DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - - 23.6 - - 25.7 - - 28.3 - - 19.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 118 - - 36 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2657 - - 1819 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7443 - - 6970 - - 6552 - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8886 - - 8048 - - 6569 - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3448 - - 3137 - - 5527 - - 1038 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 276 - - 260 - - 102 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 259 - - 227 - - 200 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -17 - - -5 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1105 - - 1409 - - -670 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7781 - - 6640 - - 7240 - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -538 - - -280 - - -2066 - - -2375 ODpotential blCL - - - 9424 - - 8328 - - 8635 - - 8944 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 87 - - 78 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 100 - - 90 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.6 - - 25.7 - - 28.3 - - 19.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.0 - - 20.0 - - 19.9 - - 17.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.5 - - 24.4 - - 27.6 - - 23.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.0 - - 18.8 - - 18.8 - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 118 - - 36 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2657 - - 1819 - - 340 - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 49 - - 11 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96779 38 264 39 265 44 272 35 283 96779 89440 38 263 29 274 29 278 33 267 89440 83823 31 255 32 271 32 282 26 276 83823 79195 26 268 27 270 27 285 25 285 79195 75204 18 282 25 274 24 278 26 283 75204 71661 20 299 20 286 19 255 25 271 71661 68453 30 279 17 288 12 270 15 263 68453 65479 29 262 25 290 20 287 14 283 65479 62693 24 257 32 270 27 272 20 265 62693 59987 21 256 24 255 18 266 12 287 59987 57145 12 254 12 281 22 308 16 329 57145 54189 24 301 30 294 32 294 27 311 54189 51378 30 291 33 287 31 285 29 308 51378 48844 28 286 29 294 30 301 33 309 48844 46565 29 299 26 297 33 309 32 307 46565 44491 29 309 26 302 35 306 26 306 44491 42580 31 315 28 309 34 305 26 317 42580 40814 36 312 35 311 37 311 39 326 40814 39188 40 304 43 311 44 314 49 328 39188 37691 44 303 49 311 49 315 56 325 37691 36306 46 305 51 308 51 318 59 323 36306 34996 47 309 48 306 53 321 57 325 34996 33695 47 313 45 312 53 324 60 333 33695 32379 48 317 45 319 54 328 65 339 32379 31056 48 319 45 322 54 332 73 343 31056 29715 47 322 44 324 53 334 80 344 29715 28344 46 326 42 326 52 335 81 342 28344 26941 44 329 43 328 52 336 72 341 26941 25513 44 331 45 327 53 335 63 343 25513 24065 41 329 45 326 52 334 58 344 24065 22600 35 325 42 323 45 331 53 343 22600 21110 30 323 36 321 32 325 39 339 21110 19591 29 322 30 325 26 320 37 329 19591 18063 29 318 28 327 26 318 33 323 18063 16599 27 313 24 312 27 318 25 325 16599 15268 24 310 23 302 27 317 22 319 15268 14075 20 307 21 298 27 317 22 315 14075 13002 16 306 18 294 26 316 23 319 13002 12031 13 308 15 289 23 312 23 326 12031 11150 11 314 13 283 18 301 21 331 11150 10352 10 315 11 277 14 286 18 334 10352 9634 9 313 9 269 11 272 14 335 9634 8984 8*308 8 262 8 253 11 323 8984 8391 8*299 7*256 7 232 10 298 8391 7857 7 297 6*254 6 226 11 276 7857 7403 7 296 6 256 5 225 11 253 7403 7051 7 297 5 259 5 226 10 237 7051 6805 7 297 5 264 4 225 8 225 6805 6655 7 297 4 265 4*226 5*212 6655 6569 6 298 4 266 3*227 3*200 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