DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 39.9 - - 48.6 - - 52.5 - - 50.6 - - 45.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 66 - - 58 - - -12 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 341 - - 3436 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit 6553 - - 6553 - - 7808 - - 6554 - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top 6570 - - 6570 - - 9665 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 453 - - 3737 - - 2373 - - 4516 - - 961 Hgt.Variab. W* 30 - - 131 - - 277 - - 51 - - 34 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 10 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 191 - - 232 - - 249 - - 234 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - -4 - - -7 - - -3 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7724 - - -4710 - - -1901 - - -3465 - - -3798 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14295 - - 11280 - - 11566 - - 10036 - - 10368 sfcLCL ODpotential -15900 - - -8732 - - -7647 - - -6656 - - -8654 ODpotential blCL 22470 - - 15302 - - 17312 - - 13226 - - 15224 blCL maxRH 84 - - 87 - - 97 - - 96 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 39.9 - - 48.6 - - 52.5 - - 50.6 - - 45.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 1.1 - - 22.2 - - 24.8 - - 29.5 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 43.1 - - 47.6 - - 51.7 - - 51.6 - - 49.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 0.1 - - 21.1 - - 23.6 - - 28.4 - - 22.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 66 - - 58 - - -12 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 341 - - 3436 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 38 - - 46 - - 87 - - 84 - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96278 22 308 20 278 25 281 27 286 32 297 96278 89194 24 294 21 303 21 301 21 294 19 305 89194 83730 28 284 31 284 35 288 29 296 28 292 83730 79200 18 314 19 280 28 290 26 298 26 295 79200 75273 27 318 25 308 29 298 27 304 23 305 75273 71764 36 303 32 304 35 288 41 301 39 308 71764 68585 39 292 36 297 37 286 49 294 48 302 68585 65669 41 284 39 298 42 291 50 294 55 301 65669 62975 40 293 45 301 47 295 56 295 59 299 62975 60379 54 300 52 302 52 300 61 297 61 296 60379 57653 67 297 61 301 61 301 58 295 58 293 57653 54797 72 293 70 300 68 296 62 309 66 314 54797 52076 72 296 76 302 71 305 82 313 88 312 52076 49641 78 298 79 304 87 310 103 310 97 307 49641 47452 77 298 82 305 99 308 115 306 106 306 47452 45450 76 301 88 303 100 301 109 299 108 304 45450 43613 83 304 87 300 92 297 90 295 92 304 43613 41933 93 305 85 304 90 306 88 312 91 318 41933 40396 101 306 90 309 107 315 112 320 106 324 40396 38968 101 305 99 307 114 317 107 315 103 319 38968 37628 97 300 97 299 102 314 108 313 102 316 37628 36343 93 296 95 295 86 305 104 311 101 311 36343 35052 93 295 93 290 85 298 99 308 99 305 35052 33731 94 294 89 289 88 295 95 303 98 301 33731 32382 91 294 86 295 88 296 96 300 100 302 32382 30995 82 292 90 309 79 294 102 300 103 306 30995 29563 72 291 78 311 64 288 103 301 93 309 29563 28093 68 293 66 301 54 288 90 298 78 302 28093 26587 65 295 63 284 49 291 72 295 75 297 26587 25055 59 293 69 281 51 289 59 289 65 294 25055 23498 52 287 67 282 57 289 55 286 54 289 23498 21914 47 286 57 286 55 291 50 287 46 284 21914 20295 44 284 46 287 45 291 46 287 41 280 20295 18667 40 281 39 284 38 285 40 283 39 275 18667 17113 36 280 35 282 35 283 33 281 36 269 17113 15705 30 279 31 283 31 284 27 279 33 264 15705 14450 25 276 27 282 28 283 23 276 33 262 14450 13322 21 269 23 276 24 279 21 272 33 260 13322 12302 19 262 21 268 21 271 20 266 33 258 12302 11379 18 257 19 264 19 264 19 256 32 256 11379 10542 16 251 17 261 15 257 17 244 29 256 10542 9788 14 242 15 255 12*250 15 237 26 255 9788 9107 12 232 12 246 12*249 13 236 23 254 9107 8485 11 221 9 233 11 248 12 238 20 249 8485 7924 11 212 8 231 11 249 11 239 18 245 7924 7448 10 207 7 230 10 249 10 240 15 244 7448 7077 9 199 7 231 9 250 9 242 12 244 7077 6819 8 185 6 231 9 250 8 242 8 235 6819 6661 6*182 5*232 8 250 6 240 6 224 6661 6570 3*191 4*232 6 250 4*234 4*213 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