DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.4 - - 71.1 - - - - - 57.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 370 - - - - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5525 - - 9666 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10198 - - 13553 - - - - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11754 - - 15895 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3832 - - 2020 - - - - - 246 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 532 - - 652 - - - - - 17 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 26 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 260 - - - - - 216 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -15 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1567 - - -546 - - - - - -5735 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13322 - - 16442 - - - - - 12306 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4134 - - -3140 - - - - - -10478 ODpotential blCL - - - 15888 - - 19035 - - - - - 17049 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 69 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.4 - - 71.1 - - - - - 57.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.5 - - 21.3 - - - - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.0 - - 68.8 - - - - - 60.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.0 - - 20.8 - - - - - 26.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 370 - - - - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5525 - - 9666 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98581 21 258 22 270 20 262 98581 91164 18 267 21 265 16 281 91164 85442 15 265 17 266 7 282 85442 80693 10 249 11 261 7 302 80693 76595 3 297 6 248 9 320 76595 72970 8 274 3 304 16 314 72970 69690 9 279 5 307 12 319 69690 66665 5 256 11 261 7 300 66665 63855 14 270 22 229 17 249 63855 61147 33 283 28 271 14 276 61147 58323 41 271 41 271 33 284 58323 55389 40 257 38 263 42 273 55389 52597 42 263 43 268 51 272 52597 50097 58 270 59 270 62 275 50097 47862 73 269 75 270 75 276 47862 45839 83 269 85 270 85 273 45839 43995 88 271 91 271 91 274 43995 42303 92 272 95 274 92 275 42303 40738 94 273 97 277 89 276 40738 39281 95 275 96 279 87 279 39281 37920 93 277 93 279 84 278 37920 36617 89 278 88 278 83 275 36617 35312 84 277 83 278 82 273 35312 33977 78 276 80 276 79 272 33977 32621 72 275 75 275 72 273 32621 31236 68 275 70 275 65 275 31236 29811 65 276 66 275 62 276 29811 28348 64 277 64 275 59 275 28348 26848 62 277 63 274 56 274 26848 25317 59 276 62 275 54 274 25317 23757 57 276 60 275 51 273 23757 22164 54 277 55 274 48 272 22164 20533 51 276 50 272 45 271 20533 18893 46 273 44 272 41 271 18893 17325 43 269 36*271 33 269 17325 15899 42 266 27*263 26 265 15899 14625 40 264 26 261 22 264 14625 13477 37 266 26 261 19 266 13477 12437 30*268 26 260 19 267 12437 11494 24*267 26 260 20 265 11494 10640 20 264 26 259 22 261 10640 9869 19 263 26 259 24 258 9869 9173 19 262 26 258 26 255 9173 8536 19 262 25 258 27 253 8536 7961 18 262 25 258 26 251 7961 7472 18 261 24 258 25 248 7472 7092 17 261 23 258 22 243 7092 6826 16 262 22 258 17 235 6826 6664 15 262 20 258 12*225 6664 6571 12 262 15 258 6*216 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