DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/18 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1013z - - 1336z - - 1601z - - 1901z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.7 - - 73.8 - - 80.2 - - 80.6 - - 69.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 41 - - 269 - - 314 - - 117 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 329 - - 4551 - - 8601 - - 8106 - - 330 BL Depth Hcrit 6542 - - 9341 - - 12621 - - 11601 - - 6542 Hcrit BL Top 6558 - - 10780 - - 14830 - - 14335 - - 6559 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2465 - - 4200 - - 3909 - - 5486 - - 1269 Hgt.Variab. W* 107 - - 462 - - 601 - - 429 - - 16 W* B/S 9 - - 15 - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 5 - - 13 - - 14 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 224 - - 275 - - 301 - - 251 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 15 - - 17 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -5 - - -10 - - -30 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3359 - - -931 - - -760 - - -1024 - - -4786 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9918 - - 11711 - - 15591 - - 15359 - - 11345 sfcLCL ODpotential -6745 - - -4218 - - -3954 - - -2980 - - -8733 ODpotential blCL 13303 - - 14998 - - 18784 - - 17315 - - 15292 blCL maxRH 45 - - 49 - - 42 - - 86 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 40 - - 410 - - 30 - - 100 - - 340 CAPE Temp@2m 65.7 - - 73.8 - - 80.2 - - 80.6 - - 69.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 44.9 - - 45.0 - - 34.3 - - 35.8 - - 42.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 65.2 - - 72.1 - - 77.8 - - 79.2 - - 73.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 44.1 - - 44.2 - - 32.6 - - 34.4 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 41 - - 269 - - 314 - - 117 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 329 - - 4551 - - 8601 - - 8106 - - 330 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 44 - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 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] 99430 27 098 26 106 30 106 23 086 29 094 99430 91927 25 102 25 105 21 105 23 092 25 087 91927 86123 23 096 22 107 19 107 20 096 20 082 86123 81298 17 087 21 108 18 104 17 092 16 085 81298 77159 17 093 19 100 16 100 15 100 16 095 77159 73513 15 100 13 097 16 099 16 108 15 089 73513 70208 11 108 9 112 12 090 15 100 14 084 70208 67171 11 112 11 122 6 103 12 079 13 089 67171 64366 8 091 9 112 6 118 6 082 9 080 64366 61661 5 120 4 120 7 112 6 135 5 116 61661 58844 6 090 5 156 3 147 3 120 5 124 58844 55928 5 304 2 150 4 200 6 212 7 223 55928 53174 11 242 10 251 11 276 13 287 15 280 53174 50728 19 255 18 263 18 254 18 260 25 270 50728 48542 28 259 33 265 33 275 34 280 29 271 48542 46544 37 273 47 272 48 274 47 280 38 274 46544 44703 52 282 59 273 57 273 58 281 51 276 44703 43000 64 281 66 273 64 273 69 281 63 279 43000 41415 68 279 70 273 68 275 73 280 74 282 41415 39933 69 280 71 274 69 276 74 278 81 283 39933 38547 70 283 71 278 70 279 74 278 85 281 38547 37224 71 286 73 284 71 283 75 278 88 280 37224 35899 73 289 75 289 73 286 75 280 85 280 35899 34545 73 292 75 293 73 288 74 283 81 282 34545 33169 73 294 73 294 71 289 72 285 79 284 33169 31758 72 294 69 294 70 289 70 286 79 285 31758 30305 71 293 67 292 72 291 70 286 78 286 30305 28814 68 293 66 289 70 292 72 289 71 286 28814 27290 63 294 62 288 63 292 69 290 61 283 27290 25735 58 297 56 289 55 291 60 288 55 280 25735 24152 51 300 49 290 49 289 52 283 50 280 24152 22537 41 302 40 290 43 286 45 284 44 280 22537 20881 33 302 31 291 36 284 37 290 35 280 20881 19213 28 306 25 298 30 287 33 292 27 283 19213 17613 25 312 23 308 25 294 31 288 25 286 17613 16153 23 317 23 315 23*301 28 282 25 285 16153 14842 20 318 22 319 21*304 26*277 26 280 14842 13661 18 317 20 319 20 305 22*271 27 275 13661 12591 16 317 17 316 18 306 19 264 28 271 12591 11620 14 317 13*307 14 304 16 255 27 269 11620 10740 12 317 10*293 11 298 14 248 26 268 10740 9947 11 316 8 279 9 295 13 243 23 267 9947 9230 9 309 5 264 9 294 12 241 19 269 9230 8575 6 291 5 264 9 293 11 238 14 274 8575 7984 4 263 4 266 8 292 11 237 9 285 7984 7483 4 253 4 269 8 293 10 236 5 310 7483 7092 4 237 3 274 8 293 10 236 5 342 7092 6821 3 226 3 276 8 293 9 235 5 345 6821 6654 3 226 3 278 7 294 8 235 4*334 6654 6559 2*224 3 281 6 294 7 235 3*318 6559 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