DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - 49.3 - - 50.2 - - - - - 35.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 175 - - - - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4875 - - 5999 - - - - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9267 - - 10277 - - - - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11104 - - 12228 - - - - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3997 - - 3803 - - - - - 2505 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 381 - - 447 - - - - - 81 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 26 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 203 - - 211 - - - - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -36 - - -34 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1696 - - 2301 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9409 - - 9927 - - - - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -965 - - 185 - - - - - -431 ODpotential blCL - - - 12069 - - 12043 - - - - - 7001 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 93 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 410 - - 520 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.3 - - 50.2 - - - - - 35.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.6 - - 29.3 - - - - - 33.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.2 - - 48.8 - - - - - 35.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 28.1 - - - - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 175 - - - - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4875 - - 5999 - - - - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 72 - - - - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 96873 23 281 31 277 37 282 96873 89523 29 279 31 280 27 290 89523 83898 30 276 26 280 28 281 83898 79282 32 259 28 276 24 271 79282 75330 28 246 24 266 27 255 75330 71830 23 254 25 258 26 261 71830 68626 35 262 33 253 33 272 68626 65634 42 257 39 255 38 261 65634 62830 44 244 41 252 37 256 62830 60092 35 233 39 242 38 260 60092 57210 28 228 32 239 40 248 57210 54225 24 243 25 247 37 233 54225 51386 26 260 25 255 29 230 51386 48812 35 226 26 253 21 225 48812 46494 39 214 32 235 34 234 46494 44415 41 214 42 228 41 235 44415 42539 46 218 47 224 43 228 42539 40816 45 223 49 223 40 226 40816 39221 51 224 48 225 41 231 39221 37744 56 221 47 229 42 233 37744 36383 59 218 47 231 41 233 36383 35104 61 216 49 231 42 231 35104 33838 62 217 50 230 44 227 33838 32551 61 219 51 228 45 223 32551 31250 56 220 52 227 43 224 31250 29927 47 220 51 225 42 229 29927 28575 41 218 47 222 39 229 28575 27193 40 214 43 219 37 224 27193 25781 40 210 40 218 37 222 25781 24340 39 211 39 220 34 222 24340 22870 37 216 40 223 30 223 22870 21367 36 220 44 222 30 222 21367 19824 36 221 40 218 32 219 19824 18267 35 220 38 217 34 216 18267 16775 35 219 35 218 35 215 16775 15417 34 218 35 219 32 216 15417 14203 33 216 34 220 27 215 14203 13110 32 213 32*219 22 217 13110 12122 32 210 30*216 20 228 12122 11226 30*207 28 213 20 245 11226 10416 29*205 27 212 20 259 10416 9687 28 204 27 211 19 269 9687 9028 27 203 26 210 18 274 9028 8427 27 203 26 209 17 274 8427 7883 26 202 25 209 16 268 7883 7422 25 202 24 208 14 260 7422 7062 23 202 23 208 11 253 7062 6811 21 202 22 208 9 251 6811 6658 19 202 19 207 8*250 6658 6570 13 201 14 207 6*250 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