DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - - 66.7 - - 69.7 - - 71.0 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 121 - - 51 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4200 - - 6969 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8929 - - 10760 - - 6555 - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10429 - - 13198 - - 6572 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6053 - - 7305 - - 14434 - - 327 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 403 - - 412 - - 116 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 15 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 202 - - 180 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -21 - - -27 - - -9 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1251 - - 733 - - -7369 - - -3857 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11681 - - 12466 - - 13942 - - 10429 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3516 - - -1533 - - -8847 - - -7514 ODpotential blCL - - - 13945 - - 14731 - - 15419 - - 14086 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 98 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 610 - - 870 - - 480 - - 630 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.7 - - 69.7 - - 71.0 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 37.5 - - 32.3 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.0 - - 68.4 - - 70.2 - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 36.4 - - 31.1 - - 37.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 121 - - 51 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4200 - - 6969 - - 343 - - 343 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 101 - - 90 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98685 12 130 13 091 17 091 16 084 98685 91198 10 139 9 111 11 068 11 072 91198 85457 7 124 7 081 10 044 9 080 85457 80701 11 113 5 124 7 026 13 077 80701 76585 9 110 10 137 2 104 11 073 76585 72916 10 120 7 151 5 176 5 030 72916 69573 2 345 8 147 7 184 5 273 69573 66494 8 246 3 201 5 167 5 182 66494 63639 7 206 9 218 6 221 7 144 63639 60876 6 210 8 188 10 234 4 169 60876 58002 11 227 6 232 10 239 6 241 58002 55031 15 223 14 251 11 229 13 241 55031 52210 14 210 18 243 12 226 15 235 52210 49685 11 220 19 225 14 232 16 222 49685 47434 12 229 19 220 20 234 18 218 47434 45410 15 244 19 227 21 227 18 220 45410 43578 18 244 19 238 19 221 18 223 43578 41908 23 244 23 241 20 224 18 219 41908 40372 28 243 27 239 22 228 20 212 40372 38943 30 241 27 235 23 229 22 212 38943 37605 26 238 26 233 23 230 24 216 37605 36325 20 237 24 223 25 226 23 219 36325 35045 18 228 21 220 27 222 23 223 35045 33740 17 218 21 219 26 221 24 222 33740 32414 15 221 22 211 25 219 26 221 32414 31054 14 224 23 194 26 217 28 219 31054 29654 14 219 24 182 28 218 28 215 29654 28215 14 211 23 182 29 221 27 215 28215 26738 14 206 20 192 28 224 28 212 26738 25228 13 212 17 206 25 229 29 209 25228 23688 14 225 19 219 27 231 29 209 23688 22116 24 225 23 220 29 225 29 213 22116 20508 25 227 23 220 27 221 30 217 20508 18889 22 230 23 219 25 220 29 215 18889 17337 21 230 23 219 23 220 25 208 17337 15923 21 232 22 218 21 219 20 203 15923 14653 20 234 21 216 20 217 19 201 14653 13508 19 234 19*213 19 213 19 200 13508 12469 18 231 18*210 17 208 18 199 12469 11525 17 225 18 209 16 203 18 198 11525 10669 15*216 16 204 15 199 18 196 10669 9895 14*204 15 202 15 194 18 192 9895 9195 14 195 15 200 14 190 18 189 9195 8553 14 192 14 198 13 187 18 182 8553 7974 14 190 13 197 13 185 18 176 7974 7481 14 189 13 196 12 183 17 169 7481 7097 13 188 12 195 12 183 15 161 7097 6829 12 188 11 195 11 181 13 151 6829 6665 12 187 11 194 10*180 10*148 6665 6572 9 187 8 194 8*180 6*150 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