DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 50.5 - - 56.1 - - - - - 47.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 205 - - 327 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4574 - - 7391 - - - - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9257 - - 11661 - - - - - 6554 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10803 - - 13620 - - - - - 6571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2640 - - 2214 - - - - - 1293 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 428 - - 576 - - - - - 25 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 276 - - - - - 172 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -567 - - 182 - - - - - -3305 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11371 - - 13439 - - - - - 9877 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3995 - - -2169 - - - - - -6647 ODpotential blCL - - - 14798 - - 15789 - - - - - 13218 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 61 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.5 - - 56.1 - - - - - 47.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.5 - - 19.8 - - - - - 27.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.6 - - 53.6 - - - - - 51.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.3 - - 18.7 - - - - - 26.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 205 - - 327 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4574 - - 7391 - - - - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 4 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] 96571 24 272 31 251 39 267 96571 89302 28 280 31 272 31 280 89302 83757 20 273 36 283 30 288 83757 79160 15 250 31 277 34 293 79160 75186 24 270 25 274 40 290 75186 71663 28 278 31 292 40 286 71663 68474 29 283 38 293 38 286 68474 65542 31 290 39 287 35 286 65542 62811 29 295 35 278 34 283 62811 60141 26 299 30 275 32 285 60141 57332 26 295 30 283 30 287 57332 54412 30 288 35 287 30 290 54412 51626 34 279 39 283 33 288 51626 49117 35 277 38 280 33 277 49117 46871 35 285 39 284 31 278 46871 44840 39 289 39 283 33 286 44840 42996 39 288 38 283 38 283 42996 41321 42 287 40 287 44 276 41321 39794 49 284 45 290 41 272 39794 38384 53 284 50 292 39 281 38384 37071 56 286 52 293 43 286 37071 35818 57 288 52 295 45 285 35818 34561 58 289 49 295 44 282 34561 33275 57 288 44 293 43 280 33275 31964 52 284 40 294 44 279 31964 30619 47 284 38 297 42 282 30619 29231 45 286 37 298 34 285 29231 27807 44 287 38 296 29 282 27807 26351 43 286 38 296 28 280 26351 24864 43 284 37 295 27 279 24864 23347 42 284 36 292 27 284 23347 21796 41 288 35 289 26 288 21796 20206 38 291 33 289 27 287 20206 18605 35 292 30 291 25 287 18605 17076 32 291 27 291 21 285 17076 15688 30 289 25 293 19 283 15688 14446 28 288 19*285 17 279 14446 13326 26 288 16*281 16 273 13326 12311 23 287 14 275 15 264 12311 11390 16*282 14 275 14 253 11390 10555 13*278 13 275 14 244 10555 9801 10 276 13 275 14 237 9801 9120 9 277 13 275 13 230 9120 8496 8 279 13 277 13 224 8496 7932 8 281 12 277 12 217 7932 7454 7 284 12 278 11 209 7454 7080 7 287 11 278 10 196 7080 6821 7 288 11 279 9 181 6821 6662 6 289 10 279 7*168 6662 6571 5 291 9 280 5*172 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