DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - 56.8 - - 60.9 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 115 - - 208 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2027 - - 6321 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7155 - - 10595 - - - - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8256 - - 12550 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4819 - - 6472 - - - - - 288 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 276 - - 474 - - - - - 30 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 12 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 196 - - - - - 181 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -22 - - -16 - - - - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2427 - - 1183 - - - - - -3486 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10684 - - 11367 - - - - - 10057 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5702 - - -1136 - - - - - -7289 ODpotential blCL - - - 13958 - - 13686 - - - - - 13860 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 93 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 230 - - 520 - - - - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.8 - - 60.9 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.7 - - 33.6 - - - - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.6 - - 59.0 - - - - - 55.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 32.5 - - - - - 28.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 115 - - 208 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2027 - - 6321 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 73 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96767 37 261 42 266 43 277 96767 89387 37 271 44 261 50 279 89387 83793 37 275 43 262 47 279 83793 79181 39 276 39 268 38 276 79181 75210 42 274 35 278 35 278 75210 71698 40 274 37 278 36 282 71698 68509 36 280 36 277 39 285 68509 65559 34 284 33 278 39 279 65559 62805 31 281 32 275 34 271 62805 60126 27 277 33 275 30 269 60126 57322 24 276 32 273 26 272 57322 54403 24 271 32 269 29 268 54403 51608 26 267 31 265 25 266 51608 49089 30 261 29 260 26 258 49089 46836 29 261 30 255 24 252 46836 44804 31 264 33 246 27 251 44804 42962 31 250 31 243 31 244 42962 41280 26 241 34 243 30 237 41280 39739 26 234 37 236 35 233 39739 38323 22 224 36 232 41 227 38323 37012 22 225 32 228 43 224 37012 35763 28 228 31 223 43 223 35763 34512 32 230 30 230 42 224 34512 33232 31 228 33 235 42 227 33232 31929 29 227 35 232 40 231 31929 30592 28 231 33 233 40 236 30592 29213 26 231 31 239 39 241 29213 27796 24 229 31 238 38 244 27796 26344 24 226 29 234 35 244 26344 24861 23 220 26 233 32 239 24861 23354 19 216 24 235 31 228 23354 21814 18 212 26 233 31 217 21814 20237 19 225 27 224 30 215 20237 18648 23 232 27 220 26 219 18648 17124 26 231 28 222 24 217 17124 15736 27 230 28 224 23 211 15736 14491 25 229 26 224 22 209 14491 13368 21 227 20*219 21 210 13368 12350 17 216 17*212 20 212 12350 11426 15 204 15 207 20 213 11426 10587 14 195 13 198 20 213 10587 9828 15 189 12 192 20 213 9828 9142 16 184 11 190 20 213 9142 8513 17*177 11 188 20 212 8513 7945 16*168 11 187 19 211 7945 7462 16 165 10 187 16 208 7462 7086 15 164 10 186 14 200 7086 6824 14 164 9 186 11 184 6824 6663 13 163 9 185 9*175 6663 6571 9 162 7 184 6*181 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