DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/04 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 - - - 40.1 - - 44.0 - - 44.9 - - 37.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 179 - - 43 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3069 - - 4231 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8008 - - 8931 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9298 - - 10460 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2006 - - 2111 - - 5729 - - 718 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 342 - - 398 - - 111 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 13 - - 13 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 315 - - 260 - - 185 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 6 - - -1 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1213 - - 1485 - - -2715 - - -582 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8085 - - 8976 - - 9286 - - 7153 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1039 - - -183 - - -4182 - - -4368 ODpotential blCL - - - 10337 - - 10643 - - 10752 - - 10938 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 87 - - 70 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 44.0 - - 44.9 - - 37.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.9 - - 27.9 - - 27.4 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.6 - - 42.4 - - 44.1 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.7 - - 26.7 - - 26.2 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 179 - - 43 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3069 - - 4231 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 47 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96715 15 248 21 255 24 256 29 285 96715 89530 11 235 14 268 17 262 22 284 89530 84038 15 267 17 280 11 252 16 265 84038 79471 11 268 20 265 15 288 12 288 79471 75506 7 273 25 254 20 283 11 293 75506 71985 12 258 17 262 19 284 14 286 71985 68780 16 276 16 279 20 296 19 302 68780 65828 16 274 23 286 28 292 27 304 65828 63087 14 283 30 288 28 297 29 297 63087 60424 22 304 31 289 26 295 30 285 60424 57634 29 301 28 287 26 291 26 276 57634 54721 31 297 28 290 30 290 27 287 54721 51923 32 285 33 288 37 287 37 291 51923 49391 34 280 38 285 42 285 43 290 49391 47112 35 283 42 286 46 285 47 292 47112 45039 38 283 45 289 51 289 52 297 45039 43156 43 295 49 298 54 297 56 301 43156 41457 48 303 52 307 57 303 57 306 41457 39919 50 311 53 315 56 307 56 311 39919 38505 55 314 54 319 52 311 55 316 38505 37191 56 314 55 320 52 319 57 320 37191 35935 53 315 55 322 54 324 58 321 35935 34676 51 317 53 322 54 325 57 323 34676 33387 49 318 50 323 52 324 55 324 33387 32074 47 318 48 322 50 323 51 323 32074 30727 44 319 45 322 48 321 47 322 30727 29337 41 321 43 321 45 322 43 322 29337 27906 37 320 41 319 43 322 40 322 27906 26437 33 318 38 315 39 321 37 322 26437 24932 31 318 34 313 36 320 33 321 24932 23397 31 322 33 314 34 319 30 321 23397 21827 31 325 32 316 30 319 27 321 21827 20219 29 327 30 316 26 319 23 323 20219 18602 28 330 27 317 24 318 20 324 18602 17054 28 334 25 321 22 319 19 329 17054 15648 28 336 24 324 22 323 19 332 15648 14393 27 337 22 324 21 326 19 333 14393 13267 24 337 19 325 19 329 18 334 13267 12251 20 334 13 324 15 328 17 335 12251 11331 16 332 9 321 10 321 15 333 11331 10500 12 327 7*316 5 303 12 327 10500 9753 8*320 6*314 3 284 9 315 9753 9077 6*308 6 314 3 278 7 297 9077 8462 5 297 6 314 3 273 5 268 8462 7907 5 289 5 314 2 269 6 229 7907 7436 5 286 5 317 2 265 8 209 7436 7070 4 284 5 318 2 258 9 198 7070 6815 4 283 5 317 2 259 9 188 6815 6659 4 284 5 318 2*256 8*183 6659 6570 3 284 4 319 2*260 5*185 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