DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.6 - - 38.6 - - - - - 32.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 171 - - 279 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1842 - - 2915 - - - - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7150 - - 8105 - - - - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8071 - - 9144 - - - - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2702 - - 2487 - - - - - 2087 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 294 - - 404 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 27 - - 37 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 223 - - 237 - - - - - 246 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 26 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -44 - - -53 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1502 - - 2561 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6570 - - 6583 - - - - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 96 - - 623 - - - - - -737 ODpotential blCL - - - 7975 - - 8521 - - - - - 7306 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 94 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 210 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.6 - - 38.6 - - - - - 32.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.0 - - 32.4 - - - - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.2 - - 36.9 - - - - - 32.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 31.2 - - - - - 30.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 171 - - 279 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1842 - - 2915 - - - - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 75 - - - - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 97135 29 286 25 298 15 315 97135 89792 23 288 23 293 17 289 89792 84227 12 293 20 294 9 320 84227 79612 10 316 17 300 17 339 79612 75602 11 304 11 327 18 324 75602 72057 13 289 12 320 17 290 72057 68861 10 283 15 286 9 285 68861 65911 12 321 15 294 11 266 65911 63131 21 271 26 262 17 269 63131 60401 17 279 27 244 33 264 60401 57544 15 310 21 248 38 247 57544 54567 24 286 22 250 32 245 54567 51709 39 262 30 258 25 245 51709 49125 50 249 38 252 24 239 49125 46801 47 237 40 246 27 248 46801 44696 37 222 36 236 30 258 44696 42775 30 212 34 229 31 260 42775 41007 27 201 33 228 29 261 41007 39371 25 196 31 230 25 267 39371 37853 26 210 30 233 22 271 37853 36444 40 217 29 235 20 275 36444 35111 50 212 28 235 20 285 35111 33793 51 205 28 235 20 283 33793 32468 49 201 29 236 20 280 32468 31147 52 199 29 240 22 308 31147 29820 57 195 23 250 21 311 29820 28467 54 196 20 276 18 300 28467 27087 42 205 24 276 23 287 27087 25677 29 225 26 271 25 286 25677 24236 25 245 30 268 19 290 24236 22768 26 247 34 267 16 294 22768 21268 31 248 36 264 18 310 21268 19730 33 245 37 261 21 314 19730 18181 37 241 37 259 22 307 18181 16698 38 237 35 258 24 301 16698 15351 37 235 33 258 28 297 15351 14147 37 232 32 254 32 293 14147 13063 38 229 34 251 34 288 13063 12084 38 226 37 249 36 281 12084 11197 37 226 40 247 37 275 11197 10394 37 226 42 245 40 270 10394 9670 36 226 43*243 44 264 9670 9016 35 225 43*241 45 260 9016 8417 34*225 42 239 45 256 8417 7876 32*224 40 237 43 253 7876 7417 30 223 37 236 39 251 7417 7059 27 222 35 235 34 249 7059 6810 25 222 31 235 28 247 6810 6657 21 222 27 235 24 247 6657 6569 14 220 17 234 13*246 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