DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - - 62.9 - - 66.7 - - 67.4 - - 58.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 308 - - 346 - - 114 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5211 - - 7689 - - 7269 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9917 - - 11936 - - 10943 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11440 - - 13918 - - 13498 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1998 - - 2060 - - 2835 - - 2461 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 508 - - 598 - - 410 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 15 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 270 - - 264 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - -6 - - -5 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 29 - - 1834 - - 1035 - - -3612 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11412 - - 12085 - - 12464 - - 10183 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4001 - - -84 - - -787 - - -7193 ODpotential blCL - - - 15441 - - 14002 - - 14285 - - 13764 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 67 - - 82 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.9 - - 66.7 - - 67.4 - - 58.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.4 - - 36.3 - - 35.3 - - 36.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.7 - - 64.3 - - 65.9 - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 35.1 - - 34.1 - - 35.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 308 - - 346 - - 114 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5211 - - 7689 - - 7269 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 28 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 98797 22 122 16 100 13 130 24 108 98797 91251 15 136 17 120 13 127 13 112 91251 85508 16 138 11 121 16 116 11 119 85508 80772 15 115 10 125 15 103 17 114 80772 76689 17 120 8 129 12 075 14 099 76689 73074 14 104 11 153 5 079 13 073 73074 69804 10 121 9 115 7 124 4 041 69804 66806 9 120 8 154 5 157 4 175 66806 64016 2 165 8 142 3 201 4 125 64016 61309 4 353 7 179 12 231 9 278 61309 58497 11 303 7 243 12 213 12 226 58497 55568 15 244 15 268 12 255 16 254 55568 52768 21 280 28 290 29 277 29 278 52768 50262 25 295 30 291 31 281 27 272 50262 48011 28 303 29 296 32 285 28 284 48011 45959 31 294 32 291 34 280 36 285 45959 44078 31 288 31 279 29 277 36 281 44078 42346 31 285 29 278 29 286 35 295 42346 40747 33 292 32 290 37 300 45 306 40747 39273 39 299 40 296 43 303 49 308 39273 37906 45 296 46 293 46 308 49 313 37906 36608 47 290 48 289 51 314 48 315 36608 35311 47 287 48 286 54 314 47 313 35311 33987 48 286 48 284 55 313 48 311 33987 32642 48 286 47 282 53 311 48 309 32642 31262 46 287 47 278 50 305 48 307 31262 29839 43 286 47 275 47 299 45 305 29839 28374 40 283 45 276 44 296 41 301 28374 26872 40 279 42 277 40 295 40 297 26872 25338 40 276 39 277 36 293 37 297 25338 23776 40 275 37 277 33 291 34 299 23776 22183 40 276 36 279 31 289 29 300 22183 20550 37 277 34 284 29 290 26 299 20550 18905 33 278 29 289 27 293 23 294 18905 17329 26 276 24 290 20 289 20 290 17329 15899 20 269 17 280 15 283 17 293 15899 14621 18 265 16*271 13*281 14 299 14621 13473 20 267 16*269 12*279 11 302 13473 12434 22 272 16 269 10 269 8 298 12434 11492 23*274 16 269 10 265 7 289 11492 10638 23*274 15 268 9 262 6 273 10638 9868 22 273 15 269 9 261 7 252 9868 9172 20 270 15 270 9 261 9 232 9172 8535 18 266 14 270 9 260 11 223 8535 7961 17 264 14 272 8 259 13 220 7961 7473 16 264 13 272 8 260 12 219 7473 7092 16 263 13 273 8 260 12 215 7092 6827 15 263 12 273 7 260 10 209 6827 6664 14 263 11 274 7 260 8*203 6664 6571 11 263 9 274 6 260 5*201 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