DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 36.6 - - 40.7 - - - - - 31.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 212 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3678 - - 3291 - - - - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8106 - - 8296 - - - - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9907 - - 9520 - - - - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3452 - - 3134 - - - - - 4404 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 299 - - 386 - - - - - 44 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 31 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 261 - - - - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 20 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -16 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2315 - - 2222 - - - - - -953 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7592 - - 7298 - - - - - 7523 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 307 - - 4 - - - - - -2893 ODpotential blCL - - - 9600 - - 9516 - - - - - 9462 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 97 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 390 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.6 - - 40.7 - - - - - 31.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.3 - - 31.4 - - - - - 21.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 39.2 - - - - - 32.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.1 - - 30.2 - - - - - 20.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 212 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3678 - - 3291 - - - - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 87 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 97185 15 285 23 290 12 317 97185 89819 15 274 13 309 20 328 89819 84185 5 265 8 355 26 295 84185 79575 10 341 12 308 8 278 79575 75620 6 330 15 258 16 056 75620 72058 4 303 9 216 11 337 72058 68801 14 261 4 159 15 258 68801 65814 23 244 9 252 15 228 65814 63031 24 229 18 245 8 236 63031 60298 24 235 24 244 11 238 60298 57408 27 246 27 252 21 246 57408 54393 25 253 29 253 23 254 54393 51515 20 258 29 251 19 272 51515 48926 20 263 28 255 22 280 48926 46601 25 266 28 257 20 281 46601 44491 30 265 22 247 27 279 44491 42568 31 267 31 296 24 270 42568 40794 33 273 46 290 21 277 40794 39138 35 271 47 277 30 299 39138 37598 36 271 43 269 52 306 37598 36188 43 273 47 278 69 300 36188 34877 50 266 57 283 74 296 34877 33598 48 259 62 287 77 302 33598 32315 44 258 68 296 89 307 32315 31025 44 263 75 301 96 305 31025 29710 45 267 77 300 96 301 29710 28359 46 271 76 299 94 297 28359 26977 46 278 74 298 92 295 26977 25561 47 287 73 299 88 294 25561 24115 51 295 70 298 83 293 24115 22645 52 298 68 297 79 293 22645 21145 51 299 62 296 74 294 21145 19615 49 298 48 293 67 295 19615 18081 47 298 38 284 57 293 18081 16618 45 299 37 283 46 286 16618 15288 39 303 38 284 42 282 15288 14096 31 305 38 283 39 284 14096 13023 27 306 39 282 36 287 13023 12051 23 303 39 280 33 292 12051 11170 21 300 38 277 30 299 11170 10372 19*296 37 273 29 307 10372 9653 18*294 36*269 28 316 9653 9003 18 293 35*265 28 321 9003 8408 17 292 34 263 27 323 8408 7871 17 292 32 261 25 324 7871 7414 16 291 31 260 23 324 7414 7058 15 291 29 259 20 324 7058 6809 15 291 27 259 15 322 6809 6657 13 291 24 258 13*323 6657 6569 10 291 16 258 8*322 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