DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 - - - 62.2 - - 67.5 - - - - - 55.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 329 - - 368 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3651 - - 4890 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8702 - - 9708 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9880 - - 11119 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1744 - - 2642 - - - - - 446 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 451 - - 516 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 12 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 266 - - 270 - - - - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - -3 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4168 - - -4694 - - - - - -7241 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14048 - - 15814 - - - - - 13813 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9086 - - -8998 - - - - - -16119 ODpotential blCL - - - 18966 - - 20117 - - - - - 22690 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 41 - - - - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.2 - - 67.5 - - - - - 55.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.8 - - 21.0 - - - - - 19.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.7 - - 64.9 - - - - - 60.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.3 - - 20.6 - - - - - 18.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 329 - - 368 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3651 - - 4890 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 98982 6 273 7 284 12 323 98982 91497 12 267 5 236 15 309 91497 85733 14 233 9 276 5 305 85733 80956 9 216 11 236 4 340 80956 76853 5 180 10 209 9 289 76853 73252 2 059 2 178 4 294 73252 69992 2 001 6 003 5 347 69992 66995 5 073 5 244 11 321 66995 64221 15 343 6 333 6 284 64221 61530 24 305 22 316 11 323 61530 58724 25 274 26 289 15 304 58724 55811 28 280 29 289 27 306 55811 53041 37 287 36 291 37 303 53041 50567 43 283 43 290 41 297 50567 48363 47 280 50 286 40 314 48363 46378 53 280 57 283 45 310 46378 44564 60 281 54 285 37 300 44564 42878 66 281 48 292 30 325 42878 41303 71 279 45 298 39 334 41303 39831 74 278 47 307 41 332 39831 38455 72 276 50 304 36 332 38455 37141 69 275 51 299 30 334 37141 35827 70 275 48 299 29 340 35827 34486 71 275 43 305 30 341 34486 33123 69 275 39 311 30 334 33123 31723 61 275 39 313 28 331 31723 30277 53 278 39 309 28 328 30277 28785 49 284 42 303 30 331 28785 27250 47 285 43 301 30 336 27250 25679 46 285 41 301 25 338 25679 24076 44 287 37 303 21 329 24076 22437 42 289 35 303 24 323 22437 20758 40 290 35 303 30 319 20758 19068 38 292 35 302 33 320 19068 17456 34 293 33 302 31 322 17456 15996 30 293 29 302 26 317 15996 14696 25 292 25 299 22 310 14696 13529 21 290 21 294 19 308 13529 12475 18 286 17 286 16 305 12475 11520 15 280 14*276 15 299 11520 10656 11*272 13*269 14 290 10656 9879 9*262 13 268 13 275 9879 9178 8 261 13 268 14 261 9178 8538 7 262 13 268 14 249 8538 7961 7 265 13 270 14 239 7961 7472 6 269 12 272 13 232 7472 7091 6 273 12 273 11 224 7091 6826 6 276 11 274 8 208 6826 6664 5 278 11 275 7*190 6664 6571 5 279 9 276 5*183 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