DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.8 - - 73.2 - - 74.2 - - 66.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 314 - - 362 - - 135 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5211 - - 6863 - - 4982 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9917 - - 11289 - - 9334 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11440 - - 13092 - - 11211 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2084 - - 2664 - - 6499 - - 2996 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 508 - - 583 - - 381 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 8 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 13 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 292 - - 283 - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -7 - - -18 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3056 - - -2215 - - -4924 - - -6502 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14496 - - 15307 - - 16136 - - 13074 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6583 - - -6046 - - -7947 - - -9967 ODpotential blCL - - - 18023 - - 19138 - - 19158 - - 16539 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 36 - - 56 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.8 - - 73.2 - - 74.2 - - 66.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.9 - - 28.7 - - 26.0 - - 32.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 70.6 - - 72.6 - - 69.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.8 - - 27.5 - - 24.9 - - 31.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 314 - - 362 - - 135 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5211 - - 6863 - - 4982 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99505 25 111 28 104 26 105 28 107 99505 91971 29 122 21 115 20 106 24 104 91971 86145 22 118 22 121 19 102 21 096 86145 81302 19 127 19 117 14 115 15 084 81302 77134 19 123 17 107 12 110 11 076 77134 73450 16 103 11 122 7 127 8 061 73450 70116 8 070 11 129 5 116 8 095 70116 67065 2 124 7 158 4 116 6 102 67065 64237 4 105 1 062 2 063 3 040 64237 61504 1 097 4 164 9 198 4 203 61504 58661 13 264 14 278 7 250 8 250 58661 55706 17 263 23 267 24 267 17 264 55706 52882 27 290 29 276 29 273 29 289 52882 50345 43 287 40 275 38 281 46 284 50345 48101 55 277 47 274 51 282 52 281 48101 46095 60 273 55 275 62 282 57 282 46095 44281 61 275 59 276 69 282 62 278 44281 42617 62 277 60 278 65 283 58 276 42617 41069 63 277 60 282 62 290 55 277 41069 39618 64 276 60 283 59 293 55 281 39618 38257 63 274 58 280 54 293 54 283 38257 36954 62 275 51 281 49 292 54 283 36954 35648 59 278 48 288 45 289 52 282 35648 34312 55 281 49 288 43 287 49 281 34312 32952 49 283 46 284 42 282 47 281 32952 31556 44 286 41 284 39 276 45 283 31556 30116 42 290 40 286 35 272 45 282 30116 28636 40 291 40 287 33 274 43 279 28636 27123 41 290 40 285 33 276 44 279 27123 25579 42 285 39 284 35 279 48 281 25579 24009 42 280 39 282 39 281 51 281 24009 22405 42 277 38 281 42 285 51 280 22405 20759 41 274 37 280 42 289 48 281 20759 19101 40 272 35 281 36 289 38 284 19101 17514 41 270 33 281 32 287 27 286 17514 16068 40 271 31 283 28 286 24 283 16068 14771 37 274 27 284 26 286 23 279 14771 13600 29 279 19*285 22 287 22 275 13600 12541 20 280 15*287 18 287 20 270 12541 11579 14*277 13 289 15*287 17 262 11579 10709 11*275 13 291 12*286 14 250 10709 9924 8 278 13 291 9 284 12 235 9924 9215 7 284 13 293 7 282 10 217 9215 8567 7 287 13 294 6 281 9 197 8567 7983 6 292 13 295 6 281 9 179 7983 7487 6 297 12 297 6 282 9 167 7487 7100 6 300 12 297 5 283 9 159 7100 6831 6 303 11 298 5 285 8 153 6831 6667 5 303 11 298 5 284 7*148 6667 6572 5 305 9 299 4 285 5*148 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