DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 39.7 - - 34.5 - - 41.5 - - 43.0 - - 38.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 43 - - 63 - - 11 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 340 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit 6553 - - 6553 - - 6553 - - 6554 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top 6570 - - 6569 - - 6570 - - 6570 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 890 - - 1569 - - 3128 - - 4134 - - 620 Hgt.Variab. W* 36 - - 106 - - 122 - - 71 - - 19 W* B/S 3 - - 5 - - 13 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 196 - - 010 - - 051 - - 166 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - 3 - - 0 - - -6 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1994 - - 0 - - 0 - - -486 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8565 - - 6569 - - 6570 - - 7056 - - 6570 sfcLCL ODpotential -5761 - - 0 - - -1391 - - -3119 - - -2859 ODpotential blCL 12331 - - 6569 - - 7961 - - 9689 - - 9429 blCL maxRH 99 - - 100 - - 88 - - 91 - - 80 maxRH CAPE 30 - - 0 - - 40 - - 110 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m 39.7 - - 34.5 - - 41.5 - - 43.0 - - 38.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.3 - - 34.1 - - 35.6 - - 34.8 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.0 - - 33.7 - - 40.6 - - 45.2 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.0 - - 33.7 - - 34.8 - - 33.7 - - 35.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 43 - - 63 - - 11 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 341 - - 340 - - 341 - - 341 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 95 - - 101 - - 54 - - 65 - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97479 8 048 7 035 10 109 7 060 7 061 97479 90140 12 071 7 105 3 105 7 352 12 049 90140 84494 5 107 5 115 5 141 4 220 9 006 84494 79803 5 130 7 188 2 214 5 126 2 323 79803 75744 6 129 13 225 7 277 3 301 3 094 75744 72117 7 324 17 203 10 236 9 269 7 244 72117 68827 10 278 12 234 8 240 12 265 13 260 68827 65798 7 254 13 236 16 247 19 251 18 257 65798 62963 9 300 7 225 18 247 22 252 20 251 62963 60206 25 290 17 279 17 243 19 269 19 256 60206 57338 35 274 27 276 22 255 22 271 20 267 57338 54366 33 255 30 268 27 258 27 269 23 279 54366 51521 23 251 30 265 31 264 34 265 30 273 51521 48965 24 270 34 262 36 263 38 266 35 260 48965 46691 33 271 37 261 38 258 41 262 36 253 46691 44647 36 263 37 259 40 255 38 258 35 252 44647 42786 36 261 38 261 42 255 37 258 33 260 42786 41076 38 266 45 259 46 256 41 257 39 266 41076 39495 46 263 48 261 50 257 48 255 51 258 39495 38043 54 259 58 262 58 256 57 253 56 252 38043 36709 61 258 68 258 66 256 65 250 63 245 36709 35454 65 257 71 256 69 254 68 248 67 240 35454 34209 66 254 70 254 70 252 69 244 66 238 34209 32943 63 253 68 252 68 249 67 239 59 234 32943 31658 59 254 64 250 66 247 63 231 50 220 31658 30339 56 253 59 250 63 245 59 222 50 215 30339 28973 54 249 53 249 61 244 56 216 47 209 28973 27566 52 247 42 249 59 246 54 215 41 202 27566 26121 50 247 34 249 57 249 53 217 33 199 26121 24644 47 249 33 251 54 249 53 221 28 202 24644 23138 43 265 31 255 49 247 55 228 25 212 23138 21602 41 270 30 259 43 245 57 232 22 224 21602 20028 39 263 30 262 41 250 53 235 21 240 20028 18445 33 256 31 261 40 258 38 242 24 256 18445 16932 27 252 34 254 37 266 29 260 24 264 16932 15555 25 244 35 246 32 268 25 277 23 269 15555 14324 23 235 31 236 26 264 22 286 21 275 14324 13216 19 227 26 223 21 260 20 288 18 284 13216 12214 14 220 22 214 18 262 17 287 16 296 12214 11306 10 217 19 215 14 271 14 286 13 304 11306 10484 8 224 14 206 11 276 10 288 9 304 10484 9743 8 231 10 199 8 275 7 288 7 286 9743 9072 9 224 6 194 5 267 4 285 7 253 9072 8460 10 209 2 206 3 266 2 261 8 220 8460 7906 11 191 2 007 0 042 2 215 11 195 7906 7436 11 181 5 013 1 050 3 184 16 182 7436 7070 9 183 5 012 2 052 4 176 19 179 7070 6815 7 192 5 011 2 052 4 173 19 178 6815 6660 5*198 5 009 2*049 4*170 17*178 6660 6570 3*196 4*010 2*051 4*166 10*177 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