DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.3 - - 66.0 - - - - - 55.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 287 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3042 - - 8762 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8041 - - 12701 - - - - - 6555 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9271 - - 14991 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5308 - - 2435 - - - - - 2880 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 355 - - 587 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 20 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 205 - - - - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -33 - - -26 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2072 - - 1340 - - - - - -4192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11344 - - 13651 - - - - - 10764 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5643 - - -850 - - - - - -8202 ODpotential blCL - - - 14914 - - 15841 - - - - - 14773 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 92 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 50 - - - - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.3 - - 66.0 - - - - - 55.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 28.6 - - - - - 31.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.8 - - 64.0 - - - - - 59.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.0 - - 27.4 - - - - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 287 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3042 - - 8762 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 69 - - - - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 5 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] 97049 23 264 21 274 25 302 97049 89758 27 297 19 294 24 281 89758 84179 26 283 24 300 16 290 84179 79551 16 261 25 284 14 322 79551 75547 14 272 16 263 13 325 75547 71995 14 283 8 262 15 304 71995 68780 13 272 12 283 19 286 68780 65830 8 264 12 277 16 290 65830 63085 9 291 17 269 13 294 63085 60398 15 283 18 250 10 297 60398 57567 15 278 19 252 25 295 57567 54632 26 267 25 259 25 272 54632 51837 28 253 26 263 22 281 51837 49310 24 243 19 243 16 261 49310 47049 25 238 30 231 23 249 47049 45036 30 236 29 223 28 222 45036 43226 33 229 42 228 40 222 43226 41566 42 228 49 227 53 215 41566 40035 49 224 52 222 58 207 40035 38614 48 218 46 217 56 199 38614 37287 47 223 38 219 51 196 37287 36020 44 229 44 228 47 203 36020 34751 42 232 40 226 53 207 34751 33454 37 229 35 225 51 206 33454 32134 28 225 30 223 50 205 32134 30780 32 228 29 223 49 206 30780 29384 33 232 30 225 47 208 29384 27951 32 237 35 225 45 209 27951 26484 34 239 38 223 44 210 26484 24987 35 240 39 219 44 209 24987 23465 33 238 38 215 46 207 23465 21915 32 231 37 214 47 205 21915 20327 32 225 36 216 47 202 20327 18727 31 223 35 217 44 197 18727 17191 29 222 32 217 41 194 17191 15791 27 223 28*215 39 193 15791 14536 24 223 24*212 37 194 14536 13404 22 226 23 210 34 197 13404 12379 21 227 23 209 32 201 12379 11448 21 227 22 207 31 205 11448 10604 22 223 21 205 30 208 10604 9843 21*216 20 204 29 212 9843 9153 20*207 20 202 27 214 9153 8522 20 202 19 201 25 215 8522 7953 19 199 19 200 24 216 7953 7468 18 197 18 199 20 216 7468 7089 18 196 17 198 16 214 7089 6825 17 196 16 198 11 208 6825 6664 15 195 15 197 8 198 6664 6571 11 194 12 196 4*184 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