DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/04 Animas_CO 8800ft pt30207@37.366,-108.034,9098ft SPONSORED BY: Dave Piotrowski BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -1.0 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 68.4 - - 67.7 - - 59.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 551 - - 571 - - 256 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5368 - - 6306 - - 564 - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12826 - - 13602 - - 8920 - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14168 - - 15106 - - 9364 - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1556 - - 1558 - - 7413 - - 4087 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 624 - - 667 - - 228 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 302 - - 293 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -36 - - -37 - - -15 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -373 - - -488 - - -6126 - - -3729 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14542 - - 15595 - - 15490 - - 13094 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4720 - - -4255 - - -9042 - - -8019 ODpotential blCL - - - 18888 - - 19361 - - 18406 - - 17383 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 53 - - 47 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - 120 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 68.4 - - 67.7 - - 59.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.3 - - 32.3 - - 32.2 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.7 - - 64.3 - - 64.9 - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 32.0 - - 31.9 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 551 - - 571 - - 256 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5368 - - 6306 - - 564 - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99037 33 097 30 104 36 094 42 094 99037 91482 36 112 30 096 24 091 32 088 91482 85743 35 110 30 102 27 091 26 095 85743 81026 23 089 31 101 29 099 30 097 81026 76944 21 085 29 093 24 101 30 089 76944 73311 20 104 19 092 22 097 24 084 73311 70030 22 106 20 107 18 095 20 097 70030 67036 19 102 19 124 12 102 14 109 67036 64282 12 135 13 136 10 152 12 144 64282 61633 21 152 15 164 13 174 14 168 61633 58886 13 164 14 195 14 185 13 178 58886 56052 14 210 16 200 15 194 11 219 56052 53357 23 216 23 221 22 211 16 231 53357 50932 26 213 29 217 28 220 29 244 50932 48759 33 222 34 222 37 229 37 237 48759 46779 39 222 40 226 42 231 38 233 46779 44947 38 223 46 230 45 233 46 243 44947 43239 42 226 52 233 50 236 51 244 43239 41640 49 228 58 236 56 237 55 247 41640 40139 55 233 62 239 61 240 62 248 40139 38733 60 238 63 243 67 244 67 247 38733 37397 64 242 65 246 72 247 70 249 37397 36071 63 245 63 249 71 251 68 252 36071 34730 54 247 56 251 63 254 62 257 34730 33386 44 249 47 253 53 257 56 262 33386 32030 37 255 41 255 45 257 47 264 32030 30653 31 262 38 259 40 257 40 260 30653 29257 28 265 37 264 37 258 36 256 29257 27843 24 266 39 269 37 262 34 256 27843 26414 24 270 36 273 33 266 31 258 26414 24979 27 280 29 278 28 267 27 260 24979 23532 28 288 26 284 26 267 23 260 23532 22069 26 293 25 284 26 272 23 266 22069 20612 24 297 23 284 24 277 23 275 20612 19227 22 300 21 288 20 279 21 282 19227 17971 19 302 16 298 13 287 16 290 17971 16846 17 305 12 311 10 306 11 299 16846 15828 15 310 12*313 10 313 8 308 15828 14898 15*312 13*312 11 313 8 313 14898 14046 15*312 13 310 12 310 9 311 14046 13263 16 311 14 307 13 307 11 306 13263 12548 16 310 15 304 14 305 12 302 12548 11892 17 309 16 302 15 303 13 299 11892 11285 17 308 16 300 15 301 14 298 11285 10731 16 307 16 298 15 300 14 297 10731 10255 16 305 16 296 15 298 14 296 10255 9880 15 303 15 294 14 297 13 295 9880 9618 14 302 14 293 13 296 11 296 9618 9457 13 301 13 292 12*295 9*296 9457 9364 10 299 10 290 9*293 5*302 9364 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