DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - 74.7 - - 78.5 - - 78.0 - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 357 - - 119 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5787 - - 9184 - - 7844 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10379 - - 13138 - - 11359 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12016 - - 15413 - - 14073 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4746 - - 3592 - - 5988 - - 4377 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 529 - - 632 - - 417 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 14 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 281 - - 276 - - 120 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - -8 - - 8 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -669 - - 683 - - -836 - - -6873 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12686 - - 14731 - - 14910 - - 13445 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2498 - - -1110 - - -2730 - - -10686 ODpotential blCL - - - 14514 - - 16523 - - 16803 - - 17258 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 61 - - 67 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 530 - - 300 - - 240 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 78.5 - - 78.0 - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.8 - - 36.5 - - 35.3 - - 32.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.1 - - 75.8 - - 76.7 - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 36.0 - - 34.7 - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 357 - - 119 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5787 - - 9184 - - 7844 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99369 18 127 12 117 10 120 11 056 99369 91929 11 134 9 090 11 087 11 099 91929 86161 9 135 8 099 10 056 11 093 86161 81364 13 119 7 078 9 074 10 075 81364 77236 11 096 6 107 7 072 14 076 77236 73575 11 105 11 140 3 093 12 053 73575 70244 7 090 9 083 8 113 3 090 70244 67187 1 075 4 051 1 236 4 028 67187 64374 1 303 3 193 3 249 5 292 64374 61669 4 280 3 230 8 210 6 235 61669 58855 10 249 10 245 13 226 15 254 58855 55943 20 255 21 251 17 252 18 248 55943 53159 31 255 28 258 27 268 28 280 53159 50652 34 257 34 260 38 268 38 275 50652 48420 37 256 40 262 44 269 42 272 48420 46409 39 259 46 261 50 267 47 269 46409 44574 42 263 47 261 51 264 52 267 44574 42885 46 267 47 263 48 263 52 267 42885 41320 48 268 47 268 46 264 50 268 41320 39862 50 269 49 272 47 267 47 268 39862 38499 51 269 52 276 49 269 47 267 38499 37197 49 269 53 278 50 271 48 267 37197 35889 45 269 51 278 49 273 49 268 35889 34551 40 269 46 275 48 274 50 272 34551 33184 39 268 42 273 47 274 50 277 33184 31780 36 264 40 272 45 272 49 281 31780 30330 32 260 36 272 38 270 47 287 30330 28840 28 260 33 275 32 272 41 290 28840 27312 27 265 29 277 28 278 34 287 27312 25751 26 269 25 273 26 279 29 281 25751 24161 23 276 24 268 26 276 28 279 24161 22541 23 280 24 270 26 274 29 277 22541 20883 24 284 23 277 23 278 24 282 20883 19211 24 287 21 282 18 287 19 294 19211 17608 22 282 18 283 15 291 16 300 17608 16146 20 276 14*277 13 291 13 300 16146 14834 19 277 11*271 11*284 9 298 14834 13653 17 281 10 270 10*280 7 294 13653 12584 13*278 9 271 7 269 5 283 12584 11615 9*271 9 274 6 268 4 266 11615 10737 7 259 8 278 6 269 4 244 10737 9947 6 258 8 283 5 272 3 222 9947 9234 5 261 8 287 5 276 2 200 9234 8581 5 266 8 291 5 281 1 175 8581 7993 5 275 8 295 5 285 1 127 7993 7493 5 283 8 298 5 290 2 098 7493 7104 5 290 8 300 4 292 2 090 7104 6833 5 294 8 301 4 294 3 093 6833 6667 4 297 7 302 4 295 3*103 6667 6572 4 298 6 304 4 297 3*120 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