DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.8 - - 81.1 - - 80.5 - - 70.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 317 - - 367 - - 113 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6949 - - 10084 - - 9431 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11278 - - 13888 - - 12531 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13178 - - 16313 - - 15660 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5274 - - 4329 - - 4868 - - 1416 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 553 - - 659 - - 437 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 11 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 251 - - 260 - - 263 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 9 - - 17 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1553 - - 1032 - - -573 - - -6877 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14732 - - 15282 - - 16234 - - 13450 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2851 - - -792 - - -2307 - - -10534 ODpotential blCL - - - 16029 - - 17105 - - 17967 - - 17106 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 83 - - 82 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 260 - - 500 - - 110 - - 180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.8 - - 81.1 - - 80.5 - - 70.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 36.6 - - 31.9 - - 34.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.3 - - 78.4 - - 79.2 - - 74.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 36.1 - - 31.4 - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 317 - - 367 - - 113 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6949 - - 10084 - - 9431 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 33 - - 27 - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99375 15 110 12 107 12 097 12 095 99375 91896 12 113 15 131 10 118 10 082 91896 86114 12 117 10 108 10 104 12 085 86114 81305 16 103 6 135 6 071 18 077 81305 77154 10 091 9 125 4 104 11 058 77154 73500 5 118 4 100 4 044 8 065 73500 70208 8 029 5 088 1 244 6 019 70208 67184 5 306 7 042 2 360 8 019 67184 64383 2 320 5 326 7 324 7 326 64383 61673 4 354 7 291 4 319 3 280 61673 58854 7 310 13 271 16 279 12 299 58854 55926 16 281 19 259 18 271 18 292 55926 53130 23 288 23 276 27 271 35 273 53130 50642 32 287 32 280 34 276 42 277 50642 48433 41 279 41 277 45 277 46 277 48433 46432 42 276 42 276 46 275 45 275 46432 44598 41 274 43 277 41 275 40 279 44598 42905 39 272 45 277 37 276 38 286 42905 41333 38 271 45 278 37 278 41 291 41333 39866 40 272 43 277 39 281 44 289 39866 38499 44 269 41 274 42 284 45 283 38499 37199 43 268 39 273 44 284 45 279 37199 35896 40 272 40 273 43 283 42 276 35896 34563 38 275 41 272 40 280 41 272 34563 33203 36 277 41 274 40 276 39 268 33203 31805 36 271 39 276 39 274 37 269 31805 30362 39 261 37 276 38 274 35 275 30362 28875 41 262 36 275 37 278 32 283 28875 27351 37 269 34 275 35 283 32 290 27351 25793 32 271 31 275 34 284 32 288 25793 24205 29 269 29 274 30 285 30 279 24205 22581 26 273 26 273 25 286 25 272 22581 20917 24 279 23 274 22 285 22 270 20917 19243 21 279 22 275 18 288 20 276 19243 17638 18 269 20*278 16 288 18 276 17638 16174 17 259 15*273 12*283 18 268 16174 14861 17 262 12 257 9*266 16 263 14861 13677 15*264 11 254 8 262 14 259 13677 12605 12*263 11 253 8 260 11 256 12605 11633 10 252 11 254 8 259 9 254 11633 10754 9 247 11 255 8 260 7 252 10754 9960 8 246 10 259 8 262 5 252 9960 9244 8 245 10 261 8 263 4 248 9244 8589 7 248 10 264 7 265 3 243 8589 7998 7 249 10 266 7 267 2 233 7998 7497 6 251 9 269 7 268 2 198 7497 7106 6 254 9 270 7 269 2 157 7106 6834 5 255 9 272 7 269 4 138 6834 6667 5 255 8 271 6 270 4*133 6667 6572 4 257 7 273 5 270 3*150 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