DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - 38.9 - - 39.2 - - - - - 31.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 197 - - 181 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4494 - - 3969 - - - - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9171 - - 8732 - - - - - 6552 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10723 - - 10198 - - - - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5430 - - 3324 - - - - - 2258 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 418 - - 389 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 21 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 247 - - - - - 192 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -24 - - -16 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1809 - - 1703 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8914 - - 8495 - - - - - 6569 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -981 - - -9 - - - - - -1397 ODpotential blCL - - - 11704 - - 10207 - - - - - 7966 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 88 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 250 - - 210 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.9 - - 39.2 - - - - - 31.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.7 - - 24.9 - - - - - 29.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 37.7 - - - - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.5 - - 23.8 - - - - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 197 - - 181 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4494 - - 3969 - - - - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 52 - - - - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96874 33 274 31 287 26 278 96874 89563 29 272 30 273 28 276 89563 83984 23 269 26 267 20 280 83984 79345 25 264 27 263 21 259 79345 75325 27 254 28 253 29 248 75325 71757 34 242 30 241 38 240 71757 68519 37 242 31 232 35 234 68519 65534 38 243 28 233 27 241 65534 62751 34 241 26 239 26 248 62751 60030 32 243 28 241 28 247 60030 57165 34 239 33 235 28 245 57165 54178 33 223 32 240 26 243 54178 51331 31 221 32 245 23 244 51331 48774 29 230 33 245 26 254 48774 46487 31 233 35 244 29 260 46487 44424 36 237 34 242 29 255 44424 42544 39 242 32 243 26 254 42544 40814 41 243 32 255 28 260 40814 39209 42 241 35 256 32 264 39209 37720 40 238 37 259 31 265 37720 36347 36 238 42 257 27 264 36347 35049 35 249 40 254 20 273 35049 33760 39 253 36 255 19 271 33760 32457 39 253 35 266 24 259 32457 31148 44 252 33 261 21 255 31148 29823 38 247 30 256 12 271 29823 28473 25 262 24 272 9 312 28473 27097 17 271 33 285 10 348 27097 25692 15 269 42 278 10 359 25692 24258 12 264 41 271 11 335 24258 22798 15 262 36 269 12 317 22798 21302 20 261 32 269 11 307 21302 19767 23 263 30 267 10 299 19767 18217 24 263 24 254 11 286 18217 16732 23 257 21 246 12 272 16732 15381 23 253 21 243 13 272 15381 14172 24 251 22 242 15 275 14172 13083 25 251 23 241 16 270 13083 12098 25 250 23 242 17 266 12098 11207 25*250 23 242 20 260 11207 10400 25*247 23*243 22 253 10400 9675 24 246 23*244 24 249 9675 9019 24 245 23 245 24 245 9019 8418 23 244 23 247 23 239 8418 7877 23 244 22 248 21 231 7877 7417 22 244 21 248 18 223 7417 7059 21 244 20 249 15 216 7059 6810 20 245 19 249 12 209 6810 6657 17 245 17 250 9*203 6657 6569 12 245 12 250 4*192 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