DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.1 - - 59.7 - - - - - 44.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - -19 - - - - - -58 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 342 - - 342 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6554 - - 6554 - - - - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6571 - - 6571 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2387 - - 9154 - - - - - 146 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 91 - - 93 - - - - - 44 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 253 - - - - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -3 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3626 - - -4300 - - - - - -1356 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10197 - - 10872 - - - - - 7927 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6789 - - -6302 - - - - - -5591 ODpotential blCL - - - 13360 - - 12873 - - - - - 12162 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 79 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 170 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.1 - - 59.7 - - - - - 44.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.1 - - 34.8 - - - - - 33.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.1 - - 60.4 - - - - - 48.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 33.6 - - - - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - -19 - - - - - -58 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 342 - - 342 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 16 - - - - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96369 19 247 17 264 12 263 96369 89298 10 264 9 284 12 312 89298 83812 7 293 13 296 8 303 83812 79242 3 335 14 265 12 304 79242 75295 2 349 8 255 11 292 75295 71803 18 291 12 297 7 284 71803 68656 20 285 18 287 13 299 68656 65797 22 297 22 292 17 310 65797 63153 21 298 24 278 19 292 63153 60576 16 295 15 265 35 277 60576 57872 20 296 18 274 42 275 57872 55035 31 282 36 270 45 274 55035 52288 41 279 47 266 56 273 52288 49786 47 277 53 270 67 273 49786 47516 52 272 60 272 73 271 47516 45436 60 271 65 270 76 270 45436 43530 68 274 69 270 73 273 43530 41787 75 276 77 272 75 281 41787 40179 83 275 91 271 88 282 40179 38694 90 272 100 269 104 277 38694 37324 94 270 103 266 102 270 37324 36035 93 270 101 265 95 265 36035 34758 91 269 98 266 94 269 34758 33457 87 267 93 265 99 270 33457 32131 86 265 90 265 99 271 32131 30771 86 265 87 266 98 275 30771 29369 84 265 84 269 91 275 29369 27929 81 266 80 271 84 271 27929 26451 77 266 77 271 81 268 26451 24943 73 267 76 271 75 271 24943 23412 70 267 74 270 65 273 23412 21853 67 268 70 270 58 274 21853 20257 64 269 65 271 55 274 20257 18649 59 270 60 272 53 274 18649 17111 55 272 55 274 50 276 17111 15712 50 273 47 274 46 278 15712 14462 45 272 39 272 41 279 14462 13336 41 270 36 270 36 278 13336 12318 39 267 34 268 31 276 12318 11394 39 265 33 266 30 275 11394 10558 38 263 32 264 29 275 10558 9803 37 261 31 262 29 277 9803 9120 36 258 30 261 30 278 9120 8496 32 250 29 259 31 279 8496 7932 28 241 28 258 32 278 7932 7453 25 237 27 257 31 277 7453 7080 23 234 25 256 29 274 7080 6820 21 233 22 255 22 269 6820 6661 18*232 19*255 16*265 6661 6571 11*231 12*253 7*256 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