DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 48.5 - - 56.8 - - 62.0 - - 62.5 - - 52.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -20 - - 120 - - 216 - - 25 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 342 - - 3320 - - 7685 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit 6554 - - 8118 - - 11703 - - 6555 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top 6571 - - 9549 - - 13914 - - 6571 - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 456 - - 3398 - - 2531 - - 9884 - - 1317 Hgt.Variab. W* 59 - - 334 - - 518 - - 98 - - 24 W* B/S 2 - - 5 - - 7 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 11 - - 14 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 176 - - 218 - - 226 - - 245 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -12 - - -13 - - -15 - - -3 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4118 - - -2141 - - -188 - - -9196 - - -6460 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10690 - - 11691 - - 14102 - - 15767 - - 13032 sfcLCL ODpotential -8736 - - -6482 - - -3963 - - -11961 - - -11185 ODpotential blCL 15307 - - 16031 - - 17877 - - 18532 - - 17756 blCL maxRH 70 - - 68 - - 72 - - 73 - - 60 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.5 - - 56.8 - - 62.0 - - 62.5 - - 52.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.9 - - 28.4 - - 22.8 - - 16.0 - - 18.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 49.5 - - 55.6 - - 60.2 - - 61.9 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.0 - - 27.3 - - 21.6 - - 14.9 - - 17.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -20 - - 120 - - 216 - - 25 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 342 - - 3320 - - 7685 - - 342 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96916 16 263 26 266 23 269 31 273 22 288 96916 89618 16 286 21 267 24 258 31 281 30 296 89618 84034 15 312 18 265 17 280 23 296 21 293 84034 79437 12 273 12 263 16 277 18 300 14 289 79437 75469 12 264 8 289 17 272 18 297 12 294 75469 71945 13 282 14 298 17 277 16 282 14 291 71945 68743 18 289 19 286 16 286 17 271 17 297 68743 65786 17 285 18 279 18 283 19 261 20 284 65786 63042 20 284 19 282 13 284 12 274 14 273 63042 60382 23 282 23 275 20 271 19 271 14 269 60382 57586 35 275 24 265 23 264 21 266 17 261 57586 54670 39 267 31 268 27 265 28 260 22 260 54670 51895 40 265 35 265 34 268 30 273 27 279 51895 49406 36 268 36 267 40 270 40 275 39 273 49406 47200 34 273 34 269 41 270 38 270 37 266 47200 45237 37 275 32 276 40 277 31 283 28 276 45237 43469 42 274 39 288 46 297 43 308 28 293 43469 41843 43 273 53 299 60 303 50 299 32 288 41843 40324 41 277 66 302 63 302 49 296 37 282 40324 38898 40 278 62 298 63 304 50 299 40 283 38898 37557 35 279 54 292 55 303 49 300 41 289 37557 36274 32 286 43 288 47 289 46 301 41 293 36274 34988 31 292 37 283 46 280 42 298 39 295 34988 33673 30 292 35 282 45 275 36 285 35 291 33673 32336 24 286 35 284 42 274 36 272 33 287 32336 30964 22 288 34 288 37 278 37 269 32 278 30964 29551 25 288 32 291 32 279 38 274 33 270 29551 28100 28 281 28 290 31 275 36 276 34 268 28100 26614 30 272 25 286 32 267 33 274 33 266 26614 25096 32 266 30 274 34 264 34 271 32 263 25096 23552 32 266 34 269 34 264 37 266 31 262 23552 21978 34 267 33 268 31 266 38 266 29 262 21978 20367 32 266 28 260 28 265 32 268 27 261 20367 18747 26 262 25 256 26 260 25 264 26 258 18747 17199 22 264 22 257 26 256 24 259 24 255 17199 15792 19 268 20 255 25 252 22 241 22 246 15792 14534 19 268 19 250 20*243 20 235 20 236 14534 13401 19 259 18 245 17*235 19 234 19 232 13401 12375 18 251 16 239 16 232 18 235 18 232 12375 11444 16 249 15 232 16 229 17 236 17 233 11444 10600 15 248 13 227 15 227 16 238 17 234 10600 9838 13 243 13*223 15 225 15 240 17 236 9838 9149 11 237 12*221 14 223 14 241 17 237 9149 8518 12 230 12 219 14 222 14 242 16 237 8518 7948 13 219 12 218 13 220 13 243 15 238 7948 7464 13 204 12 217 12 219 12 244 13 237 7464 7087 14 183 11 217 12 218 12 245 10 232 7087 6824 12 173 10 217 11 216 11 246 8 214 6824 6663 10*171 10 217 10 216 10*245 6*202 6663 6571 5*176 7 216 8 216 8*245 5*194 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