DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.5 - - 48.7 - - 49.0 - - 48.1 - - 36.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 79 - - 364 - - 370 - - 190 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1747 - - 5672 - - 6358 - - 5251 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit 6600 - - 10340 - - 10886 - - 9709 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top 7976 - - 11901 - - 12587 - - 11480 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2977 - - 2101 - - 4036 - - 4491 - - 4958 Hgt.Variab. W* 228 - - 548 - - 569 - - 429 - - 34 W* B/S 4 - - 9 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 11 - - 18 - - 22 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 052 - - 020 - - 003 - - 006 - - 033 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 3 - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 11 - - 16 - - 26 - - 33 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1502 - - -84 - - 861 - - -1219 - - -3195 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9479 - - 11985 - - 11727 - - 12699 - - 9766 sfcLCL ODpotential -5825 - - -2860 - - -764 - - -3102 - - -5802 ODpotential blCL 13801 - - 14761 - - 13351 - - 14582 - - 12372 blCL maxRH 54 - - 58 - - 92 - - 82 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.5 - - 48.7 - - 49.0 - - 48.1 - - 36.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.8 - - 18.8 - - 20.3 - - 15.2 - - 16.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.5 - - 46.1 - - 46.7 - - 46.6 - - 37.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.6 - - 17.6 - - 19.4 - - 14.1 - - 16.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 79 - - 364 - - 370 - - 190 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1747 - - 5672 - - 6358 - - 5251 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 69 - - 30 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97791 9 234 14 233 8 271 8 270 12 253 97791 90309 8 173 10 210 11 232 9 288 4 116 90309 84572 2 215 5 151 10 188 11 259 5 033 84572 79849 3 192 0 116 9 159 4 242 1 346 79849 75779 1 015 4 175 2 159 5 277 3 173 75779 72162 7 320 2 257 2 313 6 293 3 333 72162 68872 7 306 5 279 9 301 6 306 5 308 68872 65836 12 314 6 270 9 271 12 303 11 347 65836 63012 15 312 9 311 9 273 16 298 14 325 63012 60275 18 310 16 323 10 281 15 295 14 319 60275 57424 18 303 18 306 13 317 18 326 11 321 57424 54451 17 310 16 291 19 310 18 314 20 341 54451 51617 24 328 19 318 17 318 26 333 22 326 51617 49074 28 316 26 322 26 326 33 323 21 333 49074 46794 25 322 26 317 31 319 29 313 32 343 46794 44730 31 329 26 322 32 321 29 327 37 341 44730 42846 36 325 30 334 35 327 40 341 42 347 42846 41115 40 331 43 342 40 339 49 349 51 351 41115 39521 45 335 53 343 52 352 59 355 59 354 39521 38048 47 341 59 349 61 355 68 357 65 356 38048 36688 54 352 72 359 68 001 76 357 69 356 36688 35403 68 000 86 005 78 005 81 359 72 357 35403 34126 77 003 93 006 83 004 84 360 75 358 34126 32826 78 003 95 005 85 002 85 360 80 358 32826 31507 72 001 94 003 83 001 83 358 83 356 31507 30157 63 357 90 001 82 359 82 357 83 355 30157 28768 53 351 82 358 82 358 81 356 84 354 28768 27342 43 344 71 354 82 358 80 354 83 353 27342 25883 35 332 58 348 78 355 77 349 82 349 25883 24397 36 319 47 340 70 349 73 345 81 346 24397 22889 41 317 40 327 62 340 69 342 78 345 22889 21356 42 322 40 315 58 333 63 339 72 343 21356 19794 38 325 42 317 56 329 56 334 62 339 19794 18231 32 323 42 321 50 329 49 328 54 334 18231 16741 29 319 40 325 39 330 41 322 49 329 16741 15389 26 321 34 328 28 333 36 322 45 325 15389 14179 24 327 27 331 24 336 29 327 41 328 14179 13090 22 336 21 338 23*338 25 334 37 339 13090 12106 20 351 15*354 20*347 22*345 34 351 12106 11216 19 009 12*011 19 350 22*347 31 002 11216 10411 18 027 11 019 18 002 22 356 28 013 10411 9684 16 043 11 021 18 005 22 006 26 022 9684 9028 15 055 11 022 18 007 23 008 26 029 9028 8427 14*061 11 022 18 008 23 010 25 032 8427 7884 12*059 11 022 18 009 23 011 24 034 7884 7423 11 053 11 021 18 010 23 012 23 035 7423 7062 9 049 11 022 18 010 22 012 20 035 7062 6812 9 047 10 021 17 010 21 012 17 034 6812 6658 8 046 10 021 16 010 20 012 14*034 6658 6570 7 044 9 020 13 010 14 012 8*033 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