DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.9 - - 45.3 - - 44.6 - - 35.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 181 - - 224 - - 38 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4254 - - 6229 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8957 - - 10574 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10483 - - 12458 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3076 - - 2310 - - 7672 - - 3543 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 401 - - 487 - - 107 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 303 - - 320 - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1041 - - 581 - - -7021 - - -5169 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9442 - - 11877 - - 13592 - - 11739 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1001 - - -2871 - - -10111 - - -10960 ODpotential blCL - - - 11484 - - 15329 - - 16681 - - 17530 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 52 - - 50 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.9 - - 45.3 - - 44.6 - - 35.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.6 - - 16.4 - - 8.2 - - 8.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.4 - - 43.7 - - 44.1 - - 39.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.4 - - 15.1 - - 7.1 - - 7.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 181 - - 224 - - 38 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4254 - - 6229 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96062 20 248 22 228 25 241 26 279 96062 88914 31 251 30 259 29 260 29 270 88914 83413 27 247 30 245 28 268 40 297 83413 78867 28 274 37 276 39 277 45 291 78867 74967 38 278 43 284 44 282 39 282 74967 71529 38 276 36 271 40 287 36 283 71529 68403 37 279 36 273 34 283 38 281 68403 65514 44 291 41 278 35 279 41 276 65514 62833 52 278 46 281 40 280 43 272 62833 60234 53 266 54 272 52 280 45 277 60234 57513 54 263 57 264 60 275 60 276 57513 54691 60 261 64 262 69 275 67 274 54691 51989 67 256 73 261 79 272 74 276 51989 49530 72 261 84 262 87 270 82 274 49530 47302 82 269 91 266 93 270 88 271 47302 45264 92 273 95 268 98 271 91 272 45264 43394 99 272 100 268 101 270 97 275 43394 41678 102 271 104 269 101 269 103 274 41678 40102 105 272 109 272 101 271 102 273 40102 38648 109 273 115 271 105 270 100 275 38648 37298 110 272 119 271 109 269 102 275 37298 36012 108 272 118 272 110 269 106 275 36012 34724 105 272 114 272 109 270 104 274 34724 33406 102 272 111 272 108 272 100 275 33406 32064 101 272 108 271 105 273 97 276 32064 30687 99 272 103 271 102 274 96 276 30687 29267 98 273 100 272 100 273 97 276 29267 27808 97 273 99 272 99 273 99 278 27808 26313 96 272 98 275 97 275 90 284 26313 24795 92 268 92 276 86 280 75 292 24795 23260 86 265 84 275 73 285 65 299 23260 21697 81 264 78 276 64 289 59 303 21697 20099 75 265 66 280 56 295 51 304 20099 18493 68 269 53 288 48 301 42 307 18493 16957 57 275 43 294 40 304 34 312 16957 15563 42 282 34 297 32 301 30 312 15563 14319 31 284 24 296 25 294 25 301 14319 13203 21 281 17*298 18 296 22 287 13203 12196 18 279 16*299 15 303 19 284 12196 11286 17*281 16 300 14 308 14 294 11286 10463 15*291 16 301 14 310 10 319 10463 9723 14 297 16 303 14 314 9 349 9723 9056 14 300 16 304 14 316 11 003 9056 8446 14 302 16 305 14 317 13 009 8446 7896 14 303 16 306 14 318 14 012 7896 7429 14 305 16 306 14 319 14 014 7429 7066 13 306 15 307 14 319 12 017 7066 6814 13 306 14 307 13 319 9 021 6814 6658 12 307 14 308 12*320 6*023 6658 6570 10 307 11 308 9*320 4*017 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