DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.7 - - 36.4 - - 38.9 - - 32.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 260 - - 153 - - 84 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4570 - - 5290 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9346 - - 9643 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10799 - - 11519 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2449 - - 3275 - - 7265 - - 2649 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 459 - - 406 - - 135 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 9 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 220 - - 241 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -9 - - -5 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 740 - - 1706 - - -3803 - - -1563 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10060 - - 9814 - - 10374 - - 8134 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1878 - - -65 - - -5140 - - -4941 ODpotential blCL - - - 12677 - - 11584 - - 11710 - - 11511 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 91 - - 65 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.7 - - 36.4 - - 38.9 - - 32.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.6 - - 16.3 - - 16.3 - - 19.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 34.9 - - 37.8 - - 34.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.5 - - 15.2 - - 15.2 - - 18.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 260 - - 153 - - 84 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4570 - - 5290 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 65 - - 0 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 97048 18 282 15 291 12 322 16 269 97048 89723 6 309 11 299 17 291 15 301 89723 84146 7 288 14 294 15 276 15 320 84146 79522 5 237 10 277 9 278 10 299 79522 75525 3 226 10 245 13 254 8 281 75525 71968 14 227 12 259 12 244 10 275 71968 68717 14 221 15 250 17 245 15 252 68717 65702 14 242 19 233 20 244 16 239 65702 62887 13 229 20 240 19 253 21 245 62887 60150 10 271 17 230 19 256 18 245 60150 57278 19 263 16 252 18 255 19 282 57278 54282 22 260 23 267 23 263 26 269 54282 51415 22 265 26 261 24 256 27 248 51415 48837 26 270 27 266 27 268 25 261 48837 46535 30 269 33 267 34 273 29 280 46535 44460 35 265 40 264 38 276 39 273 44460 42569 40 266 43 265 42 271 42 266 42569 40834 44 268 44 268 44 268 45 263 40834 39229 42 266 45 271 51 267 45 260 39229 37743 39 267 50 270 55 260 47 263 37743 36370 45 269 52 267 54 259 55 265 36370 35076 59 262 53 269 53 266 64 268 35076 33794 62 255 56 270 66 275 80 267 33794 32500 56 258 60 271 86 275 88 266 32500 31196 61 264 65 272 92 269 87 263 31196 29869 61 266 69 272 84 267 73 268 29869 28509 56 265 65 271 80 267 71 270 28509 27114 48 264 57 271 80 268 73 265 27114 25685 42 262 50 271 76 271 74 264 25685 24226 41 261 47 270 67 278 66 272 24226 22746 42 262 46 270 52 275 54 275 22746 21240 44 263 45 271 46 267 46 268 21240 19704 44 265 43 270 47 267 45 264 19704 18161 37 267 39 269 45 268 45 262 18161 16686 25 263 34 263 44 263 45 262 16686 15345 17 256 22 250 42 260 42 264 15345 14144 13 257 16 247 35 257 38 266 14144 13064 11 260 13 243 26 252 31 267 13064 12087 8 256 10*235 20 249 25 263 12087 11202 7*246 9*231 16 247 19 257 11202 10400 5*237 9 228 14 245 16 249 10400 9677 5 232 8 224 13 244 12 237 9677 9022 4 224 8 220 12 244 10 224 9022 8423 3 219 8 218 11 244 8 211 8423 7881 3 215 7 215 10 243 7 200 7881 7421 2 209 7 212 10 242 6 191 7421 7061 2 206 7 210 9 242 6 175 7061 6811 2 202 6 210 9 242 6 157 6811 6658 2 199 6 210 8*241 6*147 6658 6570 1 199 5 208 6*241 5*150 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