DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.9 - - 48.1 - - 48.1 - - 41.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 164 - - 141 - - 26 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4054 - - 4157 - - 342 - - 341 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8790 - - 8804 - - 6554 - - 6553 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10283 - - 10386 - - 6571 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2355 - - 3137 - - 5410 - - 1860 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 390 - - 377 - - 103 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 8 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 027 - - 047 - - 088 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 9 - - 1 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1622 - - 1307 - - -3036 - - -1427 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8661 - - 9079 - - 9608 - - 7997 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -659 - - -858 - - -5154 - - -5723 ODpotential blCL - - - 10942 - - 11244 - - 11725 - - 12293 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 69 - - 75 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.9 - - 48.1 - - 48.1 - - 41.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 31.2 - - 29.0 - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.3 - - 46.6 - - 47.4 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.7 - - 30.0 - - 27.8 - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 164 - - 141 - - 26 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4054 - - 4157 - - 342 - - 341 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97583 5 138 2 194 0 097 7 080 97583 90225 9 092 3 106 5 055 11 052 90225 84598 7 082 9 098 7 052 12 063 84598 79929 6 088 11 096 3 093 9 042 79929 75887 3 057 10 064 8 117 1 068 75887 72292 5 146 1 290 4 043 3 120 72292 69015 3 070 1 211 4 338 5 049 69015 65997 3 281 3 265 7 275 2 295 65997 63198 2 043 0 286 2 268 1 351 63198 60489 8 315 7 300 5 325 6 010 60489 57671 9 343 8 341 9 351 9 014 57671 54748 15 002 13 352 13 355 12 357 54748 51952 18 353 20 354 25 356 21 008 51952 49434 26 353 25 359 32 356 32 013 49434 47183 29 354 28 356 32 355 39 003 47183 45152 32 356 33 357 29 354 36 356 45152 43306 40 355 38 002 31 001 35 004 43306 41612 43 001 44 009 42 004 48 011 41612 40052 53 009 53 008 51 360 55 008 40052 38610 62 008 61 004 57 358 57 004 38610 37273 65 005 65 002 59 359 54 007 37273 36003 65 006 63 002 58 359 52 014 36003 34734 64 008 59 004 56 357 51 015 34734 33437 62 008 56 009 52 356 49 014 33437 32114 60 008 57 014 49 357 46 014 32114 30755 58 008 58 015 47 001 45 014 30755 29353 54 007 57 015 47 002 41 010 29353 27913 50 004 55 014 47 357 36 005 27913 26439 47 001 52 011 46 353 33 003 26439 24934 46 360 50 009 44 357 32 359 24934 23399 44 003 46 006 42 003 33 357 23399 21832 38 005 41 002 39 009 33 001 21832 20226 29 004 34 002 32 010 29 004 20226 18611 24 003 26 003 24 006 22 005 18611 17066 23 002 20 006 18 003 17 007 17066 15663 22 001 19 008 16 002 15 009 15663 14409 19 359 15 017 16 004 15 007 14409 13282 15 360 13 021 15 010 16 006 13282 12265 11 004 13 022 15 017 15 010 12265 11345 9 011 12 024 14 025 15 019 11345 10513 7*021 10*032 11 038 14 029 10513 9764 7*026 9*042 9 055 13 044 9764 9088 7 027 9 045 8 071 12 059 9088 8470 7 028 9 047 8 078 11 072 8470 7913 7 027 9 048 8 082 11 087 7913 7441 6 027 8 049 8 084 11 100 7441 7073 6 027 8 050 8 086 11 112 7073 6817 6 027 8 050 7 086 9 122 6817 6660 6 026 8 050 7*087 6*135 6660 6570 5 026 7 051 6*088 4*158 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