DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.7 - - 37.5 - - - - - 31.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 30 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 341 - - - - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6553 - - 6553 - - - - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6570 - - 6570 - - - - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3126 - - 3433 - - - - - 1587 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 105 - - 96 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 349 - - 319 - - - - - 135 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6570 - - 6570 - - - - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -443 - - -1244 - - - - - -3062 ODpotential blCL - - - 7013 - - 7814 - - - - - 9632 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 97 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.7 - - 37.5 - - - - - 31.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.4 - - 32.0 - - - - - 26.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 36.8 - - - - - 35.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.8 - - 31.1 - - - - - 28.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 40 - - 30 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 341 - - - - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 89 - - - - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 97099 8 259 18 300 18 307 97099 89745 7 257 17 280 13 308 89745 84152 9 268 11 265 12 309 84152 79537 15 254 10 260 13 303 79537 75533 11 261 11 229 21 259 75533 71983 13 279 10 245 23 245 71983 68758 18 254 16 253 21 253 68758 65767 22 231 25 252 20 259 65767 62960 22 230 29 247 22 252 62960 60209 18 249 26 245 26 250 60209 57322 21 260 26 249 31 250 57322 54324 27 257 28 254 32 251 54324 51460 32 254 32 254 29 254 51460 48876 34 251 33 251 28 256 48876 46556 33 254 33 250 29 256 46556 44452 33 255 34 251 29 257 44452 42531 34 251 36 256 29 256 42531 40770 34 249 39 256 29 248 40770 39152 37 254 39 252 30 249 39152 37659 43 246 42 246 34 249 37659 36287 45 233 45 234 35 239 36287 35008 43 235 45 230 37 230 35008 33750 49 239 46 233 40 226 33750 32479 51 233 45 232 42 224 32479 31194 52 232 46 231 43 226 31194 29881 53 234 44 232 46 230 29881 28528 51 235 41 234 46 230 28528 27140 47 240 39 238 39 229 27140 25718 45 242 38 245 36 223 25718 24265 43 237 36 245 37 222 24265 22786 40 226 32 246 35 223 22786 21278 35 220 28 238 31 231 21278 19736 29 230 26 234 28 239 19736 18186 27 241 23 234 27 241 18186 16706 25 241 20 244 18 248 16706 15364 19 239 18 260 11 262 15364 14165 15 247 14 262 10 273 14165 13085 15 246 10 270 11 269 13085 12108 14 231 9 279 11 264 12108 11221 10 227 9 277 10 261 11221 10417 7 238 9 271 9 261 10417 9691 5 257 8 270 7 262 9691 9033 4 288 7 282 6 263 9033 8431 5 315 5 299 4 264 8431 7887 5 328 5 310 3 260 7887 7424 5 336 4 313 1 233 7424 7063 5 342 4 316 1 156 7063 6812 5 345 4 318 2 149 6812 6658 5*348 3*318 2*145 6658 6570 4*349 3*319 1*135 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