DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.6 - - 40.7 - - - - - 34.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 229 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 3782 - - - - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 8696 - - - - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 10011 - - - - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3391 - - 1285 - - - - - 457 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 139 - - 415 - - - - - 29 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 227 - - - - - 151 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -7 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1930 - - 740 - - - - - -1119 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8499 - - 9271 - - - - - 7688 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5912 - - -3307 - - - - - -6584 ODpotential blCL - - - 12481 - - 13318 - - - - - 13153 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 63 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.6 - - 40.7 - - - - - 34.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.7 - - 23.2 - - - - - 23.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.4 - - 38.8 - - - - - 36.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.5 - - 22.0 - - - - - 22.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 229 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 3782 - - - - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 17 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 96681 29 263 34 275 32 291 96681 89431 26 282 30 278 29 284 89431 83894 26 280 27 276 29 282 83894 79308 23 284 26 282 22 283 79308 75337 19 280 23 289 18 290 75337 71801 15 291 16 298 20 292 71801 68578 20 300 18 304 23 299 68578 65605 24 291 18 308 22 295 65605 62849 26 292 25 310 21 314 62849 60180 29 298 31 304 25 319 60180 57378 28 310 32 303 30 317 57378 54455 32 313 34 310 34 314 54455 51662 34 311 37 312 35 316 51662 49143 35 317 37 310 37 316 49143 46878 37 320 39 313 38 317 46878 44821 40 318 44 315 43 317 44821 42946 41 319 46 314 45 315 42946 41227 44 320 47 315 46 317 41227 39647 47 320 46 319 50 322 39647 38193 49 320 48 322 54 323 38193 36849 47 320 46 320 53 320 36849 35576 47 320 36 317 47 316 35576 34309 46 321 31 316 40 319 34309 33020 44 321 29 311 39 324 33020 31710 44 320 31 306 41 322 31710 30366 44 323 34 304 36 316 30366 28990 42 325 37 309 30 313 28990 27585 39 323 38 316 29 308 27585 26147 36 322 35 318 28 303 26147 24675 33 321 34 312 26 298 24675 23171 31 321 33 308 24 297 23171 21634 30 321 29 306 23 296 21634 20057 30 322 25 309 24 290 20057 18470 29 324 22 311 25 277 18470 16951 28 326 19 310 24 271 16951 15567 26 328 18 307 20 275 15567 14325 24 328 18 306 18 282 14325 13208 21 327 16 304 17 280 13208 12199 18 325 13 296 18 271 12199 11287 14 320 10 268 18 260 11287 10463 9 307 8*240 16 247 10463 9723 7 274 9*235 13 237 9723 9055 8 249 8 232 10 228 9055 8445 8 235 8 228 9 215 8445 7895 7 224 8 225 9 197 7895 7428 7 222 7 224 9 179 7428 7065 7 220 7 222 10 161 7065 6813 6 220 6 220 9 147 6813 6658 5 218 6 219 8 144 6658 6569 5*218 5 219 5*151 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