277 23 251 29 296 7490 7102 13 276 21 251 24 290 7102 6832 12 277 20 251 19 282 6832 6667 11 278 18 250 14*278 6667 6572 9 278 13 251 6*269 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