DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - 29.9 - - 35.7 - - - - - 31.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 34 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 341 - - - - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - - - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6569 - - 6570 - - - - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3497 - - 6091 - - - - - 1164 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 114 - - 102 - - - - - 25 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 331 - - - - - 211 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 11 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - -844 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 7414 - - - - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -960 - - -2084 - - - - - -2429 ODpotential blCL - - - 7529 - - 8654 - - - - - 8998 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.9 - - 35.7 - - - - - 31.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.6 - - 26.5 - - - - - 27.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.2 - - 35.2 - - - - - 32.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 25.5 - - - - - 26.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 34 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 340 - - 341 - - - - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 96 - - - - - 91 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] 96571 12 204 15 233 20 252 96571 89423 6 141 12 241 11 285 89423 83957 4 148 2 236 9 297 83957 79403 9 236 8 281 15 299 79403 75451 9 191 6 241 11 269 75451 71937 6 236 13 279 7 250 71937 68734 10 236 18 255 11 279 68734 65775 10 202 17 238 13 264 65775 63022 11 245 18 255 17 257 63022 60330 21 258 16 221 17 293 60330 57517 22 278 21 285 31 305 57517 54609 37 282 29 292 32 292 54609 51814 31 277 22 311 31 290 51814 49276 23 288 28 314 30 302 49276 46984 27 296 31 311 31 314 46984 44896 26 294 32 307 36 321 44896 42985 25 296 33 303 43 320 42985 41238 25 305 33 307 45 315 41238 39641 28 317 34 316 43 318 39641 38176 31 319 37 320 44 327 38176 36829 32 325 37 322 49 335 36829 35561 35 337 37 335 53 339 35561 34304 42 347 43 349 56 342 34304 33028 48 351 48 353 57 341 33028 31731 49 354 51 355 56 340 31731 30399 44 356 51 357 54 340 30399 29026 35 351 48 359 51 341 29026 27613 29 351 45 001 46 343 27613 26164 28 355 39 354 41 344 26164 24683 30 358 36 348 38 343 24683 23170 33 001 34 345 36 343 23170 21623 34 001 31 345 34 343 21623 20033 34 356 28 348 32 340 20033 18429 34 351 27 349 30 336 18429 16893 33 348 27 347 29 334 16893 15498 33 348 28 343 28 333 15498 14255 32 348 26 340 28 330 14255 13144 31 352 24 338 26 325 13144 12146 31 354 23 338 22 324 12146 11246 30 351 22 338 17 327 11246 10431 28 347 21 336 13 333 10431 9697 25 339 19 335 10 338 9697 9035 22 331 19 334 8 338 9035 8430 20 321 18 333 6 325 8430 7884 18 310 17 333 6 294 7884 7421 16 299 17 332 8 263 7421 7061 15 296 16 332 10 243 7061 6811 14 294 15 332 9 227 6811 6658 12*294 13*331 7 218 6658 6569 9*293 10*331 5*211 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