DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - - 28.8 - - 28.9 - - 24.8 - - 22.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 142 - - 150 - - 66 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3882 - - 3576 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8564 - - 8363 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10111 - - 9805 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3295 - - 4844 - - 4005 - - 4011 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 360 - - 356 - - 122 - - 56 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 25 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 244 - - 249 - - 273 - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -33 - - -37 - - 1 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2396 - - 2334 - - 1 - - -774 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7716 - - 7472 - - 6569 - - 7344 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 53 - - 206 - - -566 - - -2809 ODpotential blCL - - - 10058 - - 9599 - - 7135 - - 9378 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 92 - - 96 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 150 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.8 - - 28.9 - - 24.8 - - 22.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.1 - - 19.2 - - 21.9 - - 14.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.6 - - 27.6 - - 23.8 - - 22.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.0 - - 18.0 - - 21.2 - - 13.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 142 - - 150 - - 66 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3882 - - 3576 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 67 - - 82 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96864 52 257 48 252 45 255 48 250 96864 89478 39 247 40 261 41 251 39 258 89478 83830 37 242 42 261 36 259 37 264 83830 79164 28 238 34 255 32 263 32 272 79164 75151 22 238 22 245 22 257 24 264 75151 71611 26 235 24 256 22 262 22 245 71611 68399 22 244 27 248 25 258 16 275 68399 65429 14 236 24 218 28 264 23 293 65429 62650 13 265 19 231 31 248 27 264 62650 59943 27 258 24 236 29 249 24 243 59943 57106 25 236 26 268 26 273 19 247 57106 54137 28 245 37 276 26 269 19 273 54137 51278 32 247 35 257 28 262 29 268 51278 48705 27 247 34 253 32 260 37 267 48705 46415 28 256 34 249 34 259 39 265 46415 44348 36 254 34 251 35 260 38 251 44348 42456 41 248 38 259 37 254 33 242 42456 40704 46 246 47 254 40 246 27 247 40704 39074 52 245 49 247 38 248 28 255 39074 37556 57 246 50 247 42 257 31 257 37556 36144 63 249 57 248 49 256 36 256 36144 34808 74 249 68 247 55 250 41 254 34808 33482 87 246 79 244 61 244 45 250 33482 32140 95 242 86 240 65 238 48 245 32140 30790 101 239 88 237 68 235 49 241 30790 29421 106 238 91 236 70 232 49 239 29421 28026 110 237 94 234 73 232 46 239 28026 26610 109 236 96 234 75 233 45 243 26610 25177 104 235 97 233 75 234 48 245 25177 23732 98 234 94 233 69 236 47 244 23732 22283 93 234 88 233 53 243 30 231 22283 20829 90 234 82 232 26 263 14 204 20829 19351 84 235 78 231 22 290 9 229 19351 17859 76 237 70 236 22 284 12 302 17859 16428 66 239 48 239 21 274 22 316 16428 15126 56 245 39 241 21 267 24 324 15126 13959 44 251 34 244 21 262 23 333 13959 12907 36 256 31 246 20 261 24 340 12907 11955 31 258 30 248 20 260 25 342 11955 11091 28 256 29 249 20 260 25 341 11091 10307 26*251 28*249 19 260 23 339 10307 9600 26*246 28*249 18 260 20 337 9600 8960 26 245 27 249 18 261 17 336 8960 8374 25 243 27 249 17 262 14 333 8374 7846 25 243 26 248 16 263 11 327 7846 7397 24 243 25 248 14 265 8 318 7397 7047 23 243 23 249 13 267 5 293 7047 6804 22 243 22 248 12 269 4 252 6804 6654 19 243 19 248 10*270 4*233 6654 6569 13 243 13 248 8*273 3*228 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