DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/13 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 75.0 - - 84.3 - - 87.5 - - 86.1 - - 76.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 56 - - 294 - - 326 - - 125 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 343 - - 3382 - - 6773 - - 5852 - - 344 BL Depth Hcrit 6555 - - 8473 - - 11168 - - 9936 - - 6556 Hcrit BL Top 6572 - - 9611 - - 13002 - - 12081 - - 6573 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1015 - - 3209 - - 4040 - - 4589 - - 3228 Hgt.Variab. W* 118 - - 430 - - 560 - - 392 - - 11 W* B/S 19 - - 21 - - 21 - - 17 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 234 - - 284 - - 305 - - 338 - - 017 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 14 - - 10 - - 16 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8032 - - -7269 - - -4193 - - -4619 - - -6922 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14605 - - 16881 - - 17196 - - 16700 - - 13495 sfcLCL ODpotential -12544 - - -10604 - - -7203 - - -7337 - - -11322 ODpotential blCL 19116 - - 20215 - - 20205 - - 19418 - - 17895 blCL maxRH 73 - - 66 - - 76 - - 74 - - 73 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 60 - - 70 - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m 75.0 - - 84.3 - - 87.5 - - 86.1 - - 76.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.3 - - 33.0 - - 34.5 - - 35.5 - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 74.0 - - 81.7 - - 84.9 - - 84.7 - - 80.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.3 - - 31.8 - - 33.2 - - 34.5 - - 39.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 56 - - 294 - - 326 - - 125 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 343 - - 3382 - - 6773 - - 5852 - - 344 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99785 45 105 35 112 35 098 35 102 34 101 99785 92184 33 096 33 104 30 112 24 098 30 092 92184 86364 26 102 25 104 29 110 22 106 21 093 86364 81558 19 113 17 100 25 100 25 096 26 106 81558 77421 21 112 15 116 18 096 21 088 25 104 77421 73763 15 110 19 115 9 126 13 086 20 094 73763 70470 15 121 18 115 15 145 6 092 12 098 70470 67459 14 114 16 131 13 139 4 174 8 105 67459 64664 5 136 10 160 11 170 15 189 10 177 64664 61977 12 219 10 156 9 152 13 163 9 180 61977 59203 20 222 18 221 13 237 13 236 17 242 59203 56362 24 213 32 202 31 205 32 207 31 211 56362 53681 20 212 30 215 33 216 27 211 28 215 53681 51264 33 227 38 231 39 230 32 222 35 228 51264 49079 46 216 47 222 45 228 38 221 44 224 49079 47082 48 214 53 222 50 226 46 228 45 226 47082 45243 49 220 52 220 54 223 49 227 49 230 45243 43536 47 222 46 226 48 209 50 220 47 229 43536 41943 44 227 40 242 46 225 51 214 42 228 41943 40452 41 229 45 244 44 240 50 227 42 228 40452 39051 38 230 42 229 48 247 44 244 43 232 39051 37707 36 238 45 220 48 241 46 252 43 238 37707 36359 33 215 43 214 44 226 49 256 43 248 36359 34980 35 192 40 203 38 223 44 256 43 259 34980 33577 34 185 41 194 32 219 39 251 37 262 33577 32140 32 192 41 194 32 218 32 241 29 255 32140 30663 34 200 42 196 31 217 29 238 26 246 30663 29151 34 205 41 197 28 217 25 236 26 244 29151 27603 25 220 32 208 24 210 21 217 22 233 27603 26026 14 236 20 212 18 201 21 199 21 214 26026 24423 16 256 17 226 17 214 21 210 21 209 24423 22785 17 242 22 227 21 214 22 208 21 212 22785 21104 19 232 22 217 22 208 20 206 22 209 21104 19408 20 229 20 203 22 205 14 218 19 200 19408 17779 20 221 17 203 17 202 13 235 15 203 17779 16293 19 216 13 220 10 205 11 236 12 216 16293 14961 17 211 12 242 7 241 7 225 10 223 14961 13761 14 210 11 252 5*270 2 222 7 225 13761 12675 12 206 9 259 4*279 1*289 4 218 12675 11690 12 197 8 266 4 284 2*311 2 195 11690 10799 12 189 6 266 4 292 2 324 0 088 10799 9997 11 183 4*259 4 299 3 334 2 004 9997 9273 10 182 4*262 5 306 4 338 4 004 9273 8611 8 186 4 269 5 311 5 339 5 010 8611 8014 8 198 4 280 6 315 5 342 6 015 8014 7507 7 211 4 291 7 318 6 342 6 018 7507 7113 5 219 4 296 7 318 6 342 6 018 7113 6838 3 226 4 299 7 320 6 343 5 023 6838 6669 2*232 4 302 7 321 6 343 4*022 6669 6573 1*234 4 303 6 321 5 343 2*017 6573 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