DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 27.1 - - 27.9 - - - - - 29.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 158 - - 114 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1747 - - 1714 - - - - - 340 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7054 - - 6881 - - - - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7976 - - 7943 - - - - - 6569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2856 - - 2728 - - - - - 6603 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 282 - - 253 - - - - - 28 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 11 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 327 - - 345 - - - - - 086 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 39 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1407 - - 1374 - - - - - -1105 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6569 - - 6569 - - - - - 7675 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 570 - - -195 - - - - - -2895 ODpotential blCL - - - 7406 - - 8138 - - - - - 9464 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 88 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 110 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.1 - - 27.9 - - - - - 29.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 23.5 - - - - - 19.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 26.6 - - - - - 29.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.2 - - 22.4 - - - - - 17.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 158 - - 114 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1747 - - 1714 - - - - - 340 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 54 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97084 6 311 13 288 19 276 97084 89776 6 266 17 295 7 290 89776 84200 6 335 7 284 4 304 84200 79571 8 243 12 268 9 330 79571 75581 4 205 7 212 7 290 75581 72037 7 266 6 209 7 240 72037 68791 7 245 11 232 12 244 68791 65777 12 244 12 255 15 238 65777 62962 15 234 20 265 15 243 62962 60222 17 234 22 259 19 249 60222 57348 21 249 24 233 19 250 57348 54342 20 253 18 253 21 254 54342 51459 15 258 26 268 17 264 51459 48868 12 260 26 254 24 272 48868 46553 16 283 22 254 23 273 46553 44458 22 291 27 284 24 288 44458 42549 24 290 31 278 29 290 42549 40796 20 309 25 267 33 283 40796 39178 25 319 26 300 34 282 39178 37680 43 308 44 304 38 287 37680 36300 57 294 47 296 42 283 36300 35003 61 284 44 290 40 280 35003 33724 57 281 45 285 38 290 33724 32438 56 284 45 282 41 288 32438 31144 62 286 46 281 38 281 31144 29825 73 285 47 282 29 281 29825 28466 84 282 46 283 30 281 28466 27069 93 279 45 285 32 280 27069 25634 98 278 46 286 35 283 25634 24166 99 277 48 285 36 287 24166 22672 96 277 47 285 33 291 22672 21150 86 279 43 286 27 294 21150 19597 68 281 39 280 21 292 19597 18038 41 281 32 269 18 298 18038 16555 16 267 27 261 19 304 16555 15220 16 264 25 260 19 302 15220 14036 13 271 24 265 17 299 14036 12973 11 287 22 274 14 301 12973 12012 12 304 19 286 9 306 12012 11140 14 315 16 298 7 319 11140 10350 16 322 14 311 6 336 10350 9636 18 325 14 322 6 358 9636 8990 19 326 14 331 6 018 8990 8399 20*327 13*337 6 034 8399 7864 20*327 13*342 6 046 7864 7409 20 327 12 344 6 056 7409 7055 20 327 11 346 6 066 7055 6808 19 327 11 346 5 079 6808 6656 16 327 10 346 4*086 6656 6569 12 327 8 346 2*086 6569 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