DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 52.3 - - 55.8 - - - - - 47.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 62 - - - - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 342 - - 3530 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6554 - - 7948 - - - - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6571 - - 9759 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3116 - - 2133 - - - - - 91 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 98 - - 288 - - - - - 33 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 26 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 246 - - - - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 16 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -24 - - - - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2429 - - 835 - - - - - -429 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9000 - - 8924 - - - - - 7000 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5462 - - -2841 - - - - - -5762 ODpotential blCL - - - 12033 - - 12600 - - - - - 12333 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 86 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 55.8 - - - - - 47.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.6 - - 39.3 - - - - - 39.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.8 - - 55.1 - - - - - 51.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.4 - - 38.1 - - - - - 38.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 19 - - 62 - - - - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 342 - - 3530 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 42 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 96051 9 306 18 282 19 299 96051 89024 14 280 16 308 17 296 89024 83600 23 288 33 311 7 282 83600 79069 17 286 23 302 15 292 79069 75167 14 302 11 246 19 281 75167 71733 32 314 7 294 18 264 71733 68626 44 305 29 299 18 294 68626 65763 47 297 35 298 39 300 65763 63118 48 295 36 290 49 290 63118 60568 49 292 39 285 45 282 60568 57895 51 293 42 287 42 281 57895 55092 62 302 53 294 48 283 55092 52396 76 299 67 297 57 283 52396 49954 82 293 76 295 65 284 49954 47749 80 294 80 292 72 284 47749 45733 82 298 82 291 77 282 45733 43884 87 295 86 287 81 279 43884 42186 84 287 84 282 82 276 42186 40625 76 282 75 278 83 273 40625 39180 75 282 72 278 84 274 39180 37831 79 286 80 278 85 275 37831 36541 80 288 87 277 88 276 36541 35247 80 291 91 278 91 276 35247 33923 79 293 91 281 93 275 33923 32573 80 294 87 282 94 276 32573 31187 78 294 83 282 93 277 31187 29759 80 293 79 280 91 277 29759 28291 85 293 76 279 89 276 28291 26787 85 292 75 278 86 277 26787 25251 82 290 73 279 83 278 25251 23687 78 289 71 280 80 281 23687 22091 74 289 69 281 76 283 22091 20459 69 290 66 282 70 284 20459 18820 62 289 63 282 64 285 18820 17255 54 286 60 281 59 285 17255 15833 47 282 57 280 55 282 15833 14564 40 278 52 280 51 277 14564 13422 35 275 46 281 49 269 13422 12389 32 270 39 277 49 263 12389 11451 30 264 33 268 47 262 11451 10602 29 261 30 259 43 264 10602 9837 29 258 29*251 37 266 9837 9146 28 255 29*248 32 265 9146 8515 25 250 28 247 28 260 8515 7945 20 243 27 246 25 254 7945 7461 19 242 26 246 23 249 7461 7085 18 242 25 245 20 241 7085 6822 16 242 23 245 14 229 6822 6662 14*241 20 244 10*210 6662 6571 9*240 13 244 6*194 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