DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.1 - - 46.9 - - 43.9 - - 38.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 110 - - 6 - - 22 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3914 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8498 - - 6554 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10143 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3393 - - 7479 - - 3563 - - 1141 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 342 - - 83 - - 91 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 071 - - 066 - - 051 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 7 - - 5 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2128 - - -1792 - - -104 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8015 - - 8362 - - 6674 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -35 - - -3216 - - -1805 - - -3547 ODpotential blCL - - - 10178 - - 9786 - - 8375 - - 10117 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 101 - - 90 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 210 - - 130 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.1 - - 46.9 - - 43.9 - - 38.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.9 - - 33.3 - - 37.5 - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 46.5 - - 43.3 - - 40.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.7 - - 32.2 - - 36.3 - - 32.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 110 - - 6 - - 22 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3914 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 59 - - 103 - - 59 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 98121 6 261 11 293 14 295 8 291 98121 90753 5 222 7 340 3 220 8 332 90753 85121 8 079 4 068 2 082 5 002 85121 80448 10 079 6 094 4 014 4 034 80448 76406 11 061 6 087 9 010 9 043 76406 72818 11 048 4 083 10 006 11 033 72818 69559 6 001 5 013 5 007 7 022 69559 66551 8 310 7 004 3 345 6 353 66551 63742 5 320 4 321 7 349 10 320 63742 61002 5 334 4 287 9 343 8 311 61002 58132 4 304 6 306 10 328 5 288 58132 55147 6 240 7 296 10 311 5 311 55147 52296 6 145 6 245 8 283 10 328 52296 49736 3 055 5 227 6 228 10 304 49736 47441 5 135 4 211 3 254 8 271 47441 45357 11 038 5 076 9 089 3 049 45357 43458 18 038 10 055 15 075 2 090 43458 41717 23 070 17 082 21 064 12 109 41717 40116 41 072 38 081 35 070 46 080 40116 38644 53 063 52 074 54 071 66 067 38644 37286 53 064 59 079 63 070 64 066 37286 35998 59 076 73 085 66 080 62 076 35998 34721 66 081 80 085 74 090 67 086 34721 33425 68 081 78 082 76 084 70 082 33425 32107 68 076 77 080 76 078 71 075 32107 30754 68 070 76 076 76 077 69 074 30754 29357 69 066 76 072 73 076 67 074 29357 27921 68 067 75 071 70 078 63 075 27921 26446 64 069 72 073 66 079 60 077 26446 24936 61 069 67 075 60 083 57 083 24936 23397 62 069 63 079 54 089 53 086 23397 21825 62 073 59 083 47 091 45 086 21825 20216 58 078 52 084 41 090 37 089 20216 18600 49 083 41 082 35 088 31 096 18600 17055 38 084 31 079 27 083 24 101 17055 15653 31 083 28 080 22 079 18 100 15653 14400 28 082 26 082 23 079 15 092 14400 13274 25 082 23 083 25 080 14 084 13274 12257 24 082 20 083 26 083 15 078 12257 11336 24 082 18 082 26 084 17 077 11336 10504 22*082 17 079 26 083 20 079 10504 9755 20*079 16 076 25 080 22 081 9755 9079 18 076 16 074 23 076 25 082 9079 8463 16 072 15 072 20 071 28 081 8463 7908 14 068 15 070 16 064 28 079 7908 7437 14 066 14 069 12 058 25 075 7437 7071 13 065 14 068 10 054 21 069 7071 6816 12 064 13 068 9 053 17 059 6816 6660 11 064 11 066 8*052 12*049 6660 6570 9 064 9*066 6*051 5*031 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