DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 41.5 - - 48.4 - - 50.3 - - 48.0 - - 42.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -25 - - 4 - - -2 - - -7 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 341 - - 342 - - 342 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit 6554 - - 6554 - - 6554 - - 6554 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top 6570 - - 6570 - - 6571 - - 6571 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 151 - - 3821 - - 5684 - - 3341 - - 134 Hgt.Variab. W* 41 - - 73 - - 67 - - 44 - - 19 W* B/S 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 194 - - 189 - - 176 - - 169 - - 169 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -11 - - -6 - - -8 - - -7 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3279 - - -1841 - - -1418 - - -1273 - - -727 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9850 - - 8411 - - 7989 - - 7845 - - 7297 sfcLCL ODpotential -8529 - - -4926 - - -3965 - - -5107 - - -5672 ODpotential blCL 15099 - - 11496 - - 10536 - - 11678 - - 12242 blCL maxRH 80 - - 71 - - 77 - - 78 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 290 - - 160 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 41.5 - - 48.4 - - 50.3 - - 48.0 - - 42.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 21.7 - - 34.3 - - 38.0 - - 36.3 - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.3 - - 49.4 - - 51.6 - - 51.8 - - 47.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.6 - - 33.1 - - 36.7 - - 35.2 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -25 - - 4 - - -2 - - -7 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 341 - - 342 - - 342 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 19 - - 0 - - 7 - - 12 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 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] 97849 25 255 24 254 24 271 26 254 30 260 97849 90464 12 220 16 257 20 280 17 282 16 288 90464 84799 9 307 2 258 10 275 17 287 16 317 84799 80100 15 296 12 308 11 312 22 302 18 318 80100 76077 14 281 19 304 17 308 19 317 19 322 76077 72540 12 315 14 302 19 290 21 288 23 291 72540 69324 18 315 14 321 17 291 19 276 23 277 69324 66335 26 300 25 300 25 290 23 286 21 271 66335 63531 34 295 30 286 30 282 29 286 23 277 63531 60787 41 285 37 274 37 271 37 282 31 281 60787 57910 46 279 44 272 42 271 44 278 41 277 57910 54912 50 279 51 273 47 271 48 271 46 273 54912 52045 53 278 52 271 50 268 50 269 47 272 52045 49466 55 275 52 267 50 267 52 268 45 271 49466 47159 54 267 52 266 49 268 50 266 44 267 47159 45076 50 264 52 263 49 262 47 263 42 261 45076 43185 50 262 51 263 49 255 46 260 41 258 43185 41458 48 261 49 262 47 258 42 257 39 253 41458 39875 48 264 45 262 45 262 40 253 39 251 39875 38418 49 264 44 265 44 260 41 251 38 250 38418 37076 46 267 45 267 43 258 41 253 35 249 37076 35811 46 267 45 265 44 258 39 254 29 254 35811 34555 44 264 43 261 43 258 38 255 28 258 34555 33273 43 262 41 258 41 258 38 256 28 261 33273 31967 39 262 41 258 40 256 38 256 30 263 31967 30625 36 262 42 260 40 255 38 256 34 258 30625 29240 36 259 41 259 38 255 38 256 33 251 29240 27817 32 255 39 257 35 252 37 255 30 249 27817 26359 27 253 35 256 33 248 33 258 22 255 26359 24869 26 253 33 256 31 246 32 260 21 242 24869 23349 27 253 30 260 28 243 25 256 21 229 23349 21795 26 258 28 256 27 249 21 246 21 227 21795 20205 24 264 28 260 29 256 21 245 20 231 20205 18605 24 275 27 268 28 263 21 245 18 235 18605 17077 23 284 23 267 19 280 24 244 18 241 17077 15686 18 292 16 272 14 291 26 246 19 244 15686 14442 14 296 11 282 8 293 26 248 20 248 14442 13321 12 291 8 289 3 263 24 250 20 255 13321 12306 12 286 6 290 4 214 20 250 20 261 12306 11386 10 274 4 291 6 199 15 251 19 265 11386 10551 10 256 2 263 8 195 11 257 18 265 10551 9798 9 243 3 222 10 193 9 258 16 262 9798 9117 9 230 5 213 11 190 8 253 13 255 9117 8493 9 223 7 206 11 188 8 237 10 241 8493 7930 10 218 8 201 11 186 7 209 8 218 7930 7452 11 213 8 198 10 184 7 189 8 195 7452 7079 11 204 7 194 10 182 6 182 9 182 7079 6820 10 195 6 192 9 179 6 174 9 165 6820 6661 8*194 5*189 7*177 5*170 8 160 6661 6570 5*194 4*189 6*176 4*169 6*169 6570 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