DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.1 - - 65.4 - - - - - 53.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 86 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3547 - - 7606 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8100 - - 11203 - - - - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9776 - - 13835 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3766 - - 3410 - - - - - 408 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 308 - - 417 - - - - - 43 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 29 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 205 - - 219 - - - - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 24 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -40 - - -33 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -86 - - 1386 - - - - - -3055 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9862 - - 12450 - - - - - 9627 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4258 - - -2911 - - - - - -8264 ODpotential blCL - - - 14034 - - 16746 - - - - - 14835 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 81 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 310 - - 190 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.1 - - 65.4 - - - - - 53.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.1 - - 33.1 - - - - - 33.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.3 - - 64.6 - - - - - 57.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 31.9 - - - - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 86 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3547 - - 7606 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 23 - - - - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97877 12 256 14 315 11 303 97877 90488 3 186 13 269 7 025 90488 84849 5 162 7 233 14 040 84849 80161 8 137 7 203 7 023 80161 76101 4 116 7 198 0 331 76101 72509 3 189 5 187 2 156 72509 69251 3 160 3 203 5 146 69251 66237 5 149 5 181 3 145 66237 63424 3 214 4 159 6 123 63424 60688 10 197 8 200 1 011 60688 57838 7 217 13 180 16 242 57838 54901 19 242 11 228 19 218 54901 52100 20 249 17 260 8 231 52100 49556 29 253 28 262 15 287 49556 47265 37 245 37 261 41 253 47265 45205 47 224 46 238 57 229 45205 43337 41 218 48 216 58 221 43337 41633 47 244 46 226 58 223 41633 40067 66 252 64 246 63 228 40067 38612 76 249 81 246 72 233 38612 37263 77 247 85 242 77 232 37263 35982 77 245 85 239 76 230 35982 34702 77 243 84 239 76 229 34702 33395 78 242 82 238 75 229 33395 32067 77 241 80 237 75 231 32067 30706 75 240 80 235 74 232 30706 29303 73 238 81 233 74 231 29303 27864 73 236 82 232 72 231 27864 26392 72 233 80 232 71 232 26392 24894 70 231 77 233 67 232 24894 23374 68 230 73 233 60 224 23374 21824 66 229 69 232 57 214 21824 20242 64 227 65 229 54 208 20242 18653 63 225 61 226 53 205 18653 17131 61 226 53 224 51 206 17131 15742 57 228 43 220 49 206 15742 14495 50 228 38*217 45 206 14495 13370 44 226 37*218 38 203 13370 12350 39 225 34 218 28 200 12350 11423 36 223 33 218 19 201 11423 10583 34 220 31 219 14 222 10583 9825 31*214 29 220 15 247 9825 9141 28*209 28 220 19 258 9141 8514 26 206 27 220 21 262 8514 7946 25 205 25 220 23 262 7946 7464 23 204 24 221 22 262 7464 7087 22 204 22 221 20 261 7087 6824 20 203 21 221 16 260 6824 6664 18 203 18 221 12*258 6664 6571 13 203 13 220 6*252 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