DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 68.2 - - - - - 62.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 378 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4623 - - 5671 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9499 - - 10354 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10852 - - 11900 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1569 - - 1995 - - - - - 2072 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 507 - - 555 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 294 - - - - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -17 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3159 - - -2782 - - - - - -5918 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14012 - - 14683 - - - - - 12489 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10428 - - -8840 - - - - - -10512 ODpotential blCL - - - 21280 - - 20740 - - - - - 17083 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 67 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 68.2 - - - - - 62.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.9 - - 26.3 - - - - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 65.5 - - - - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 25.1 - - - - - 29.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 378 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4623 - - 5671 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 99215 28 098 25 109 27 089 99215 91667 26 120 20 115 23 091 91667 85870 25 141 19 111 22 098 85870 81065 22 120 18 104 15 092 81065 76925 19 108 14 115 14 084 76925 73267 16 105 16 125 12 088 73267 69956 12 114 12 119 9 088 69956 66914 11 096 10 110 5 079 66914 64097 6 041 6 342 4 075 64097 61370 3 350 5 233 2 145 61370 58538 8 269 8 289 12 312 58538 55627 16 292 22 281 22 291 55627 52860 16 292 21 280 30 303 52860 50366 23 305 22 297 41 297 50366 48130 37 300 36 293 50 296 48130 46102 44 292 51 293 56 297 46102 44241 48 292 59 292 58 293 44241 42534 58 294 61 293 54 291 42534 40968 66 292 67 293 54 295 40968 39522 68 293 70 290 53 289 39522 38171 67 296 68 293 50 286 38171 36875 63 295 64 294 50 288 36875 35573 61 293 60 291 50 288 35573 34241 61 293 57 290 51 288 34241 32883 62 293 57 291 51 287 32883 31488 63 294 57 292 51 288 31488 30048 63 296 58 294 50 291 30048 28568 62 300 59 297 51 295 28568 27048 62 305 58 301 52 297 27048 25495 61 307 57 305 53 300 25495 23912 59 307 56 307 52 304 23912 22296 58 311 55 310 50 307 22296 20644 56 313 54 312 49 309 20644 18985 53 314 52 312 46 309 18985 17402 50 314 49 312 37 302 17402 15966 46 314 43 313 30 297 15966 14682 41 315 35 313 25 296 14682 13526 35 316 25 312 21 292 13526 12478 27 315 17*307 18 286 12478 11528 17*309 13*301 16 279 11528 10667 11*298 12 296 14 269 10667 9890 10 291 12 294 13 259 9890 9189 10 289 12 292 12 246 9189 8548 9 290 11 292 10 227 8548 7970 9 290 11 291 9 210 7970 7478 9 292 11 292 9 198 7478 7095 9 294 11 292 9 191 7095 6829 9 295 10 292 8 185 6829 6665 8 295 10 292 6 178 6665 6571 7 296 8 294 5*176 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