DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.5 - - 31.5 - - 28.5 - - 27.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 3 - - -40 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6552 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2850 - - 3056 - - 2653 - - 1435 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 71 - - 53 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 224 - - 235 - - 228 - - 224 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -10 - - -8 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1822 - - -1268 - - -1437 - - -1901 ODpotential blCL - - - 8391 - - 7837 - - 8006 - - 8470 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 91 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.5 - - 31.5 - - 28.5 - - 27.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.9 - - 27.0 - - 26.3 - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 31.5 - - 30.6 - - 30.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.2 - - 26.5 - - 26.6 - - 26.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 3 - - -40 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 100 - - 64 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96135 35 272 38 277 25 279 33 263 96135 89071 12 261 21 275 29 291 25 292 89071 83615 8 282 8 303 17 299 19 299 83615 79070 23 264 21 282 15 306 14 286 79070 75118 25 253 30 268 30 284 25 277 75118 71608 25 260 29 259 33 272 26 272 71608 68410 29 274 23 265 26 263 21 268 68410 65431 35 278 28 283 30 276 23 280 65431 62639 36 268 33 276 32 280 30 278 62639 59926 34 263 34 282 34 280 39 272 59926 57093 37 273 37 283 36 274 40 270 57093 54153 36 270 36 278 37 280 38 279 54153 51353 37 273 39 281 44 287 39 279 51353 48834 39 276 44 283 48 288 46 281 48834 46580 40 280 45 283 51 284 49 279 46580 44547 41 283 46 282 45 279 46 283 44547 42704 46 291 46 286 43 282 51 288 42704 41023 49 291 51 285 47 283 57 281 41023 39475 46 290 44 278 48 285 54 284 39475 38036 35 295 35 279 49 293 56 292 38036 36703 28 309 38 300 53 300 59 294 36703 35443 33 335 47 312 56 301 58 290 35443 34187 45 339 47 310 58 297 52 280 34187 32902 51 333 46 303 58 294 55 273 32902 31592 44 328 53 299 58 292 60 275 31592 30246 39 319 55 296 57 290 60 274 30246 28857 43 311 52 289 56 289 61 271 28857 27428 45 306 52 286 57 285 65 271 27428 25964 44 304 52 284 59 281 66 273 25964 24469 48 298 51 277 60 280 66 277 24469 22948 51 288 53 275 61 281 64 280 22948 21399 49 283 54 277 61 282 60 282 21399 19819 44 284 50 278 59 281 56 283 19819 18236 40 283 46 277 56 280 53 285 18236 16729 41 280 46 277 52 279 53 286 16729 15365 44 275 47 277 48 277 51 284 15365 14150 45 270 49 274 46 274 49 280 14150 13062 43 268 50 269 47 271 46 275 13062 12082 41 270 49 264 47 268 46 271 12082 11194 38 271 47 261 46 265 46 266 11194 10391 37 270 45 260 43 261 47 262 10391 9666 37 265 42 256 41 255 46 258 9666 9011 37 258 39 250 40 249 45 254 9011 8413 35 251 37 246 37 243 42 249 8413 7873 32 243 33 243 35 240 39 245 7873 7415 28 236 30 240 31 238 33 241 7415 7057 23 231 26 238 26 235 27 237 7057 6809 20 229 22 237 21 233 21 234 6809 6657 17*227 19*236 17*232 16 232 6657 6569 10*224 11*235 8*228 7*224 6569 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