DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.6 - - 47.4 - - 48.4 - - 42.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 246 - - 121 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1411 - - 3324 - - 3575 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 8366 - - 8232 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7640 - - 9553 - - 9804 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1854 - - 3302 - - 3856 - - 3642 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 210 - - 403 - - 328 - - 45 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 18 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 257 - - 242 - - 242 - - 268 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - -25 - - -15 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1070 - - 1477 - - 1073 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6570 - - 8077 - - 8731 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 340 - - -284 - - -653 - - -1558 ODpotential blCL - - - 7300 - - 9837 - - 10457 - - 8128 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 99 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 280 - - 200 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.6 - - 47.4 - - 48.4 - - 42.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.2 - - 34.6 - - 32.7 - - 36.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.6 - - 45.5 - - 47.2 - - 41.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.6 - - 33.6 - - 32.0 - - 35.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 246 - - 121 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1411 - - 3324 - - 3575 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 103 - - 98 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99404 34 101 25 101 26 089 29 100 99404 91857 25 094 20 104 25 088 30 083 91857 86056 26 103 19 110 17 097 21 082 86056 81263 15 104 19 101 13 099 18 090 81263 77135 15 115 18 092 12 120 18 090 77135 73457 9 090 13 130 13 093 13 093 73457 70112 10 127 12 145 12 099 11 097 70112 67038 10 118 4 106 12 128 8 123 67038 64188 6 131 3 106 9 078 4 087 64188 61419 2 221 8 154 3 000 5 117 61419 58536 5 141 8 136 8 148 7 135 58536 55543 17 206 10 204 13 156 8 182 55543 52656 30 194 26 208 21 214 12 226 52656 50039 34 178 26 181 20 204 18 214 50039 47695 15 206 16 177 14 181 16 217 47695 45568 25 223 24 226 22 223 22 215 45568 43623 43 226 33 231 27 229 28 222 43623 41832 49 224 38 230 35 232 34 227 41832 40174 47 226 44 228 40 229 33 224 40174 38636 53 227 47 227 40 226 31 217 38636 37209 59 227 48 228 38 224 31 213 37209 35859 62 229 51 228 40 225 30 210 35859 34521 66 230 53 226 42 225 26 209 34521 33166 67 230 49 224 43 223 21 212 33166 31800 63 230 42 226 40 220 17 217 31800 30412 56 233 34 230 32 220 11 218 30412 28995 48 238 25 235 21 224 2 198 28995 27552 38 241 15 236 8 226 5 087 27552 26087 25 240 5 225 1 048 11 078 26087 24599 16 235 1 121 7 051 15 072 24599 23089 11 215 1 185 5 044 15 071 23089 21552 4 185 1 180 3 271 10 051 21552 19980 5 246 2 304 7 292 8 334 19980 18401 8 273 8 303 11 279 8 273 18401 16890 10 237 12 241 10 254 14 243 16890 15518 14 242 15 231 10 233 18 230 15518 14292 18 252 16 227 13 220 24 227 14292 13189 20 253 17 224 17 220 27 229 13189 12191 21 251 18 228 20 223 28 234 12191 11286 20 250 19 233 21 225 26 241 11286 10467 19 251 19 238 21*228 24 248 10467 9729 17 253 19*239 19*232 22 252 9729 9062 15 254 19*241 18 237 18 255 9062 8453 14 254 19 241 16 243 15 258 8453 7903 12*254 19 242 16 245 13 260 7903 7435 11*255 19 242 15 246 11 264 7435 7070 10 256 18 242 15 248 10 265 7070 6815 9 257 17 242 14 248 9 266 6815 6660 8 259 15 243 12 249 8*267 6660 6570 6 258 11 244 10 250 5*268 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