DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - 74.9 - - 77.8 - - - - - 68.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 335 - - 372 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6697 - - 9511 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11120 - - 13443 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12926 - - 15740 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3641 - - 2811 - - - - - 3494 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 563 - - 655 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 14 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 289 - - - - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 15 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 532 - - 979 - - - - - -5179 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12394 - - 14762 - - - - - 11751 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1903 - - -2051 - - - - - -8594 ODpotential blCL - - - 14829 - - 17791 - - - - - 15166 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 43 - - - - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 820 - - 260 - - - - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 77.8 - - - - - 68.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.0 - - 35.5 - - - - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.2 - - 75.0 - - - - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 34.3 - - - - - 39.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 335 - - 372 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6697 - - 9511 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 99606 28 131 20 109 27 104 99606 92025 26 117 21 105 24 091 92025 86200 19 099 17 102 17 092 86200 81376 17 106 20 114 16 104 81376 77225 17 110 18 122 13 089 77225 73566 18 086 15 114 11 084 73566 70264 4 132 12 083 7 083 70264 67234 7 212 5 182 7 093 67234 64426 11 195 4 237 4 344 64426 61717 5 241 10 239 11 269 61717 58897 21 268 14 259 15 272 58897 55974 24 262 24 264 22 278 55974 53185 31 262 32 264 35 275 53185 50669 38 269 41 264 42 276 50669 48407 50 270 47 267 48 278 48407 46356 55 269 49 270 47 280 46356 44486 54 268 49 272 43 278 44486 42773 52 271 44 276 28 292 42773 41189 46 278 29 287 21 302 41189 39715 32 280 23 310 13 322 39715 38342 20 287 16 323 13 356 38342 37037 17 293 11 352 17 010 37037 35731 14 314 12 016 17 012 35731 34395 13 335 15 022 16 016 34395 33033 15 347 16 023 13 018 33033 31637 18 335 15 019 11 357 31637 30197 18 318 14 010 9 343 30197 28718 17 307 15 005 6 005 28718 27202 15 300 12 359 3 044 27202 25651 14 298 11 335 2 187 25651 24070 13 302 11 308 4 238 24070 22456 12 306 11 297 10 280 22456 20803 14 307 11 298 9 267 20803 19138 16 303 12 303 8 291 19138 17545 18 300 12 302 13 305 17545 16094 17 298 10*299 16 304 16094 14794 15 295 8*291 15 299 14794 13621 13*287 8 289 13 294 13621 12559 11*278 8 288 10 289 12559 11596 11 274 8 287 7 280 11596 10723 10 273 8 287 4 253 10723 9937 9 269 8 288 4 203 9937 9227 9 268 9 290 5 174 9227 8577 9 266 9 290 6 159 8577 7990 9 267 9 291 7 151 7990 7492 8 267 9 292 8 148 7492 7103 8 267 9 293 9 144 7103 6833 8 268 8 293 9 141 6833 6667 7 268 8 293 7*141 6667 6572 6 268 7 294 5*146 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