DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 40.8 - - 48.2 - - - - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 83 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1463 - - 341 - - - - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - - - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7692 - - 6570 - - - - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1607 - - 7010 - - - - - 2138 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 212 - - 136 - - - - - 31 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 7 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 207 - - 233 - - - - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -23 - - -6 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1122 - - -1895 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6570 - - 8465 - - - - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -415 - - -3231 - - - - - -1603 ODpotential blCL - - - 8107 - - 9801 - - - - - 8173 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 96 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 280 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.8 - - 48.2 - - - - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.4 - - 33.7 - - - - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 47.2 - - - - - 39.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 32.5 - - - - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 83 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1463 - - 341 - - - - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 84 - - - - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 96335 16 289 5 299 17 287 96335 89097 13 210 8 262 15 295 89097 83564 5 256 6 277 6 314 83564 78985 10 277 15 270 17 307 78985 75040 7 228 20 233 21 315 75040 71546 9 280 17 278 25 294 71546 68364 15 280 25 286 23 289 68364 65403 25 269 28 287 25 283 65403 62624 27 281 39 281 31 279 62624 59912 39 276 44 275 38 273 59912 57076 40 276 44 269 40 268 57076 54126 41 273 39 266 38 269 54126 51311 41 269 41 271 41 277 51311 48780 42 270 48 269 49 275 48780 46520 45 272 48 268 52 268 46520 44482 49 271 52 268 53 262 44482 42629 53 270 58 264 54 261 42629 40934 62 269 59 263 56 263 40934 39373 69 266 62 267 60 265 39373 37930 76 263 69 267 66 265 37930 36599 79 261 70 269 80 265 36599 35343 78 258 77 272 90 264 35343 34095 77 252 81 270 91 264 34095 32822 76 243 73 266 82 265 32822 31529 71 244 69 255 68 260 31529 30203 67 245 68 253 59 251 30203 28835 65 244 61 254 58 249 28835 27430 64 248 60 255 55 248 27430 25991 61 261 62 254 48 247 25991 24524 57 270 60 250 40 241 24524 23032 49 271 52 263 36 236 23032 21508 46 265 47 272 37 233 21508 19944 44 263 41 274 35 229 19944 18370 36 261 34 265 31 225 18370 16863 33 258 29 253 29 231 16863 15494 30 257 29 248 30 242 15494 14270 28 260 26 248 29 249 14270 13169 27 263 22 247 25 251 13169 12174 26 260 20 247 20 249 12174 11272 25 255 19 246 16 245 11272 10455 24 253 17 242 14 239 10455 9719 21 251 15 239 13 235 9719 9053 19 247 14 236 13 233 9053 8445 16 237 13 235 14 231 8445 7896 14*220 12 234 16 227 7896 7430 13*211 12 234 16 223 7430 7067 13 208 11 234 15 218 7067 6814 12 206 10 233 12 212 6814 6659 11 205 9*233 10*207 6659 6570 8 203 7*233 5*199 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