DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - 37.2 - - 38.3 - - 40.6 - - 34.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 143 - - 34 - - 51 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2565 - - 341 - - 2660 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7591 - - 6553 - - 6793 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8794 - - 6570 - - 8889 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3416 - - 5422 - - 3649 - - 1061 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 310 - - 100 - - 228 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 246 - - 279 - - 235 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 0 - - -13 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1555 - - -435 - - 1482 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7240 - - 7005 - - 7407 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 71 - - -1704 - - -334 - - -2887 ODpotential blCL - - - 8723 - - 8274 - - 9223 - - 9457 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 84 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 140 - - 110 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.2 - - 38.3 - - 40.6 - - 34.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.5 - - 30.5 - - 31.0 - - 29.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 37.5 - - 39.8 - - 36.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 29.6 - - 29.8 - - 28.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 143 - - 34 - - 51 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2565 - - 341 - - 2660 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 37 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96735 42 264 41 280 42 281 24 304 96735 89452 29 256 37 273 39 287 25 303 89452 83859 28 264 29 270 27 274 27 288 83859 79218 29 258 25 267 22 264 28 279 79218 75208 23 241 26 257 20 265 27 264 75208 71643 20 242 27 243 20 264 23 241 71643 68393 25 248 30 249 26 270 22 238 68393 65389 28 244 31 250 30 261 24 246 65389 62594 28 245 29 245 32 247 28 249 62594 59874 26 249 27 248 34 237 34 250 59874 57029 27 248 27 250 31 247 33 251 57029 54079 30 255 28 255 33 261 31 256 54079 51276 33 260 30 254 33 267 29 257 51276 48765 33 264 30 255 31 268 27 266 48765 46521 31 262 31 257 30 267 29 274 46521 44494 28 255 32 257 29 266 31 274 44494 42649 27 252 29 265 27 268 29 279 42649 40960 23 264 28 269 21 286 24 288 40960 39405 22 287 22 300 26 321 26 319 39405 37970 24 310 29 320 35 336 35 331 37970 36648 28 320 28 326 38 341 40 336 36648 35397 27 338 27 328 39 347 40 332 35397 34149 33 358 25 332 40 351 37 329 34149 32873 34 359 24 332 38 351 33 332 32873 31575 32 357 26 334 35 349 29 333 31575 30243 30 353 27 333 33 345 26 330 30243 28870 26 347 27 327 31 344 22 330 28870 27459 19 322 25 325 29 348 19 331 27459 26012 15 310 23 328 25 351 17 329 26012 24533 14 302 20 324 19 342 19 318 24533 23025 15 290 16 303 17 322 23 312 23025 21487 17 283 18 274 19 301 24 314 21487 19911 18 279 22 264 21 285 24 317 19911 18327 21 276 22 265 21 277 23 316 18327 16814 18 277 21 264 19 261 22 314 16814 15443 13 279 16 251 18 236 18 311 15443 14226 9 282 16 246 20 235 13 306 14226 13134 8 288 16 245 21 249 10 291 13134 12146 6 275 15 248 21 263 11 270 12146 11249 5 274 13 248 21 267 15 258 11249 10437 4 275 11 248 20 263 19 253 10437 9704 3 273 10 250 18 254 22 250 9704 9042 4*260 9 254 16*247 23 247 9042 8437 4*247 8 263 15*241 24 243 8437 7891 4 246 8 268 14 237 24 239 7891 7426 4 245 7 272 13 234 21 233 7426 7064 4 245 7 274 13 233 18 227 7064 6812 4 246 7 276 12 232 14 218 6812 6658 3 247 6*277 11 231 10*207 6658 6570 3 249 5*279 8 229 5*195 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