DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 35.6 - - 39.4 - - 44.4 - - 44.5 - - 37.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 59 - - 119 - - 37 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 341 - - 2988 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit 6553 - - 6553 - - 7826 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top 6570 - - 6570 - - 9217 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2104 - - 4296 - - 3204 - - 7635 - - 2389 Hgt.Variab. W* 43 - - 120 - - 312 - - 106 - - 27 W* B/S 8 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 5 - - 13 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 204 - - 235 - - 252 - - 235 - - 232 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -6 - - -9 - - -7 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1 - - 1829 - - -861 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6570 - - 6570 - - 7388 - - 7432 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential -855 - - -1010 - - -222 - - -2308 - - -913 ODpotential blCL 7425 - - 7580 - - 9439 - - 8878 - - 7483 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 90 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 110 - - 310 - - 350 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m 35.6 - - 39.4 - - 44.4 - - 44.5 - - 37.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.6 - - 34.4 - - 34.5 - - 34.4 - - 35.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.6 - - 38.4 - - 43.1 - - 43.8 - - 37.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.9 - - 33.5 - - 33.3 - - 33.2 - - 35.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 59 - - 119 - - 37 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 341 - - 2988 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 100 - - 101 - - 59 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96360 18 253 14 263 11 228 15 247 18 293 96360 89156 5 296 12 197 6 235 10 241 17 297 89156 83660 11 315 5 268 6 310 9 261 11 315 83660 79096 11 267 10 249 12 281 9 266 14 296 79096 75144 13 295 11 262 19 270 16 310 13 287 75144 71616 26 276 19 286 31 259 22 284 15 314 71616 68384 27 272 26 281 33 257 29 271 25 291 68384 65401 29 276 26 266 29 255 30 274 25 287 65401 62627 32 274 24 270 27 262 32 271 36 280 62627 59928 38 277 30 280 31 270 34 267 32 268 59928 57092 43 272 40 273 36 267 37 274 31 278 57092 54130 39 266 39 269 34 264 41 276 40 275 54130 51302 34 267 37 269 34 267 42 270 40 270 51302 48758 36 269 37 266 38 265 39 265 39 271 48758 46477 38 263 36 259 41 260 36 269 38 275 46477 44410 38 258 35 251 38 257 40 273 43 274 44410 42524 38 257 33 247 35 256 40 267 47 269 42524 40797 40 258 34 252 35 258 40 266 50 271 40797 39210 45 249 42 255 37 260 42 266 53 272 39210 37745 46 240 45 250 39 257 44 264 55 273 37745 36390 47 236 44 246 39 252 46 259 54 272 36390 35111 48 235 43 245 36 252 47 255 47 268 35111 33849 52 236 42 239 35 255 44 251 43 261 33849 32575 59 228 40 241 37 252 42 242 42 250 32575 31287 57 229 42 243 39 244 41 239 41 239 31287 29971 46 231 40 246 39 243 37 248 40 239 29971 28616 40 230 39 243 37 246 35 251 39 244 28616 27225 39 241 38 241 33 252 35 250 37 247 27225 25800 37 246 43 255 29 257 34 250 36 249 25800 24345 37 264 37 259 27 253 32 254 35 253 24345 22865 30 267 26 248 27 242 28 258 39 243 22865 21357 23 259 24 243 25 234 22 252 38 239 21357 19814 16 264 22 247 23 238 21 237 35 241 19814 18260 10 271 18 244 18 245 23 248 33 241 18260 16773 10 260 14 247 15 241 24 253 29 239 16773 15417 12 262 13 261 14 245 23 255 28 240 15417 14204 12 264 13 272 15 254 21 256 25 240 14204 13114 12 275 11 283 16 259 20 252 22 237 13114 12130 11 288 9 289 16 260 20 245 20 229 12130 11239 9 298 7 280 15 258 20 241 20 222 11239 10431 7 303 6 261 15 257 20 238 21 221 10431 9701 7 300 6 249 14*255 19 237 22 224 9701 9041 6 293 6 241 14*254 18 236 24 228 9041 8436 6 285 7 236 14 252 16 236 25 232 8436 7890 6 280 7 234 14 252 16 236 25 234 7890 7426 5 278 7 233 14 252 15 236 23 234 7426 7065 3 277 7 234 13 251 14 236 20 233 7065 6813 2 258 7 234 12 251 13 236 17 232 6813 6658 1*236 6*235 11 251 11*236 13*232 6658 6570 1*204 5*235 8 252 8*235 7*232 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