DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - 84.6 - - 88.7 - - - - - 78.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 370 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6112 - - 8475 - - - - - 344 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10661 - - 12595 - - - - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12341 - - 14704 - - - - - 6573 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2182 - - 3151 - - - - - 8590 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 549 - - 628 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 32 - - 68 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 321 - - - - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 40 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1448 - - -305 - - - - - -6174 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13789 - - 15010 - - - - - 12748 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3863 - - -2233 - - - - - -9479 ODpotential blCL - - - 16204 - - 16937 - - - - - 16052 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 86 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 470 - - - - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.6 - - 88.7 - - - - - 78.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.5 - - 45.2 - - - - - 45.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.7 - - 85.9 - - - - - 81.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 44.4 - - - - - 44.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 370 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6112 - - 8475 - - - - - 344 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 8 - - 45 - - - - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 8 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] 99700 35 110 24 118 33 096 99700 92115 30 105 28 105 24 100 92115 86286 21 115 28 094 21 092 86286 81479 16 107 22 097 24 092 81479 77358 18 105 20 110 24 084 77358 73722 20 108 17 099 18 079 73722 70437 21 104 17 108 14 086 70437 67435 20 094 15 131 15 096 67435 64661 14 090 16 121 13 079 64661 61979 11 114 8 094 6 123 61979 59198 12 077 5 165 3 106 59198 56336 10 313 6 260 9 259 56336 53638 19 262 15 301 11 252 53638 51229 28 247 25 278 11 289 51229 49061 29 242 35 252 19 276 49061 47073 24 248 37 231 23 258 47073 45241 20 265 30 223 30 251 45241 43545 21 278 22 242 34 243 43545 41963 24 270 26 266 27 249 41963 40476 29 264 26 268 28 271 40476 39079 28 255 22 275 34 279 39079 37739 22 250 24 283 36 276 37739 36393 15 251 21 268 36 274 36393 35014 15 250 16 255 35 275 35014 33611 18 237 17 251 25 269 33611 32173 20 232 19 251 23 263 32173 30690 21 240 21 250 28 263 30690 29166 20 250 23 243 28 270 29166 27606 20 247 20 238 25 276 27606 26017 22 239 19 236 21 270 26017 24399 21 242 22 232 21 258 24399 22748 22 249 22 233 24 249 22748 21059 22 245 20 248 22 244 21059 19363 16 249 18 262 21 240 19363 17739 10 238 16 259 18 239 17739 16261 10 235 14 237 10 247 16261 14938 12 216 9*213 5 294 14938 13746 11 201 8*212 6 332 13746 12666 7*206 6 212 7 344 12666 11687 6*212 2 224 6 346 11687 10800 5 218 1 303 5 344 10800 9999 4 232 3 351 5 345 9999 9276 3 256 4 356 4 345 9276 8614 3 279 5 358 4 349 8614 8017 3 298 5 360 4 349 8017 7509 4 310 6 359 3 350 7509 7114 4 316 6 000 3 352 7114 6838 4 320 6 360 2 351 6838 6670 4 322 6 360 2*351 6670 6573 4 323 6 001 1*333 6573 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