DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.0 - - 45.8 - - 46.1 - - 38.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 221 - - 232 - - 61 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5939 - - 6537 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10350 - - 10837 - - 6553 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12168 - - 12766 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1804 - - 2395 - - 9175 - - 4266 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 480 - - 502 - - 125 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 060 - - 048 - - 069 - - 049 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 12 - - 5 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1792 - - 1855 - - -4945 - - -1704 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10376 - - 10912 - - 11515 - - 8274 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1389 - - -492 - - -6389 - - -4919 ODpotential blCL - - - 13557 - - 13258 - - 12959 - - 11489 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 73 - - 70 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 10 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.0 - - 45.8 - - 46.1 - - 38.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.6 - - 21.0 - - 18.7 - - 25.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 43.8 - - 45.1 - - 42.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.5 - - 19.8 - - 17.7 - - 24.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 221 - - 232 - - 61 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5939 - - 6537 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 97350 5 157 7 252 7 331 3 328 97350 89924 3 012 1 202 11 275 11 328 89924 84311 7 318 11 294 6 287 4 301 84311 79656 8 255 14 277 9 313 5 304 79656 75622 12 259 13 270 11 287 8 311 75622 72038 11 257 15 280 14 288 12 307 72038 68777 7 252 13 266 15 274 11 292 68777 65764 11 312 12 295 14 301 9 322 65764 62966 17 318 14 298 16 306 15 329 62966 60261 17 315 12 307 14 303 19 323 60261 57441 18 316 16 313 19 311 21 322 57441 54515 19 316 22 314 23 315 22 323 54515 51715 23 312 27 311 25 312 24 324 51715 49181 25 304 29 300 27 314 28 327 49181 46904 23 308 27 294 29 307 29 318 46904 44838 22 327 24 322 24 312 21 309 44838 42948 26 337 29 321 27 322 22 329 42948 41208 30 334 27 317 26 328 22 330 41208 39600 29 333 24 322 24 337 21 340 39600 38110 28 333 23 330 22 347 21 002 38110 36735 28 329 24 339 21 360 22 023 36735 35443 28 321 24 349 23 018 23 043 35443 34172 26 325 26 349 24 025 31 063 34172 32891 26 335 26 339 25 034 39 070 32891 31598 27 342 24 330 26 042 41 073 31598 30277 26 346 23 330 23 041 44 077 30277 28916 21 349 23 333 21 033 47 080 28916 27518 18 001 20 340 19 023 44 081 27518 26084 18 011 18 351 18 015 33 079 26084 24617 19 016 17 005 17 011 22 067 24617 23121 19 019 17 015 17 014 18 058 23121 21592 18 023 17 021 17 022 18 058 21592 20022 17 026 16 026 17 029 18 061 20022 18439 17 028 14 031 15 032 16 064 18439 16924 17 031 11 037 16 027 14 051 16924 15550 16 033 9 040 18 020 18 036 15550 14321 13 037 10 038 19 018 19 037 14321 13214 11*046 10*038 18 022 19 041 13214 12212 11*054 10*039 14 035 17 045 12212 11304 11 059 10 042 13 042 16 049 11304 10481 12 061 11 047 12 056 15 053 10481 9740 12 062 11 048 11 061 15 059 9740 9070 12 062 11 049 11 064 16 063 9070 8458 12 061 11 050 11 066 16 067 8458 7905 12 061 11 051 11 067 16 069 7905 7436 12 061 11 051 11 068 15 071 7436 7070 11 060 11 052 10 068 13 070 7070 6815 11 060 10 052 10 068 10 067 6815 6660 10 060 10 053 9*069 8*059 6660 6570 8 060 8 053 8*069 4*049 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