DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - 57.7 - - 61.5 - - - - - 48.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 17 - - - - - -71 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 342 - - 342 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6555 - - 6555 - - - - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6571 - - 6571 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3230 - - 6425 - - - - - 70 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 104 - - 107 - - - - - 43 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 239 - - - - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -4 - - - - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3640 - - -4696 - - - - - -1026 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10211 - - 11268 - - - - - 7597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6848 - - -7440 - - - - - -6683 ODpotential blCL - - - 13419 - - 14011 - - - - - 13254 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 61 - - - - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.7 - - 61.5 - - - - - 48.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.0 - - 35.1 - - - - - 38.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 61.2 - - - - - 52.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.7 - - 33.8 - - - - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 17 - - 17 - - - - - -71 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 342 - - 342 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 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] 96283 10 245 10 272 16 267 96283 89271 4 347 10 278 10 285 89271 83843 2 075 8 315 7 357 83843 79310 2 237 9 298 7 329 79310 75382 0 259 8 301 6 345 75382 71885 7 341 14 305 13 323 71885 68725 17 003 9 318 14 317 68725 65833 26 337 20 330 16 309 65833 63150 20 317 24 302 21 306 63150 60573 29 285 36 290 33 323 60573 57911 33 292 32 292 47 302 57911 55141 37 300 31 301 44 293 55141 52476 44 287 44 291 45 296 52476 50053 46 279 44 283 50 293 50053 47859 47 284 45 282 53 287 47859 45859 48 288 45 283 52 282 45859 44019 49 289 47 285 54 281 44019 42319 52 288 51 286 64 279 42319 40746 60 283 59 282 72 276 40746 39290 66 282 62 281 70 273 39290 37940 69 284 63 281 63 270 37940 36655 70 284 62 280 61 271 36655 35365 70 283 64 279 63 274 35365 34043 67 282 68 280 67 275 34043 32694 65 282 71 282 68 276 32694 31310 63 283 68 282 68 277 31310 29883 61 284 63 281 64 277 29883 28418 60 285 59 280 62 278 28418 26916 58 285 57 280 62 278 26916 25380 55 285 55 279 62 278 25380 23814 53 283 51 275 61 278 23814 22211 51 281 48 273 58 279 22211 20569 49 282 46 274 52 279 20569 18919 45 284 42 276 44 278 18919 17340 39 285 38 278 38 276 17340 15905 33 287 33 278 33 275 15905 14623 29 288 30 277 29 271 14623 13471 27 289 26 277 24 266 13471 12430 25 289 23 276 21 264 12430 11486 23 288 19 271 20 264 11486 10631 22 284 17 264 20 261 10631 9861 23 276 15 257 20 255 9861 9165 23 271 14 253 21 248 9165 8528 20 265 14 250 22 238 8528 7954 17 256 13 247 21 228 7954 7467 14 248 12 245 20 218 7467 7087 12 243 11 243 18 203 7087 6824 11 242 10 242 16 191 6824 6663 10 241 9*241 13*184 6663 6571 7*241 7*239 7*188 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