DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.1 - - 50.8 - - 49.4 - - 36.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 68 - - 9 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 342 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6554 - - 6554 - - 6554 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6570 - - 6571 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4744 - - 8111 - - 8051 - - 921 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 111 - - 129 - - 83 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 206 - - 227 - - 197 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -12 - - -6 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1330 - - -1949 - - -2181 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7901 - - 8520 - - 8752 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3435 - - -3515 - - -3803 - - -2257 ODpotential blCL - - - 10005 - - 10086 - - 10373 - - 8827 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 88 - - 96 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 600 - - 470 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.1 - - 50.8 - - 49.4 - - 36.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.0 - - 35.9 - - 33.6 - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.3 - - 49.9 - - 49.3 - - 36.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.7 - - 34.7 - - 32.6 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 68 - - 9 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 342 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 51 - - 85 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 97471 4 091 10 075 4 291 7 020 97471 90203 9 148 8 088 8 013 11 087 90203 84588 11 116 6 132 4 302 7 080 84588 79928 3 136 6 244 5 294 7 065 79928 75897 9 109 5 249 3 132 4 338 75897 72327 1 340 5 214 1 246 1 243 72327 69097 6 273 5 224 4 238 7 182 69097 66106 14 220 9 279 7 299 2 188 66106 63295 18 227 21 238 18 262 17 286 63295 60549 19 266 21 231 23 252 24 257 60549 57667 26 264 20 247 27 248 28 243 57667 54665 30 253 22 263 26 239 29 243 54665 51790 27 244 27 247 24 235 27 239 51790 49202 30 239 23 235 25 244 21 240 49202 46887 33 223 27 230 28 237 19 250 46887 44799 35 223 27 230 25 235 18 236 44799 42898 39 210 32 221 26 226 16 235 42898 41151 39 202 35 210 21 212 13 197 41151 39539 39 203 36 206 20 209 10 210 39539 38041 47 196 41 198 23 193 15 200 38041 36655 51 191 40 191 23 177 18 159 36655 35357 54 191 39 181 20 163 13 127 35357 34074 53 190 39 173 19 148 12 107 34074 32777 52 191 41 172 18 128 16 106 32777 31473 51 191 44 175 16 114 22 101 31473 30148 48 189 44 178 14 110 29 077 30148 28789 44 186 40 181 12 124 31 067 28789 27394 41 185 35 181 11 134 29 071 27394 25962 37 186 30 181 13 137 25 069 25962 24497 32 187 27 183 12 133 20 066 24497 23003 26 186 23 181 12 151 17 070 23003 21478 19 177 18 168 13 167 16 086 21478 19917 14 159 15 147 14 177 15 113 19917 18350 12 153 13 141 11 179 15 159 18350 16850 15 163 13 154 8 152 20 178 16850 15486 20 167 15 168 7 143 21 180 15486 14263 21 172 16 177 5 170 17 191 14263 13163 19 178 17 180 7 225 13 203 13163 12168 17 195 16 188 11 241 11 213 12168 11266 18 217 15 197 13 240 10 220 11266 10450 20 222 15 202 14 238 11 224 10450 9714 21 221 15 204 14 236 11 225 9714 9049 21 219 15 204 15 233 11 227 9049 8441 21 218 15 205 15 231 12 231 8441 7893 21 217 15 205 15 229 12 235 7893 7427 20 216 15 205 15 228 11 236 7427 7065 18 215 14 205 14 228 10 232 7065 6813 16 214 13 205 13 228 7 223 6813 6658 13*213 12*206 12*228 6*214 6658 6570 9*212 8*206 8*227 3*197 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