DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.4 - - 42.1 - - 40.2 - - 38.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 198 - - 89 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4278 - - 2876 - - 1389 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9064 - - 7962 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10507 - - 9105 - - 7618 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2451 - - 2547 - - 2572 - - 3886 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 429 - - 361 - - 217 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 11 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 267 - - 288 - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 21 - - -6 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2712 - - 2120 - - 1048 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7796 - - 6986 - - 6570 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 769 - - 296 - - 303 - - -1151 ODpotential blCL - - - 9738 - - 8809 - - 7315 - - 7721 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 94 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 400 - - 290 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.4 - - 42.1 - - 40.2 - - 38.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.0 - - 34.1 - - 37.2 - - 35.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 40.3 - - 39.1 - - 38.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.8 - - 32.9 - - 36.3 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 198 - - 89 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4278 - - 2876 - - 1389 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 77 - - 100 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 97755 7 189 4 257 5 181 9 113 97755 90384 3 119 6 163 1 097 4 310 90384 84776 5 171 5 143 4 248 5 007 84776 80125 7 131 5 195 1 101 2 049 80125 76101 4 074 3 160 3 211 6 039 76101 72513 2 053 5 100 1 178 4 061 72513 69235 6 233 5 162 3 237 3 289 69235 66210 10 230 9 156 9 196 11 242 66210 63406 20 212 4 210 8 181 11 181 63406 60666 19 203 26 222 18 244 3 139 60666 57775 25 197 29 200 32 216 20 232 57775 54764 21 206 24 203 28 202 26 212 54764 51883 25 206 28 213 27 199 27 213 51883 49286 25 216 24 211 22 202 25 210 49286 46960 27 223 24 213 18 210 20 205 46960 44858 26 213 24 206 16 222 16 222 44858 42944 26 210 22 213 16 242 14 235 42944 41182 25 216 19 223 17 243 8 242 41182 39548 24 217 18 224 13 251 9 266 39548 38026 23 209 15 221 13 266 7 265 38026 36616 20 201 12 218 12 251 8 318 36616 35290 16 192 10 213 7 243 15 312 35290 33986 14 191 5 219 4 340 12 306 33986 32681 13 201 7 324 16 337 17 350 32681 31385 9 204 9 312 19 345 27 335 31385 30075 3 157 12 334 27 002 23 337 30075 28726 2 005 27 355 29 357 23 341 28726 27340 9 347 27 354 29 354 22 347 27340 25918 14 008 23 352 27 349 21 346 25918 24462 19 018 21 349 26 346 19 346 24462 22977 16 023 17 349 24 342 18 346 22977 21461 13 012 15 350 23 340 18 336 21461 19906 10 003 11 347 21 337 17 330 19906 18339 5 356 6 322 19 335 18 335 18339 16838 5 329 7 277 19 337 20 331 16838 15472 6 282 8 267 20 338 21 328 15472 14249 6 276 8 271 20 338 22 327 14249 13150 7 267 8 280 21 336 23 326 13150 12156 8 257 7 285 20 334 23 325 12156 11257 8*255 6 283 20 331 23 325 11257 10444 9*254 6 279 19 328 22 324 10444 9711 8 253 6*274 18 324 20 321 9711 9049 7 252 6*270 17 316 19 319 9049 8442 6 250 6 266 14 304 18 317 8442 7895 6 250 6 266 13*295 16 312 7895 7430 5 250 6 266 12*289 14 304 7430 7067 5 252 6 267 11 288 12 294 7067 6814 5 251 6 269 10 288 10 285 6814 6659 4 253 5 270 10 287 8*282 6659 6570 4 254 5 271 8 288 5*279 6570 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