DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.0 - - 64.7 - - - - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 389 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6474 - - 6899 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10953 - - 11347 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12703 - - 13128 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1877 - - 1423 - - - - - 5673 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 561 - - 597 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 36 - - 18 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 321 - - - - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1090 - - -533 - - - - - -5739 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11614 - - 13662 - - - - - 12311 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -906 - - -5819 - - - - - -11148 ODpotential blCL - - - 13609 - - 18947 - - - - - 17719 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 53 - - - - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.0 - - 64.7 - - - - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.9 - - 27.5 - - - - - 27.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 61.9 - - - - - 61.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.7 - - 26.3 - - - - - 26.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 389 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6474 - - 6899 - - - - - 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] 99152 34 111 25 106 35 094 99152 91601 30 098 25 105 26 082 91601 85829 27 110 20 105 24 087 85829 81044 26 100 14 100 20 086 81044 76917 12 068 16 102 14 062 76917 73282 6 081 17 082 12 040 73282 70009 7 088 14 059 12 046 70009 67003 6 064 11 039 11 040 67003 64203 6 010 11 032 13 020 64203 61476 4 303 12 328 15 352 61476 58624 9 348 13 312 15 333 58624 55654 19 316 21 311 23 320 55654 52825 27 309 24 304 28 314 52825 50287 34 303 33 306 31 316 50287 48014 40 298 39 299 33 315 48014 45953 39 301 39 298 32 316 45953 44072 38 312 38 304 32 320 44072 42341 47 314 37 309 33 325 42341 40744 47 308 39 312 35 332 40744 39267 46 315 46 313 38 340 39267 37899 51 321 52 313 39 344 37899 36604 54 323 49 313 38 337 36604 35316 52 327 44 315 37 324 35316 34003 50 329 41 320 36 314 34003 32668 47 326 41 318 35 312 32668 31297 49 324 39 319 35 312 31297 29883 49 328 37 323 34 312 29883 28426 45 330 35 327 34 315 28426 26931 44 325 33 330 34 318 26931 25400 43 323 32 326 34 320 25400 23837 41 325 33 320 32 320 23837 22235 40 320 33 318 28 317 22235 20590 35 318 31 318 27 317 20590 18930 28 317 27 319 26 322 18930 17344 24 317 23 323 25 329 17344 15904 20 324 18 333 21 335 15904 14620 14 327 11 336 15 346 14620 13467 8*312 6*320 10 002 13467 12425 4*300 5*315 9 021 12425 11481 3 297 5 316 9 032 11481 10628 3 301 5 317 10 033 10628 9859 3 302 6 319 9 032 9859 9164 3 308 6 321 8 030 9164 8528 3 314 7 323 6 023 8528 7955 3 321 7 325 5 015 7955 7469 3 324 7 326 3 009 7469 7090 3 328 7 327 2 004 7090 6826 3 328 7 328 2 004 6826 6664 3 329 7 328 2*356 6664 6571 3 330 6 328 1*318 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