DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 72.4 - - 71.4 - - 59.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 307 - - 357 - - 103 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4219 - - 7117 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9124 - - 11472 - - 6555 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10448 - - 13346 - - 6572 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2334 - - 2682 - - 8866 - - 601 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 466 - - 581 - - 140 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 248 - - 289 - - 067 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - 16 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4683 - - -3103 - - -9355 - - -5593 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15132 - - 16450 - - 15927 - - 12166 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9894 - - -7109 - - -12897 - - -10579 ODpotential blCL - - - 20342 - - 20455 - - 19469 - - 17151 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 40 - - 54 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 72.4 - - 71.4 - - 59.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.5 - - 22.8 - - 24.2 - - 29.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.7 - - 69.9 - - 70.1 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.9 - - 22.3 - - 23.8 - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 307 - - 357 - - 103 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4219 - - 7117 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99105 10 150 3 110 6 057 7 102 99105 91686 8 147 8 185 0 078 4 034 91686 85947 9 144 8 180 6 243 8 037 85947 81166 4 117 9 120 6 216 7 341 81166 77059 3 199 3 177 5 135 6 283 77059 73437 4 216 5 234 7 162 10 237 73437 70138 6 218 7 237 5 233 8 213 70138 67082 8 192 12 226 10 269 5 243 67082 64251 6 219 11 225 11 251 11 252 64251 61522 9 236 9 234 11 243 14 243 61522 58681 18 235 20 239 22 250 18 255 58681 55731 23 235 26 231 29 243 23 246 55731 52914 25 240 28 234 32 238 29 240 52914 50388 28 247 31 236 35 238 33 235 50388 48136 33 250 33 238 36 234 35 234 48136 46104 36 249 33 236 34 231 36 229 46104 44255 37 245 32 234 36 229 39 225 44255 42566 26 243 30 231 37 219 40 219 42566 41008 19 241 27 230 36 221 45 230 41008 39549 19 233 27 231 36 225 67 230 39549 38182 18 232 28 230 39 227 79 219 38182 36882 17 238 27 225 41 227 70 216 36882 35581 16 244 22 216 40 226 62 218 35581 34249 16 248 18 205 35 225 53 222 34249 32893 17 252 17 203 28 222 47 224 32893 31499 17 257 17 208 26 218 41 228 31499 30060 18 256 20 212 28 215 31 224 30060 28578 19 256 21 216 30 213 25 234 28578 27058 21 264 20 225 30 214 21 205 27058 25507 26 268 20 235 28 217 24 199 25507 23931 28 265 21 242 26 223 19 216 23931 22325 29 260 21 248 24 234 17 229 22325 20681 28 257 22 253 22 243 16 234 20681 19027 25 260 24 252 22 249 18 235 19027 17444 24 262 26 251 23 250 21 236 17444 16003 23 261 27 254 24 249 23 235 16003 14711 23 261 26 254 22 244 24 230 14711 13547 23 259 23*251 18 237 22 226 13547 12493 23 255 18*247 12 230 20 221 12493 11538 21 250 15 245 10 229 16 217 11538 10673 18*243 13 245 7 235 12 212 10673 9893 15*236 12 246 6 239 7 206 9893 9190 13 231 12 247 5 253 3 188 9190 8547 12 230 11 249 5 261 2 067 8547 7968 11 230 10 251 4 271 5 045 7968 7477 11 230 10 253 4 278 7 044 7477 7094 10 230 9 255 4 283 8 049 7094 6828 9 231 9 255 4 285 8 058 6828 6665 8 231 8 256 4*287 6*070 6665 6572 7 231 7 256 4*289 3*067 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