DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.9 - - 56.6 - - 57.1 - - 48.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 52 - - -39 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2435 - - 3233 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7112 - - 7590 - - 6554 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8664 - - 9462 - - 6571 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2416 - - 2638 - - 6712 - - 139 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 249 - - 264 - - 70 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 22 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 239 - - 240 - - 247 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -22 - - -24 - - -4 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -966 - - 47 - - -3679 - - -2847 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9630 - - 9415 - - 10251 - - 9419 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5743 - - -4040 - - -6291 - - -8063 ODpotential blCL - - - 14407 - - 13502 - - 12862 - - 14634 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 92 - - 77 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 40 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.9 - - 56.6 - - 57.1 - - 48.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.4 - - 38.0 - - 34.9 - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.0 - - 55.9 - - 58.2 - - 52.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 36.8 - - 33.7 - - 28.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 52 - - -39 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2435 - - 3233 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 69 - - 6 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 95888 18 262 22 268 23 242 20 258 95888 88799 17 263 21 281 17 291 10 234 88799 83324 20 265 23 279 19 282 17 301 83324 78842 19 279 23 296 19 296 16 327 78842 74986 19 275 28 283 32 292 22 322 74986 71550 20 281 25 273 33 287 25 318 71550 68444 20 276 13 262 29 285 30 294 68444 65604 21 269 22 274 28 272 34 279 65604 62968 27 274 36 268 32 270 35 272 62968 60398 39 284 42 269 37 274 42 275 60398 57707 50 279 50 269 47 276 49 276 57707 54904 59 268 59 266 59 272 57 272 54904 52209 65 260 65 266 66 271 65 271 52209 49759 70 261 71 269 72 272 73 271 49759 47540 76 266 79 268 81 271 80 270 47540 45513 83 269 86 264 88 267 86 267 45513 43652 87 271 90 262 91 264 89 266 43652 41940 88 269 91 264 93 263 90 266 41940 40365 89 269 92 265 92 263 91 266 40365 38911 92 270 91 266 91 263 91 263 38911 37562 94 271 92 267 91 263 91 263 37562 36274 94 272 94 268 91 263 90 263 36274 34982 94 272 94 268 91 264 88 264 34982 33661 94 271 93 267 92 265 88 264 33661 32319 93 270 93 266 95 265 90 264 32319 30944 92 270 93 266 96 265 92 264 30944 29528 90 269 92 267 96 265 92 265 29528 28073 87 267 91 266 92 265 90 266 28073 26583 84 266 89 265 89 265 87 267 26583 25065 80 266 86 264 85 264 83 266 25065 23523 77 265 83 263 82 263 81 264 23523 21952 76 265 79 263 79 263 79 262 21952 20343 74 264 75 264 76 264 75 262 20343 18724 70 263 71 264 72 266 69 263 18724 17176 65 262 67 263 65 267 61 261 17176 15769 61 262 62 262 58 267 55 256 15769 14510 56 263 56 263 51 266 51 254 14510 13376 51 264 50 263 44 264 45 255 13376 12350 46 266 42 262 37 261 40 257 12350 11420 40 266 34 257 33 256 36 259 11420 10579 34 262 29 251 31 254 31 262 10579 9820 29 255 26*244 30 252 27 263 9820 9135 26*247 25*241 29 252 25 263 9135 8507 24*241 24 240 28 251 24 262 8507 7941 23 239 23 240 27 250 24 261 7941 7459 22 238 22 239 25 250 22 261 7459 7084 21 238 21 239 23 250 19 257 7084 6822 20 238 19 239 20 249 14 249 6822 6663 17 238 17 239 17*249 10*236 6663 6571 12 237 12 239 11*247 5*209 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