DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 = 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 - - - 48.7 - - 51.4 - - 51.3 - - 42.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 144 - - 166 - - 14 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3175 - - 4814 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8065 - - 9351 - - 6554 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9404 - - 11043 - - 6571 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2228 - - 1790 - - 5630 - - 1778 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 341 - - 410 - - 85 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 16 - - 11 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 229 - - 241 - - 173 - - 142 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -3 - - -2 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -401 - - 851 - - -3661 - - -1084 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9805 - - 10193 - - 10232 - - 7656 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4083 - - -2388 - - -6140 - - -5676 ODpotential blCL - - - 13487 - - 13431 - - 12711 - - 12247 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 66 - - 80 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.7 - - 51.4 - - 51.3 - - 42.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.9 - - 29.8 - - 29.5 - - 32.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.2 - - 49.8 - - 50.7 - - 46.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 28.6 - - 28.3 - - 31.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 144 - - 166 - - 14 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3175 - - 4814 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 22 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96527 16 267 24 274 23 288 24 282 96527 89346 16 271 17 266 21 277 18 295 89346 83835 17 269 16 267 16 294 17 305 83835 79265 12 282 17 278 16 311 17 311 79265 75314 12 285 17 283 21 306 22 316 75314 71812 15 287 17 287 23 294 26 297 71812 68646 27 305 24 305 25 307 25 289 68646 65728 33 300 29 305 33 313 25 300 65728 63000 32 294 38 296 41 299 31 303 63000 60327 34 291 40 292 42 299 36 305 60327 57513 32 290 41 291 45 294 46 298 57513 54579 33 289 45 287 47 288 48 289 54579 51771 36 288 42 285 47 289 44 288 51771 49244 41 294 38 293 47 289 40 294 49244 46985 46 293 43 297 46 287 43 298 46985 44952 49 289 49 288 44 289 48 293 44952 43120 51 288 49 285 45 292 48 285 43120 41469 51 290 47 290 48 288 45 284 41469 39960 52 295 49 295 48 287 42 287 39960 38559 53 296 55 293 48 288 42 290 38559 37250 52 295 54 290 49 293 46 291 37250 35999 49 294 52 292 48 291 48 288 35999 34743 44 293 49 293 48 289 45 284 34743 33457 42 300 45 296 46 290 43 282 33457 32147 43 303 42 297 42 290 42 282 32147 30803 45 304 40 294 40 288 40 281 30803 29416 47 300 38 294 39 290 38 283 29416 27989 46 292 39 301 38 293 35 288 27989 26526 43 293 41 300 37 294 32 294 26526 25027 40 300 40 299 36 298 31 295 25027 23497 38 305 38 299 36 301 30 290 23497 21930 36 308 35 304 35 302 30 283 21930 20319 31 309 30 308 32 302 28 281 20319 18694 25 309 24 310 25 302 22 285 18694 17138 19 313 19 307 17 304 16 278 17138 15724 15 315 14 305 11 298 11 273 15724 14461 11 311 11 305 8 286 8 273 14461 13326 8 304 8 294 6 269 6 266 13326 12302 6 290 6 261 5 256 5 245 12302 11375 6 267 6*243 4 251 4 216 11375 10537 6 251 6*240 3 248 4 198 10537 9783 5*235 5 238 3 241 3 177 9783 9104 5*229 5 240 2 226 3 150 9104 8482 5 227 5 239 2 214 3 129 8482 7922 5 228 5 241 2 201 5 120 7922 7447 5 228 4 244 2 190 6 117 7447 7076 4 230 4 245 2 183 6 120 7076 6819 4 232 4 249 2 177 7 127 6819 6661 3 231 3 248 2*177 6*129 6661 6571 3 232 3 249 1*173 4*142 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