BLIPMAP UniViewer Created by John Whitney (F9)
BLIPMAPTM = Boundary Layer Information Prediction MAP created by Dr. John W. (Jack) Glendening,  Meteorologist  
This UniViewer requires:  Javascript, Registration (free), a valid registration cookie, browser acceptance of "www.drjack.info" cookies, and basic BlipMap knowledge.
"Registered-only" users can view "Thermal Updraft Velocity" and all "Previous Day" BLIPMAPs. 
Subscribers can view all BLIPMAPs and can Logon (get a new cookie) here) or check their registration cookie status here. 
UniViewer Notes give usage information.  BlipMap News and helpful BlipMap links are below the viewer.
Region:   NE  SE  NC  SC  GP  OK/TX  NW  SW  CA/NV     Map Size:  Original  SetConst    -15%  -5%  +5%  +15%    600x600       Color:  Classic/Fixed
ReView:   Backward  Swap   Forward      Delete      PasteUp      Popups:  MiniBLIPSPOT   BLIP SkewT   Nonjava FSL SKewT   Java FSL SkewT

Model+Day+Time:   Avail
RUC: Current  1st  Prev
RUC: 12z 15z 18z 21z 00z 03z

NAM: Current  +1   +2   -1
NAM:   18z 21z

Parameter:
Thermal Velocity & B/S Ratio
Thermal Updraft Velocity
BL Top Height (TI=0)
Critical Updraft Hgt.
Thermal Hgt. Variability
Buoyancy/Shear Ratio
BL Wind
BL Wind Speed
BL Wind Direction
BL Vertical Wind Shear
BL Max.Up/Down Motion
Cumulus Cloudbase for CuPot>0
OD Cloudbase for OD>0
Cumulus Potential
Cumulus Cloudbase
OD Potential
OD Cloudbase
BL Max. Rel. Humidity
CAPE
Surface Dew Point
BL Depth
Surface Heating
Surface Temperature
Experimental
Experimental2
NAM: Total CloudCover
NAM: Surface Sun

BlipMap Links:  Parameter Summaries  Parameter Details  Archive Viewer  BLIPMAP Help  DrJack Home 


DrJack Forum:   Latest: Tue May 13 20:40 "Re: northern minnesota" [DrJack]

DrJack sez:   (Latest 5 news items)
Dec 5:  Updated the monthly BLIPMAP usage statistics.
Aug 31:  DrJack again On Hold:  Again my plane is broken and I am not flying, and again I dislike being reminded of that fact by doing work involving soaring.  So for the indefinite future I will be doing only the minimum necessary to keep BLIPMAPs operating, i.e. will not be doing any development, responding to Forum questions, etc., etc..  
Aug 25:  Trigger temperature added to RUC miniBLIPSPOT:   As a result of a Forum thread question I have added estimates of thermal "trigger" times and temperatures to the RUC miniBLIPSPOT popups, obtained by clicking on a map location in the javascript viewers.  Note that this depends upon the choice of a "thermal top" parameter and uses linear interpolation over a 3 hour span, so the results are only roughly approximate.
July 9:  Firefox 2 warning:   Those who use the Firefox browser have likely gotten a popup indicating that a new Version 2 is now available and requesting permission to "upgrade" their current version.   I suggest that not be done as there has been occurrences of Version 2 not properly storing/reading cookies, both at my site and others, whereupon deletion of the existing cookie and download of a new one is required to again get things working.  Users already using Version 2 should be on the lookout for cookie corruption problems. 
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REGISTRATION and SUBSCRIPTION:
Freely available forecasts are:  "Thermal Updraft Velocity" BLIPMAPs, "Buoyancy/Shear Ratio" BLIPMAPs, all "Previous Day" BLIPMAPs, and all BLIPSPOTs.  Other forecasts require a yearly subscription fee of $13 for either NAM or RUC forecasts and $20 for both.  Registration (free) is needed for direct (no-nag-screen) forecast access and to obtain a subscription.  New users can Register here.  Currently registered/subscribed users can Logon (get new cookie) here or view registration (cookie) status here.  More info is available at the Registration Information and Subscription Information webpages. 
EMAIL POLICY: 
There are many advantages to having one person's knowledge be shared and available to others, so I expect most BLIPMAP issues to be handled through the DrJack Forum and ask those who have a question or problem or experience which could be of interest to others to post it there.  This allows others to comment on the matter if they have any personal experience and also allows any response I make to be read by others.  If you send me an email, I will respond personally only if it's nature is not appropriate for such posting - in other cases I will simply reply with a request to post to the forum. 
FEEDBACK REQUEST: 
I only look at the webpages and maps that I use personally or that I suspect might contain an error.  If you notice a consistent problem with either, please post a message on the DrJack Forum.
T-SHIRTS:
Upon request, I've made available to others the T-shirts I created for myself.

Medal Heros: Thanks to John Whitney (F9) for creating this UniViewer.  I also want to personally thank those whose support is listed on the Contributors webpage.