DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1556z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.2 - - 70.5 - - 66.8 - - 58.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 192 - - 218 - - -23 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2703 - - 8309 - - 343 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7803 - - 12159 - - 6555 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8932 - - 14538 - - 6572 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4783 - - 3360 - - 12384 - - 342 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 344 - - 521 - - 28 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 23 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 225 - - 237 - - 244 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - -17 - - -5 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5452 - - -661 - - -7797 - - -5270 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14384 - - 15199 - - 14369 - - 11841 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8854 - - -2564 - - -9917 - - -8910 ODpotential blCL - - - 17786 - - 17102 - - 16489 - - 15481 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 62 - - 93 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.2 - - 70.5 - - 66.8 - - 58.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.8 - - 26.2 - - 26.5 - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.5 - - 68.7 - - 67.6 - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.2 - - 25.7 - - 26.0 - - 29.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 192 - - 218 - - -23 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2703 - - 8309 - - 343 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 73 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97678 16 002 14 013 12 348 17 006 97678 90494 8 345 11 018 11 352 10 357 90494 84878 3 161 11 324 8 322 11 351 84878 80158 7 026 5 356 5 319 9 317 80158 76072 9 015 3 306 9 313 10 315 76072 72464 14 000 5 332 8 320 10 314 72464 69202 20 324 15 338 13 320 13 302 69202 66212 28 310 22 324 19 322 11 314 66212 63438 28 302 24 306 21 301 12 321 63438 60738 31 297 30 291 31 291 18 307 60738 57928 36 286 38 281 39 286 27 296 57928 55029 41 282 43 282 38 287 34 287 55029 52276 47 279 47 283 42 292 39 286 52276 49806 50 276 49 282 46 285 41 283 49806 47592 52 276 50 279 47 280 40 277 47592 45580 51 274 49 273 49 279 41 273 45580 43741 47 272 49 264 50 275 43 272 43741 42050 41 273 43 258 49 267 42 269 42050 40480 36 268 33 254 46 261 43 268 40480 39015 34 255 32 254 39 259 45 265 39015 37647 33 243 35 253 37 261 38 256 37647 36347 36 232 36 244 35 259 31 260 36347 35047 35 225 38 231 35 255 30 272 35047 33720 34 222 39 222 35 251 32 272 33720 32370 34 221 38 221 36 249 33 266 32370 30986 34 217 38 220 37 246 31 262 30986 29564 35 213 37 220 37 246 31 259 29564 28109 34 209 35 221 37 247 35 256 28109 26624 30 212 35 223 37 249 36 253 26624 25111 27 214 34 225 35 249 33 254 25111 23576 26 213 34 227 33 248 32 254 23576 22015 26 215 34 234 30 254 33 248 22015 20414 25 224 33 242 34 260 35 250 20414 18798 23 240 32 248 38 254 34 251 18798 17250 25 251 30 249 37 250 32 249 17250 15841 25 255 28 247 32 244 29 245 15841 14579 24 256 27*244 30 241 27 242 14579 13444 25 255 26*238 29 240 25 242 13444 12415 26 252 25 236 28 240 24 245 12415 11482 26 250 24 235 27 240 24 249 11482 10634 24 247 24 235 26 241 24 253 10634 9868 22 243 24 236 25 241 26 255 9868 9173 20*236 23 237 24 242 27 256 9173 8536 18*231 22 238 23 243 28 252 8536 7961 17 226 21 239 22 244 29 241 7961 7472 16 224 20 240 20 244 27 231 7472 7091 15 223 19 240 18 244 23 224 7091 6826 13 222 18 241 15 245 18 217 6826 6664 12 222 16 241 12*244 13 213 6664 6571 9 222 12 241 7*244 7*211 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