DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.2 - - 51.7 - - 54.7 - - 46.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 178 - - 58 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2949 - - 2716 - - 5486 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7927 - - 7807 - - 9226 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9178 - - 8945 - - 11715 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2466 - - 3191 - - 4577 - - 1149 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 339 - - 343 - - 319 - - 41 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 21 - - 30 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 233 - - 239 - - 245 - - 236 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 12 - - 19 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -21 - - -30 - - -30 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1828 - - 1304 - - 1313 - - -1534 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7350 - - 7641 - - 10403 - - 8104 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -379 - - -917 - - -1527 - - -4654 ODpotential blCL - - - 9557 - - 9862 - - 13242 - - 11224 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 94 - - 76 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 460 - - 160 - - 180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.2 - - 51.7 - - 54.7 - - 46.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.5 - - 40.7 - - 31.8 - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.8 - - 50.3 - - 54.1 - - 48.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 39.4 - - 30.5 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 178 - - 58 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2949 - - 2716 - - 5486 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 78 - - 4 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 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] 99025 25 103 22 102 22 103 23 109 99025 91518 20 099 13 113 19 081 21 109 91518 85771 18 114 10 115 14 081 16 096 85771 81010 17 120 11 109 7 113 19 071 81010 76890 10 133 7 089 11 095 12 066 76890 73258 9 135 7 146 6 076 14 095 73258 69969 9 134 9 143 6 151 8 101 69969 66941 8 195 2 117 6 133 8 115 66941 64126 15 202 15 217 11 228 3 357 64126 61380 19 186 17 210 19 209 14 212 61380 58509 22 236 20 229 18 221 25 211 58509 55528 24 249 26 243 23 239 27 245 55528 52685 29 246 27 248 29 266 33 269 52685 50122 30 255 36 258 36 275 36 268 50122 47807 35 258 38 262 44 276 37 267 47807 45695 41 260 39 263 47 269 38 272 45695 43753 45 258 44 266 48 271 42 280 43753 41957 45 253 46 266 46 271 46 284 41957 40289 43 248 45 261 42 269 47 284 40289 38733 43 242 45 256 40 271 45 285 38733 37287 44 237 45 254 41 274 43 289 37287 35921 47 236 46 254 44 274 46 292 35921 34571 52 235 47 253 46 269 49 289 34571 33212 57 234 47 253 46 254 51 285 33212 31850 60 236 44 254 46 248 49 281 31850 30474 59 236 43 255 47 249 47 275 30474 29074 52 236 42 253 46 250 46 269 29074 27650 47 234 41 251 44 251 47 266 27650 26198 47 233 41 250 43 252 44 266 26198 24718 47 234 40 250 42 254 42 267 24718 23213 43 233 39 248 40 254 40 267 23213 21676 39 231 40 245 38 254 40 268 21676 20102 38 233 40 243 35 256 38 271 20102 18519 35 241 34 239 29 257 28 272 18519 17006 33 250 32 239 24 262 23 275 17006 15630 28 257 32 239 24 264 24 275 15630 14396 28 267 32 246 26 260 28 272 14396 13285 28 276 31 256 29 254 32 268 13285 12278 25 279 29 261 32*249 33 266 12278 11364 20 277 27 260 32*247 34 265 11364 10535 17 270 27 257 33 246 35 264 10535 9786 16*260 26 253 32 245 35 263 9786 9108 16*248 25*248 32 245 35 262 9108 8487 17 236 24*243 31 244 34 261 8487 7926 17 232 23 240 30 244 33 259 7926 7450 17 230 22 238 29 243 30 256 7450 7078 17 229 21 237 27 243 25 251 7078 6820 16 228 20 237 24 242 18 246 6820 6662 15 227 18 236 21 242 14*242 6662 6570 11 226 12 236 14 242 6*236 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