DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.8 - - 70.8 - - 69.0 - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 284 - - 20 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4521 - - 7155 - - 343 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9265 - - 11392 - - 6555 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10750 - - 13384 - - 6572 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3211 - - 2842 - - 10554 - - 1777 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 442 - - 540 - - 82 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 220 - - 241 - - 247 - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - -11 - - -5 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2551 - - -2001 - - -7605 - - -5476 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13302 - - 15385 - - 14177 - - 12047 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5949 - - -5435 - - -9222 - - -9270 ODpotential blCL - - - 16699 - - 18819 - - 15794 - - 15841 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 57 - - 68 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.8 - - 70.8 - - 69.0 - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.1 - - 25.8 - - 29.5 - - 28.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.7 - - 68.6 - - 68.6 - - 63.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 25.3 - - 29.1 - - 28.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 284 - - 20 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4521 - - 7155 - - 343 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 98364 8 215 6 214 5 263 9 329 98364 91021 5 218 6 226 3 259 9 286 91021 85333 5 166 4 261 3 051 0 096 85333 80604 12 148 2 167 5 348 7 055 80604 76542 6 123 6 091 3 069 5 025 76542 72968 1 133 4 126 1 069 1 358 72968 69732 2 157 3 202 3 268 3 274 69732 66737 2 185 7 226 8 265 4 276 66737 63945 10 242 12 208 14 236 12 237 63945 61234 18 236 20 227 19 223 16 240 61234 58395 22 232 24 230 23 232 21 250 58395 55440 29 230 27 233 25 234 29 239 55440 52619 34 226 32 231 31 241 34 235 52619 50090 37 226 36 230 37 245 35 231 50090 47837 40 230 39 234 39 241 32 232 47837 45805 39 228 38 232 38 238 27 246 45805 43962 33 228 33 233 36 241 30 261 43962 42280 32 229 34 237 34 247 32 259 42280 40722 30 224 35 237 32 254 32 248 40722 39263 27 222 34 236 33 260 33 247 39263 37897 25 221 30 238 33 260 37 244 37897 36598 22 220 28 242 32 259 36 240 36598 35302 20 223 26 246 30 255 35 234 35302 33978 20 231 26 247 28 248 38 232 33978 32629 20 236 26 251 30 244 40 235 32629 31246 20 238 25 253 33 244 39 238 31246 29820 17 241 23 248 31 242 38 241 29820 28356 15 227 21 245 28 239 37 246 28356 26855 16 217 21 248 29 241 36 249 26855 25323 16 228 21 251 29 243 34 249 25323 23763 14 233 21 250 29 246 31 251 23763 22169 11 219 20 248 29 250 31 258 22169 20535 11 213 20 245 28 253 36 263 20535 18894 11 220 23 251 27 255 36 260 18894 17329 12 235 23 260 29 255 36 256 17329 15909 12 248 21 265 27 250 31 250 15909 14636 12 253 19 262 24 243 23 239 14636 13489 15 239 17*255 23 242 19 230 13489 12449 17 224 16*244 22 242 19 230 12449 11506 16*222 16 243 22 242 18 233 11506 10650 15*223 15 241 21 243 17 239 10650 9878 15 222 15 240 21 244 16 246 9878 9180 14 221 15 240 20 245 15 253 9180 8541 14 220 15 239 19 246 15 258 8541 7965 14 220 14 239 18 246 15 260 7965 7475 13 219 14 239 18 247 13 261 7475 7093 12 218 13 239 17 247 11 255 7093 6827 11 218 12 239 15 247 8 237 6827 6665 10 217 11 239 13*248 7 224 6665 6571 8 218 9 239 9*247 5*206 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