DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.4 - - 33.5 - - 34.5 - - 34.1 - - 32.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -37 - - 23 - - 19 - - -7 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 341 - - 341 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 627 - - 1600 - - 1662 - - 1314 - - 1010 Hgt.Variab. W* 34 - - 87 - - 82 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 12 - - 10 - - 8 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 191 - - 246 - - 243 - - 241 - - 237 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -13 - - -9 - - -8 - - -7 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -999 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7569 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6569 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential -8072 - - -487 - - -474 - - -671 - - -2348 ODpotential blCL 14642 - - 7057 - - 7044 - - 7240 - - 8917 blCL maxRH 98 - - 97 - - 97 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.4 - - 33.5 - - 34.5 - - 34.1 - - 32.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.4 - - 31.9 - - 33.1 - - 33.8 - - 32.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.6 - - 33.2 - - 34.1 - - 34.6 - - 33.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.3 - - 31.6 - - 32.8 - - 34.1 - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -37 - - 23 - - 19 - - -7 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 341 - - 341 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 90 - - 86 - - 88 - - 98 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96708 22 077 15 078 18 061 17 058 23 068 96708 89506 21 073 12 089 14 045 20 053 12 053 89506 83878 13 022 7 084 10 024 16 017 10 044 83878 79175 12 009 10 079 11 261 13 350 11 006 79175 75121 10 339 10 333 8 312 13 316 9 005 75121 71545 19 340 16 291 22 318 20 349 19 346 71545 68329 26 329 24 316 30 296 32 315 36 318 68329 65386 30 325 26 322 26 292 30 283 35 295 65386 62647 30 309 25 303 32 306 37 296 32 284 62647 59975 26 293 36 299 37 301 40 294 31 273 59975 57144 36 300 47 295 39 305 49 302 29 289 57144 54189 56 299 66 301 67 303 72 300 64 306 54189 51412 75 297 83 301 82 300 91 303 86 303 51412 48957 86 292 96 297 99 298 114 296 98 299 48957 46769 76 286 95 292 102 290 119 287 111 294 46769 44792 72 295 98 297 100 296 110 285 121 285 44792 42993 119 306 128 306 134 303 116 295 120 285 42993 41353 153 305 160 304 149 301 140 295 138 290 41353 39843 150 303 151 303 145 299 140 292 150 291 39843 38425 142 301 148 301 147 298 139 292 139 287 38425 37088 140 301 142 300 138 298 139 293 138 287 37088 35803 134 300 136 298 126 296 132 292 147 291 35803 34515 121 298 130 297 116 290 124 288 148 293 34515 33197 112 296 120 294 112 284 121 284 134 292 33197 31855 111 292 113 291 116 284 122 282 118 286 31855 30478 109 290 108 287 113 284 117 280 121 283 30478 29060 104 289 103 283 109 284 111 279 122 282 29060 27609 97 289 99 282 103 284 106 278 112 279 27609 26128 96 290 96 281 99 284 101 278 103 279 26128 24621 96 289 93 283 98 284 97 279 92 282 24621 23092 94 284 86 286 96 285 93 281 84 286 23092 21539 89 279 81 290 91 284 89 283 74 288 21539 19955 80 277 79 291 85 283 82 284 61 289 19955 18368 72 279 74 290 76 283 70 286 51 292 18368 16855 66 282 65 290 66 284 60 287 49 296 16855 15480 60 284 56 292 56 286 49 289 54 298 15480 14253 56 285 49 294 47 288 42 290 55 299 14253 13150 56 283 44 293 39 289 36 291 51 299 13150 12154 56 275 40 291 34 289 33 290 46 298 12154 11253 50 261 35 286 29 282 29 285 40 294 11253 10437 43 252 32 278 29 275 28 275 35 288 10437 9701 38 251 35 272 33 269 31 266 32 280 9701 9037 35 251 40 267 36 264 34 260 30 270 9037 8431 34 250 41 259 36 255 36 256 32 260 8431 7884 31 247 39 253 33 249 34 252 35 252 7884 7422 27 241 35 249 30 247 31 249 34 248 7422 7062 22 229 29 247 25 245 25 246 29 245 7062 6811 16 215 25 247 21 244 20 244 24 242 6811 6658 12*203 21*246 18*244 16 243 19 241 6658 6569 6*191 12*246 10*243 8*241 10*237 6569 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