DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 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 - - - 30.6 - - 31.3 - - 32.2 - - 32.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 17 - - -2 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6552 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1663 - - 1906 - - 1179 - - 551 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 101 - - 79 - - 24 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 234 - - 210 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -6 - - -6 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -193 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6763 - - 6569 - - 6569 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2906 - - -648 - - -2071 - - -2403 ODpotential blCL - - - 9475 - - 7217 - - 8640 - - 8973 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.6 - - 31.3 - - 32.2 - - 32.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.3 - - 28.6 - - 30.4 - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.9 - - 30.8 - - 32.5 - - 33.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.2 - - 28.1 - - 30.0 - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 17 - - -2 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - 340 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 102 - - 101 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96092 19 030 25 053 21 045 17 043 96092 88965 19 350 24 354 18 000 19 037 88965 83463 19 327 25 002 24 357 26 009 83463 78915 29 315 23 357 20 345 18 357 78915 74990 35 308 25 304 26 327 17 342 74990 71509 31 300 28 280 32 318 25 346 71509 68362 24 297 29 287 34 303 33 323 68362 65477 27 311 29 303 29 288 29 287 65477 62781 33 310 27 308 19 284 19 270 62781 60137 27 303 32 321 24 343 17 299 60137 57383 22 314 37 318 34 334 18 316 57383 54531 30 323 29 311 30 323 23 354 54531 51800 28 335 28 342 34 336 35 350 51800 49343 41 002 43 350 37 330 37 329 49343 47156 50 349 44 353 35 350 25 338 47156 45171 36 345 45 006 47 006 34 013 45171 43357 34 008 63 011 63 006 60 354 43357 41711 69 013 80 002 73 355 68 348 41711 40203 95 007 86 354 70 350 58 345 40203 38790 101 003 79 353 62 349 49 341 38790 37459 94 002 68 357 55 350 38 331 37459 36182 88 001 72 356 52 351 37 325 36182 34898 75 005 74 356 52 351 38 328 34898 33581 65 007 72 357 52 351 41 337 33581 32241 66 006 69 000 52 351 44 343 32241 30867 70 006 64 005 52 351 41 350 30867 29452 74 007 62 010 50 351 38 357 29452 27999 73 007 56 013 47 350 34 003 27999 26510 69 006 49 015 42 350 29 001 26510 24988 63 007 46 018 37 351 23 349 24988 23436 55 007 42 018 33 357 20 338 23436 21851 49 006 42 013 32 003 23 336 21851 20228 44 008 45 006 32 004 30 336 20228 18596 40 009 46 355 36 356 34 338 18596 17036 36 006 42 351 39 347 36 339 17036 15621 33 358 38 352 38 341 36 341 15621 14358 31 348 36 352 34 339 36 342 14358 13228 31 343 34 347 30 341 35 342 13228 12210 30 341 32 340 29 340 34 339 12210 11291 29 337 27 330 28 334 30 334 11291 10464 24 330 23 316 26 324 23 326 10464 9722 18 315 20 300 23 311 18 311 9722 9053 15 297 18 284 20 298 16 295 9053 8442 15 279 18 264 19 280 17 281 8442 7892 15 261 16 249 17 258 19 266 7892 7425 12 248 14 239 15 240 19 250 7425 7063 10 241 13 238 12 229 16 233 7063 6811 10 241 11 237 10 224 11 218 6811 6658 8*240 9*236 8*221 9*210 6658 6570 6*241 6*234 4*210 5*194 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