DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.6 - - 68.2 - - 67.9 - - 59.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 197 - - 260 - - 64 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3510 - - 5222 - - 343 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8420 - - 9838 - - 6555 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9739 - - 11451 - - 6572 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2022 - - 3085 - - 9020 - - 512 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 382 - - 475 - - 122 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 222 - - 228 - - 162 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 16 - - -3 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1275 - - 1129 - - -3354 - - -1156 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8465 - - 10322 - - 9926 - - 7727 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -504 - - -552 - - -5023 - - -4822 ODpotential blCL - - - 10243 - - 12003 - - 11595 - - 11393 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 78 - - 81 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 410 - - 880 - - 1260 - - 940 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.6 - - 68.2 - - 67.9 - - 59.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.9 - - 45.4 - - 46.7 - - 47.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.8 - - 66.0 - - 67.1 - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.1 - - 44.8 - - 46.2 - - 47.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 197 - - 260 - - 64 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3510 - - 5222 - - 343 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 12 - - 25 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 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] 99025 5 164 1 057 4 012 3 305 99025 91648 5 112 7 107 3 047 4 066 91648 85924 5 064 6 147 4 022 5 042 85924 81157 2 249 3 292 4 030 10 030 81157 77044 7 218 7 279 2 318 5 339 77044 73412 8 219 8 283 5 283 5 276 73412 70120 8 217 12 247 11 277 5 309 70120 67078 6 231 14 222 12 254 7 285 67078 64248 9 237 13 197 12 231 9 229 64248 61513 13 235 15 213 13 208 10 186 61513 58666 21 224 18 221 19 241 16 224 58666 55720 24 235 23 233 29 224 17 231 55720 52912 39 237 35 235 36 231 25 221 52912 50369 44 239 43 236 50 245 43 239 50369 48079 44 239 48 241 54 244 49 245 48079 46006 45 236 50 240 55 242 53 242 46006 44118 43 234 49 236 54 236 54 241 44118 42392 40 235 46 232 51 232 54 241 42392 40805 37 237 41 234 46 234 52 241 40805 39333 36 239 42 237 44 237 49 242 39333 37965 34 239 45 238 45 232 46 246 37965 36664 29 242 46 238 42 224 45 250 36664 35365 29 249 44 235 38 218 46 255 35365 34038 30 252 39 231 37 218 47 258 34038 32688 32 248 38 231 39 221 48 259 32688 31303 33 249 36 233 41 224 46 259 31303 29874 30 253 33 231 39 227 43 260 29874 28405 27 251 31 233 39 228 37 250 28405 26903 25 252 28 236 33 228 35 235 26903 25370 22 256 27 239 30 228 33 236 25370 23810 19 250 27 243 33 230 29 238 23810 22218 18 250 24 250 33 231 28 231 22218 20587 21 259 24 254 26 238 30 223 20587 18945 21 267 26 252 22 239 30 219 18945 17376 20 276 24 252 21 233 28 215 17376 15949 20 282 20 255 22 228 26 214 15949 14673 19 283 18 260 22 227 24 213 14673 13522 19 282 17 254 22 226 22 212 13522 12479 17 282 15 238 19 225 21 211 12479 11531 13 274 13*228 16 224 21 211 11531 10672 10 255 11*223 13 223 20 211 10672 9896 9*241 10 220 11 223 20 211 9896 9194 9*240 9 221 9 224 19 210 9194 8552 8 239 8 221 8 224 18 208 8552 7972 7 240 7 222 7 225 16 202 7972 7480 7 241 6 223 7 226 13 194 7480 7096 6 244 6 223 6 227 11 184 7096 6829 6 246 5 225 6 226 10 171 6829 6665 5 245 5 225 5*227 8 160 6665 6571 5 248 4 226 5*228 6*162 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