DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - 47.6 - - 50.9 - - 49.3 - - 45.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 87 - - 66 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 342 - - 2377 - - 1672 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6554 - - 7214 - - 6554 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6571 - - 8606 - - 7901 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3083 - - 2049 - - 2271 - - 2284 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 118 - - 262 - - 213 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 236 - - 233 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -11 - - -16 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 1985 - - 1331 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6571 - - 6621 - - 6571 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -725 - - 255 - - 28 - - -716 ODpotential blCL - - - 7296 - - 8351 - - 7873 - - 7286 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 97 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 60 - - 90 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.6 - - 50.9 - - 49.3 - - 45.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.0 - - 44.2 - - 44.4 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 49.8 - - 48.3 - - 45.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 43.0 - - 43.5 - - 42.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 87 - - 66 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 342 - - 2377 - - 1672 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 99 - - 89 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98487 16 102 11 093 14 089 21 092 98487 91054 17 116 12 096 12 092 20 095 91054 85360 16 117 16 111 14 094 16 094 85360 80633 15 110 16 114 16 087 12 107 80633 76572 15 109 9 110 10 082 14 094 76572 72987 17 118 9 133 8 123 10 074 72987 69732 16 120 11 128 10 145 7 114 69732 66735 9 133 10 134 11 141 10 122 66735 63943 12 182 12 191 8 208 4 153 63943 61219 11 171 18 177 15 203 13 195 61219 58362 11 188 15 191 18 199 20 191 58362 55382 20 205 20 211 19 207 17 182 55382 52530 25 204 21 210 23 207 17 198 52530 49962 23 203 21 205 25 200 24 204 49962 47664 22 204 21 202 25 193 30 195 47664 45581 25 187 22 200 25 188 30 185 45581 43682 24 180 23 189 24 172 29 175 43682 41936 29 157 25 174 22 161 28 160 41936 40324 32 143 30 155 21 149 24 127 40324 38845 37 132 35 136 21 149 24 112 38845 37479 32 116 37 117 25 128 37 121 37479 36180 28 123 41 118 35 117 46 120 36180 34883 35 131 45 111 40 112 49 114 34883 33563 38 130 40 103 46 107 55 108 33563 32224 31 124 32 096 48 097 58 101 32224 30856 25 109 29 084 48 086 53 096 30856 29447 20 112 33 077 41 084 41 093 29447 28000 16 107 32 076 30 082 36 101 28000 26519 16 101 30 080 21 082 28 098 26519 25004 17 096 27 089 15 085 21 097 25004 23461 18 096 25 097 12 099 14 093 23461 21885 18 099 21 098 11 119 11 064 21885 20272 19 102 15 103 4 140 11 020 20272 18649 18 105 10 123 3 269 9 350 18649 17099 16 109 8 155 7 266 6 313 17099 15690 16 111 7 178 6 260 5 294 15690 14429 17 103 6 180 6 233 7 289 14429 13296 17 089 4 178 6 230 16 287 13296 12275 14 073 5 183 7 229 23 282 12275 11352 10 062 6 190 7 229 28 274 11352 10518 6 038 7 200 9 229 30 269 10518 9768 4 337 8 207 10 229 29 270 9768 9092 6 287 9*221 12 230 27 275 9092 8473 9 271 10*231 13 231 24 280 8473 7916 10 269 11 234 13*232 19 281 7916 7443 10 269 11 236 13*233 15 280 7443 7075 10 269 10 238 12 233 11 278 7075 6818 10 270 10 239 12 233 9 278 6818 6661 9*271 9 240 11 233 8 278 6661 6570 7*272 7 241 8 233 5*277 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