DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 77.3 - - - - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 310 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9005 - - 9056 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12918 - - 12984 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15234 - - 15285 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4446 - - 4846 - - - - - 4602 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 600 - - 610 - - - - - 27 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 20 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 229 - - - - - 257 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 22 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -22 - - -14 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 857 - - 491 - - - - - -3499 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14377 - - 14794 - - - - - 10071 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2265 - - -1409 - - - - - -6935 ODpotential blCL - - - 17499 - - 16694 - - - - - 13506 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 89 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 310 - - 310 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 77.3 - - - - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.2 - - 34.6 - - - - - 39.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.9 - - 75.0 - - - - - 61.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 33.4 - - - - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 310 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9005 - - 9056 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 56 - - - - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99394 32 112 25 108 29 084 99394 91853 25 107 27 110 17 084 91853 86047 19 127 18 108 14 103 86047 81216 14 122 12 121 17 102 81216 77033 11 140 11 131 16 104 77033 73332 9 153 9 126 10 100 73332 69995 9 160 4 063 6 116 69995 66935 15 153 3 230 6 087 66935 64100 8 131 8 190 4 133 64100 61355 7 251 6 201 4 148 61355 58493 17 226 13 235 8 191 58493 55517 21 245 22 238 14 212 55517 52672 25 246 25 241 19 236 52672 50122 27 247 32 246 30 234 50122 47850 30 253 35 243 32 235 47850 45798 32 253 31 242 40 232 45798 43930 34 244 38 247 46 221 43930 42216 35 239 50 237 51 218 42216 40636 39 236 50 229 64 220 40636 39174 42 237 49 225 74 217 39174 37812 47 242 49 223 73 213 37812 36511 44 234 47 223 70 211 36511 35209 42 228 46 226 66 209 35209 33880 43 232 46 232 62 208 33880 32528 46 244 46 238 58 209 32528 31141 45 250 44 238 58 214 31141 29713 42 250 47 236 54 218 29713 28248 45 244 49 230 45 223 28248 26752 44 237 50 227 43 232 26752 25228 43 235 50 228 50 237 25228 23675 44 236 49 232 55 228 23675 22092 47 238 49 232 57 215 22092 20473 49 238 46 227 53 208 20473 18845 48 238 44 222 43 204 18845 17284 44 233 40 218 35 204 17284 15861 40*229 33*215 26 205 15861 14588 32*232 31*215 19 217 14588 13442 28 233 27 216 21 244 13442 12407 26 232 24 219 29 256 12407 11469 25 232 21 225 33 262 11469 10620 24 232 19 233 29 265 10620 9855 23 230 18 237 25 267 9855 9164 22 229 18 240 23 267 9164 8530 21 229 17 243 21 265 8530 7958 21 228 17 244 20 264 7958 7471 20 228 17 246 18 262 7471 7091 19 227 16 246 16 261 7091 6827 17 228 15 247 13 260 6827 6665 16 227 14 248 10*259 6665 6571 12 227 11 248 5*257 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