DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/02 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 32.3 - - 32.0 - - 26.2 - - 22.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 92 - - 23 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1286 - - 2118 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 7052 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7515 - - 8347 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2514 - - 3924 - - 3289 - - 2472 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 200 - - 255 - - 87 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 20 - - 14 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 247 - - 239 - - 225 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -23 - - -29 - - -12 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 946 - - 1778 - - 0 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6570 - - 6569 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 158 - - -149 - - -576 - - -1323 ODpotential blCL - - - 7357 - - 8496 - - 7145 - - 7892 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 89 - - 94 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 120 - - 190 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.3 - - 32.0 - - 26.2 - - 22.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.9 - - 26.1 - - 24.0 - - 20.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 31.0 - - 25.7 - - 23.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.1 - - 24.9 - - 23.6 - - 20.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 92 - - 23 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1286 - - 2118 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 56 - - 77 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96341 14 233 11 264 11 256 15 282 96341 89232 5 209 7 241 6 305 3 228 89232 83764 4 212 7 250 8 280 10 312 83764 79241 4 276 8 230 5 223 11 277 79241 75332 9 251 11 271 13 283 8 235 75332 71831 10 219 18 277 21 285 15 279 71831 68634 9 251 21 244 17 249 19 266 68634 65689 13 257 17 246 12 224 20 242 65689 62934 25 277 31 276 26 299 25 199 62934 60214 37 268 38 281 41 288 21 288 60214 57343 39 269 41 273 48 276 37 276 57343 54356 38 270 42 268 51 264 45 264 54356 51489 40 261 42 266 46 262 44 264 51489 48904 41 262 40 266 39 266 39 267 48904 46589 42 270 39 270 39 270 39 270 46589 44491 47 274 42 271 40 268 38 269 44491 42572 53 269 45 271 37 264 35 272 42572 40803 59 264 47 269 37 267 34 277 40803 39162 63 259 51 265 39 270 34 278 39162 37636 64 258 54 263 41 270 33 278 37636 36218 65 256 56 261 42 268 31 276 36218 34876 67 253 57 260 40 265 30 273 34876 33544 70 251 58 257 38 263 27 273 33544 32196 73 249 58 252 35 263 24 278 32196 30843 74 248 56 247 34 264 23 284 30843 29478 71 247 55 243 36 264 21 288 29478 28093 68 244 55 236 38 261 15 320 28093 26693 65 238 54 225 32 254 17 308 26693 25278 59 226 55 212 13 276 10 040 25278 23856 60 211 56 202 18 349 20 031 23856 22423 61 213 53 200 21 335 19 003 22423 20960 53 221 51 202 25 320 16 349 20960 19457 40 235 49 205 28 316 24 009 19457 17942 34 247 46 214 30 304 34 007 17942 16491 31 256 36 227 32 287 38 357 16491 15171 28 263 31 237 34 273 38 345 15171 13992 20 272 25 246 37 262 39 338 13992 12932 16 279 21 250 40 255 41 335 12932 11973 15 277 20 248 42 250 43 333 11973 11104 17 273 21 246 43 246 43 332 11104 10318 20 269 23 244 43 243 42 331 10318 9608 22 265 24 242 43 240 40 328 9608 8967 23 261 24 242 43 238 37 324 8967 8380 24 255 24*241 41 236 33 316 8380 7850 24*250 23*240 39 234 28 306 7850 7400 24*248 22 239 36 232 24 291 7400 7049 22 247 21 239 31 230 21 275 7049 6804 20 246 19 238 28 229 18 267 6804 6655 17 246 17 238 23*228 16*263 6655 6569 11 246 11 237 14*225 10*259 6569 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