DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 42.7 - - 49.8 - - 53.8 - - 53.8 - - 45.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -12 - - 114 - - 152 - - 6 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 2792 - - 5696 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit 6553 - - 7686 - - 9987 - - 6554 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top 6570 - - 9021 - - 11925 - - 6571 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 497 - - 3349 - - 2915 - - 8752 - - 612 Hgt.Variab. W* 43 - - 305 - - 425 - - 77 - - 27 W* B/S 2 - - 11 - - 11 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 208 - - 250 - - 264 - - 259 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - -4 - - -3 - - 0 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2207 - - -1172 - - 565 - - -5447 - - -2491 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8777 - - 10193 - - 11361 - - 12018 - - 9062 sfcLCL ODpotential -5893 - - -4173 - - -2280 - - -7223 - - -6251 ODpotential blCL 12463 - - 13194 - - 14205 - - 13794 - - 12822 blCL maxRH 77 - - 80 - - 69 - - 72 - - 89 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m 42.7 - - 49.8 - - 53.8 - - 53.8 - - 45.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.4 - - 28.1 - - 26.9 - - 24.1 - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 43.7 - - 48.5 - - 52.4 - - 53.4 - - 49.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.2 - - 27.0 - - 25.7 - - 23.0 - - 27.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -12 - - 114 - - 152 - - 6 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 2792 - - 5696 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 7 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96241 21 303 12 281 21 257 29 268 14 292 96241 89065 16 272 14 290 14 276 14 308 16 332 89065 83604 14 296 19 283 21 293 22 318 16 331 83604 79062 20 305 13 290 16 291 20 309 19 325 79062 75137 20 307 16 319 16 302 18 308 23 302 75137 71663 24 308 30 308 31 299 30 306 28 312 71663 68503 31 309 30 299 36 294 37 301 31 308 68503 65575 37 309 33 299 38 296 42 301 34 303 65575 62828 41 308 38 301 41 294 42 298 38 302 62828 60140 45 303 43 302 43 294 43 297 43 301 60140 57315 47 294 47 299 46 295 45 298 44 298 57315 54371 46 291 48 292 50 295 47 298 45 297 54371 51562 42 293 45 287 50 292 50 296 46 295 51562 49045 41 293 42 288 45 290 50 293 44 292 49045 46802 43 291 41 288 43 294 49 289 44 294 46802 44777 45 289 39 287 44 294 47 288 46 297 44777 42935 44 289 37 289 44 294 44 288 48 295 42935 41253 44 290 39 287 45 292 41 290 45 290 41253 39717 44 283 41 284 44 284 39 294 40 289 39717 38306 42 282 43 283 45 279 40 294 37 291 38306 36995 43 285 42 283 47 278 43 290 34 293 36995 35745 43 285 42 282 45 279 45 285 34 300 35745 34492 42 284 41 281 42 283 44 283 35 305 34492 33209 42 279 40 283 40 285 42 285 35 306 33209 31902 41 274 39 284 38 287 39 287 33 304 31902 30564 39 271 39 284 37 288 38 289 31 301 30564 29183 39 269 39 282 36 288 36 292 29 299 29183 27764 38 268 40 278 37 287 33 296 28 300 27764 26308 37 272 42 274 36 284 30 297 29 302 26308 24821 33 280 38 274 34 284 28 296 29 304 24821 23307 29 287 30 276 30 289 28 295 30 306 23307 21763 26 288 24 278 27 288 29 294 29 309 21763 20179 24 286 22 283 25 287 27 295 29 312 20179 18587 22 285 21 290 23 293 25 299 25 313 18587 17066 19 286 20 294 21 298 23 305 22 312 17066 15680 16 284 17 293 18 299 22 309 22 299 15680 14437 12 275 15 290 16 296 20 307 22 290 14437 13317 8 265 12 291 13 289 15 295 21 286 13317 12302 5 262 10 294 10*277 11 283 18 283 12302 11381 4 252 9 291 8*268 11 278 15 277 11381 10546 4 241 7 280 8 266 9 273 13 266 10546 9793 5 234 6 265 8 264 9 269 12 252 9793 9113 5 230 5*254 8 264 8 267 11 238 9113 8491 5 231 5*249 7 262 8 265 10 226 8491 7928 6 231 5 249 7 262 7 263 10 215 7928 7451 6 224 5 248 7 262 7 261 9 204 7451 7079 7 210 5 250 6 263 6 261 9 189 7079 6820 6 197 4 251 6 262 6 260 9 174 6820 6662 5*200 4 251 6 263 6*259 7*164 6662 6571 4*208 4 254 5 263 5*259 5*173 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