DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.7 - - 50.9 - - 51.2 - - 45.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 403 - - 429 - - 188 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7425 - - 9318 - - 8277 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11781 - - 13347 - - 12036 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13654 - - 15547 - - 14506 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2469 - - 2403 - - 3126 - - 9311 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 616 - - 677 - - 495 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 17 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 277 - - 264 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 7 - - -9 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1241 - - 1369 - - -184 - - -6089 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12414 - - 14178 - - 14690 - - 12660 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -192 - - 92 - - -2021 - - -8435 ODpotential blCL - - - 13846 - - 15455 - - 16527 - - 15005 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 91 - - 78 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.7 - - 50.9 - - 51.2 - - 45.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.3 - - 11.4 - - 9.5 - - 13.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.9 - - 48.1 - - 49.5 - - 47.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.1 - - 10.3 - - 8.4 - - 12.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 403 - - 429 - - 188 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7425 - - 9318 - - 8277 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 63 - - 13 - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 98197 12 135 15 120 10 129 2 098 98197 90735 15 112 7 132 4 099 6 081 90735 85025 15 112 1 263 9 061 9 096 85025 80306 13 136 3 138 4 050 11 082 80306 76225 8 147 3 132 4 143 7 068 76225 72602 9 138 6 188 2 206 4 079 72602 69310 5 158 12 173 8 216 3 334 69310 66262 13 206 7 204 10 204 3 237 66262 63413 15 226 12 228 12 234 9 246 63413 60646 16 243 13 246 11 247 10 246 60646 57764 17 235 16 261 15 266 13 264 57764 54774 16 243 19 256 21 255 20 253 54774 51920 16 274 18 265 21 265 21 254 51920 49356 22 278 21 274 21 266 19 248 49356 47056 26 273 25 267 23 268 18 267 47056 44969 30 260 28 257 29 271 25 280 44969 43065 31 256 30 259 29 270 31 279 43065 41325 29 255 30 264 28 271 30 280 41325 39725 26 252 32 260 29 278 27 289 39725 38248 22 256 31 257 32 286 24 295 38248 36882 25 266 30 262 31 290 22 293 36882 35594 31 259 31 269 27 301 21 298 35594 34317 37 248 30 267 27 310 25 318 34317 33025 35 246 33 259 27 315 30 329 33025 31717 32 256 34 255 28 319 32 331 31717 30381 28 263 29 258 26 311 33 332 30381 29004 26 267 24 270 24 301 35 327 29004 27591 23 274 21 276 25 297 35 322 27591 26143 21 283 20 283 24 293 32 321 26143 24665 19 288 20 286 23 292 29 318 24665 23162 17 296 19 289 22 295 23 308 23162 21630 15 308 18 297 20 301 18 303 21630 20060 15 320 17 301 19 309 19 307 20060 18478 15 323 13 296 18 315 20 296 18478 16965 12 320 9 275 15 313 16 276 16965 15590 9 310 8*259 10*289 14 260 15590 14358 7*299 7*260 9*266 14 254 14358 13249 6*281 7 262 9 264 14 254 13249 12244 6 277 7 264 9 263 14 255 12244 11332 6 274 7 269 9 262 13 255 11332 10506 5 273 7 275 9 262 13 254 10506 9761 5 274 7 280 9 262 12 254 9761 9088 5 275 8 284 9 263 12 253 9088 8471 6 278 8 289 9 264 11 254 8471 7915 5 281 8 292 9 265 10 254 7915 7443 5 284 8 295 9 266 9 256 7443 7074 5 287 8 296 8 266 8 256 7074 6817 5 288 7 297 8 266 7 256 6817 6660 5 289 7 298 8 267 5*251 6660 6570 4 290 6 300 6 267 3*243 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