DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - - 59.8 - - 63.1 - - 64.1 - - 57.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 308 - - 87 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6462 - - 7954 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10832 - - 12094 - - 6555 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12691 - - 14183 - - 6571 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2300 - - 2410 - - 11664 - - 865 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 518 - - 583 - - 136 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 247 - - 269 - - 251 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -4 - - -3 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -996 - - -556 - - -7994 - - -4946 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13687 - - 14740 - - 14566 - - 11518 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5202 - - -3874 - - -9359 - - -8044 ODpotential blCL - - - 17893 - - 18057 - - 15930 - - 14615 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 82 - - 90 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.8 - - 63.1 - - 64.1 - - 57.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.5 - - 21.0 - - 22.9 - - 30.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.9 - - 60.8 - - 63.0 - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.3 - - 19.7 - - 21.8 - - 28.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 261 - - 308 - - 87 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6462 - - 7954 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 27 - - 59 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 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] 98439 16 132 13 104 7 135 9 075 98439 90986 13 125 8 130 9 109 7 105 90986 85250 8 110 5 168 6 106 6 148 85250 80475 4 133 5 181 5 116 5 125 80475 76356 11 136 5 223 2 185 4 119 76356 72711 7 128 9 215 6 241 2 290 72711 69408 5 170 13 195 10 229 4 280 69408 66367 7 223 11 194 8 221 6 233 66367 63538 8 255 7 192 9 242 8 223 63538 60794 13 237 7 225 8 243 9 221 60794 57928 6 204 12 240 15 259 15 241 57928 54952 8 307 11 225 17 246 18 250 54952 52136 19 296 11 261 15 244 22 268 52136 49634 19 305 20 280 16 274 25 282 49634 47407 23 317 23 297 19 283 23 287 47407 45389 37 318 32 305 31 295 35 291 45389 43554 51 315 46 309 50 299 47 294 43554 41881 58 311 61 306 61 300 58 298 41881 40337 62 316 67 303 67 301 62 298 40337 38901 66 319 66 302 67 299 62 295 38901 37558 65 319 63 304 65 298 60 292 37558 36277 63 319 61 306 61 300 58 293 36277 34994 62 318 58 307 57 301 53 295 34994 33685 60 316 54 308 53 300 48 295 33685 32354 56 313 50 308 51 298 44 296 32354 30987 52 314 47 308 48 297 42 296 30987 29578 46 316 43 306 44 298 40 295 29578 28131 40 313 40 303 40 298 39 295 28131 26647 38 309 37 299 36 295 38 296 26647 25130 36 307 34 293 34 295 36 298 25130 23587 32 305 32 287 33 298 35 298 23587 22012 27 305 30 283 33 302 37 295 22012 20404 25 303 28 282 30 300 33 291 20404 18793 25 298 26 286 28 297 28 289 18793 17251 25 298 23 291 25 290 24 286 17251 15844 22 296 20 291 21 276 23 284 15844 14583 17 286 16*279 20 268 21 281 14583 13445 15*264 15*270 19 265 21 278 13445 12413 15*250 15 268 18 262 21 275 12413 11476 15 249 15 267 17 257 21 271 11476 10626 15 247 15 267 16 254 21 268 10626 9859 15 246 15 267 15 253 21 265 9859 9165 15 246 15 268 14 252 20 262 9165 8530 15 246 15 269 13 251 20 258 8530 7957 14 246 14 270 13 251 19 253 7957 7470 14 246 14 270 12 251 16 247 7470 7090 13 246 13 272 11 251 13 239 7090 6826 12 246 13 272 11 251 10 225 6826 6664 11 247 12 273 10 252 7*209 6664 6571 9 246 10 273 8*251 5*198 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