DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.5 - - 75.9 - - - - - 66.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 300 - - 319 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3454 - - 5906 - - - - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8537 - - 10479 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9683 - - 12135 - - - - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2892 - - 3950 - - - - - 558 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 437 - - 535 - - - - - 25 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 242 - - 253 - - - - - 173 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5025 - - -5167 - - - - - -6964 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14709 - - 17303 - - - - - 13536 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9007 - - -8836 - - - - - -10794 ODpotential blCL - - - 18690 - - 20971 - - - - - 17366 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 53 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.5 - - 75.9 - - - - - 66.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.6 - - 22.4 - - - - - 30.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 73.5 - - - - - 69.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 21.2 - - - - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 300 - - 319 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3454 - - 5906 - - - - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 0 - - - - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99243 27 099 21 124 30 080 99243 91692 18 104 20 088 19 077 91692 85884 14 112 15 096 16 094 85884 81072 15 128 12 100 16 091 81072 76921 16 119 17 114 14 090 76921 73264 10 089 18 118 8 076 73264 69964 6 106 9 101 7 102 69964 66931 5 163 3 090 8 086 66931 64110 8 105 3 067 7 037 64110 61384 7 340 3 242 4 247 61384 58552 17 313 9 284 12 255 58552 55638 24 278 27 287 16 294 55638 52884 30 280 34 276 26 291 52884 50404 39 286 39 281 41 282 50404 48179 47 286 55 277 52 271 48179 46166 55 285 63 276 60 273 46166 44322 63 283 68 276 71 273 44322 42613 65 284 68 276 74 269 42613 41022 64 285 65 279 69 268 41022 39539 62 283 64 278 67 267 39539 38159 58 281 61 275 67 266 38159 36846 51 283 59 275 62 267 36846 35536 47 282 55 278 53 269 35536 34202 44 281 45 277 46 271 34202 32849 42 281 41 274 47 271 32849 31463 39 279 39 277 45 267 31463 30033 37 279 35 280 43 260 30033 28561 35 281 34 281 41 259 28561 27052 34 284 35 280 38 264 27052 25510 34 285 35 274 35 272 25510 23942 35 284 34 272 32 273 23942 22340 36 276 35 274 30 272 22340 20699 38 273 35 271 24 280 20699 19050 35 277 33 268 21 291 19050 17472 29 282 28 266 18 292 17472 16034 25 282 25 266 15 282 16034 14745 22 280 21 266 13 267 14745 13581 19 279 18 265 13 254 13581 12528 16 275 15*262 16 250 12528 11571 13 263 13*257 18 253 11571 10704 12 254 12 253 19 256 10704 9922 10*249 11 252 20 255 9922 9214 8*243 11 251 19 250 9214 8567 7 241 11 251 18 242 8567 7983 7 240 11 253 16 230 7983 7487 7 240 10 254 14 218 7487 7100 6 242 10 254 12 206 7100 6831 6 243 9 255 10 193 6831 6667 5 244 9 256 7*179 6667 6572 5 244 7 256 5*173 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