DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 40.7 - - 43.5 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 128 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1696 - - 341 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6943 - - 6553 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 7925 - - 6570 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1270 - - 3006 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 264 - - 154 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 4 - - 9 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 3 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 224 - - 259 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 0 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -1 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1355 - - 0 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6570 - - 6570 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 258 - - -1177 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 7667 - - 7747 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 93 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.7 - - 43.5 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.8 - - 37.2 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 42.0 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 36.0 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 128 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1696 - - 341 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 70 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 97389 21 313 23 301 97389 90230 15 302 18 304 90230 84693 8 312 16 293 84693 80092 7 323 7 293 80092 76131 5 279 5 292 76131 72626 4 224 4 264 72626 69439 5 179 6 207 69439 66499 5 175 2 168 66499 63764 15 205 12 245 63764 61119 9 188 20 216 61119 58361 12 241 28 230 58361 55475 33 237 37 228 55475 52703 40 227 43 227 52703 50197 40 229 45 225 50197 47939 49 226 46 223 47939 45883 55 223 50 228 45883 43988 59 222 55 225 43988 42225 60 220 57 221 42225 40573 59 219 57 216 40573 39024 58 220 56 213 39024 37572 59 221 56 212 37572 36191 60 220 57 212 36191 34819 62 221 58 214 34819 33427 68 223 61 222 33427 32025 73 224 69 227 32025 30601 71 222 78 227 30601 29152 67 223 79 223 29152 27685 64 224 79 221 27685 26204 60 222 86 216 26204 24702 54 220 83 214 24702 23179 50 219 71 220 23179 21631 48 218 57 221 21631 20049 46 218 45 219 20049 18455 43 217 40 219 18455 16930 41 215 34 224 16930 15546 39 216 30 224 15546 14309 37 218 27 221 14309 13198 36 220 27 219 13198 12195 34 220 24 220 12195 11288 30 218 19 221 11288 10467 25 214 15 219 10467 9727 21 210 11 211 9727 9060 18 209 9 204 9060 8450 15*213 7 206 8450 7900 14*219 5 218 7900 7434 13 224 4 232 7434 7069 12 225 4 241 7069 6815 11 228 4 249 6815 6660 10 229 3*255 6660 6570 8 230 3*259 6570 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