DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.6 - - 36.9 - - - - - 28.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 44 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - - - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6552 - - 6553 - - - - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - - - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5062 - - 6706 - - - - - 1769 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 114 - - 111 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 244 - - 288 - - - - - 231 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 4 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -151 - - -612 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6720 - - 7182 - - - - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1409 - - -1948 - - - - - -2840 ODpotential blCL - - - 7978 - - 8517 - - - - - 9409 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 91 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 230 - - - - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.6 - - 36.9 - - - - - 28.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 28.3 - - - - - 24.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.8 - - 36.4 - - - - - 32.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.0 - - 27.1 - - - - - 25.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 44 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 340 - - - - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 62 - - - - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 97206 3 293 12 260 21 297 97206 89891 8 245 11 323 10 305 89891 84310 11 271 15 299 8 306 84310 79687 6 249 9 265 5 269 79687 75683 15 239 15 264 14 266 75683 72136 18 219 22 256 20 251 72136 68913 14 199 20 233 16 237 68913 65907 18 237 19 213 14 250 65907 63081 26 246 21 227 20 256 63081 60317 27 240 25 239 26 251 60317 57422 25 234 24 238 26 252 57422 54416 23 246 21 234 20 253 54416 51544 25 254 17 243 16 264 51544 48954 27 250 18 254 20 267 48954 46630 25 247 21 256 22 263 46630 44528 22 243 23 257 19 267 44528 42617 18 239 24 258 18 283 42617 40861 17 255 22 259 20 285 40861 39237 24 265 22 262 19 283 39237 37729 28 258 23 259 19 289 37729 36330 28 247 24 255 24 288 36330 35013 24 243 29 254 27 272 35013 33721 25 250 32 249 27 263 33721 32423 33 258 33 246 33 259 32423 31119 37 253 31 249 35 254 31119 29796 35 251 29 254 33 249 29796 28444 32 252 30 254 34 241 28444 27062 33 253 33 251 36 240 27062 25648 35 253 36 249 35 241 25648 24204 35 251 39 247 32 245 24204 22736 34 250 39 246 30 252 22736 21239 33 248 39 247 24 269 21239 19711 32 247 41 249 22 284 19711 18173 32 248 35 245 20 278 18173 16700 33 250 29 242 20 263 16700 15358 29 254 28 244 22 255 15358 14156 23 259 27 249 23 253 14156 13074 18 262 25 255 22 254 13074 12094 16 258 24 259 21 253 12094 11206 16 251 22 262 18 254 11206 10401 16 246 20 264 15 257 10401 9675 16 244 17 268 13 263 9675 9019 15 243 15 271 14 270 9019 8419 15 242 13 278 15 275 8419 7878 14 243 12 281 15 276 7878 7418 13 243 12 282 13 273 7418 7059 12 244 11 284 10 265 7059 6810 11 244 11 285 6 251 6810 6657 10*244 9 286 4 238 6657 6569 8*244 7*288 3*231 6569 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