DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 44.3 - - 52.0 - - 51.8 - - 55.3 - - 43.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 126 - - -28 - - -24 - - -66 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 3143 - - 342 - - 342 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit 6553 - - 7994 - - 6554 - - 6554 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top 6570 - - 9372 - - 6571 - - 6571 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 551 - - 4763 - - 8921 - - 11306 - - 129 Hgt.Variab. W* 46 - - 329 - - 64 - - 71 - - 43 W* B/S 3 - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 13 - - 9 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 209 - - 256 - - 242 - - 266 - - 250 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - -11 - - -6 - - 0 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1695 - - -326 - - -2780 - - -4571 - - -2752 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8265 - - 9699 - - 9352 - - 11142 - - 9323 sfcLCL ODpotential -5058 - - -3121 - - -4784 - - -6297 - - -7056 ODpotential blCL 11628 - - 12493 - - 11355 - - 12868 - - 13626 blCL maxRH 71 - - 89 - - 100 - - 73 - - 49 maxRH CAPE 20 - - 190 - - 430 - - 350 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 44.3 - - 52.0 - - 51.8 - - 55.3 - - 43.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.0 - - 32.3 - - 33.6 - - 29.2 - - 26.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 44.3 - - 50.8 - - 52.7 - - 55.7 - - 47.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.9 - - 31.0 - - 32.4 - - 27.9 - - 25.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 126 - - -28 - - -24 - - -66 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 3143 - - 342 - - 342 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 55 - - 102 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 96161 16 233 19 271 21 257 26 275 25 267 96161 88959 9 314 9 309 13 258 22 280 18 307 88959 83507 13 318 6 270 7 270 11 289 18 318 83507 78987 17 350 13 284 13 310 21 308 26 323 78987 75069 19 321 13 298 17 324 18 311 27 317 75069 71592 19 327 16 312 12 352 20 327 21 304 71592 68427 24 321 18 328 21 339 22 337 19 303 68427 65488 32 305 24 318 27 325 17 335 14 311 65488 62742 37 301 27 310 26 303 13 311 14 304 62742 60068 42 301 29 311 24 301 20 313 16 288 60068 57252 43 304 37 306 31 319 30 317 26 300 57252 54320 43 305 41 298 39 310 37 302 31 301 54320 51535 45 299 43 303 35 302 36 295 29 303 51535 49028 47 292 47 306 32 309 38 306 36 311 49028 46775 46 291 48 301 37 316 41 305 43 300 46775 44739 43 296 47 300 45 308 46 301 46 295 44739 42886 43 304 47 299 52 303 53 299 50 299 42886 41189 49 306 51 298 57 301 60 300 60 307 41189 39631 54 300 56 300 61 303 67 304 75 309 39631 38196 55 298 61 302 65 305 72 305 86 308 38196 36872 56 301 65 304 68 307 72 306 86 305 36872 35618 57 301 66 305 69 308 70 306 76 302 35618 34369 56 296 65 305 67 307 68 307 67 302 34369 33095 54 289 64 304 65 305 67 307 64 304 33095 31800 53 286 63 302 62 304 65 307 64 306 31800 30471 53 287 60 299 58 303 63 306 62 307 30471 29099 52 289 54 299 55 304 60 305 59 307 29099 27690 50 291 46 301 52 304 57 304 57 305 27690 26244 46 293 41 303 49 304 55 302 55 302 26244 24766 42 297 39 305 46 302 52 300 54 299 24766 23260 37 302 40 302 43 300 48 297 51 297 23260 21722 32 303 39 298 42 297 45 295 48 296 21722 20146 30 300 39 294 39 293 41 294 44 295 20146 18558 30 294 37 291 36 286 36 290 39 294 18558 17037 29 292 34 289 35 282 33 279 34 291 17037 15652 27 292 32 287 35 279 33 270 31 286 15652 14413 25 294 31 287 34 275 33 268 29 280 14413 13297 23 294 30 288 32 271 33 267 30 275 13297 12287 20 291 29 289 31 267 33 267 31 273 12287 11370 18 288 26 289 31 264 33 267 31 273 11370 10538 16 285 22 288 30 261 32 267 32 274 10538 9788 15 284 18*282 29 259 32 267 32 275 9788 9109 13 284 15*274 28 256 31 267 33 275 9109 8488 11 282 14 263 27 254 31 267 34 274 8488 7927 10 281 13 252 25 252 30 268 33 273 7927 7450 10 268 13 250 24 250 28 267 33 271 7450 7078 11 247 12 249 21 248 26 267 30 269 7078 6819 9 229 12 248 18 247 23 267 23 264 6819 6661 7*221 11 248 15*245 20*267 17 259 6661 6570 3*209 8 248 9*242 12*266 8*250 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