DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 76.3 - - - - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 522 - - 572 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7409 - - 12173 - - - - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14470 - - 18456 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16209 - - 20973 - - - - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5934 - - 1842 - - - - - 11424 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 683 - - 831 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 23 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 266 - - 273 - - - - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -32 - - -34 - - - - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1324 - - 443 - - - - - -9779 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17533 - - 20531 - - - - - 19144 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3743 - - -3393 - - - - - -13774 ODpotential blCL - - - 19952 - - 24366 - - - - - 23138 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 31 - - - - - 31 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 76.3 - - - - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.6 - - 18.1 - - - - - 15.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.4 - - 72.4 - - - - - 69.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.2 - - 17.7 - - - - - 14.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 522 - - 572 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7409 - - 12173 - - - - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 3 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] 99329 32 108 27 105 30 083 99329 91768 32 105 31 098 28 099 91768 85938 33 113 28 105 24 092 85938 81134 29 116 22 108 25 096 81134 77014 28 102 17 109 20 100 77014 73371 26 093 24 125 17 089 73371 70084 19 078 25 117 12 076 70084 67093 9 084 11 080 13 105 67093 64342 5 145 2 297 14 085 64342 61694 6 197 6 222 1 116 61694 58970 4 153 7 226 3 229 58970 56183 2 226 11 215 12 270 56183 53541 19 304 9 211 17 253 53541 51144 38 286 22 284 21 269 51144 48965 45 280 42 279 33 282 48965 46973 43 282 44 277 38 284 46973 45138 40 285 41 280 37 280 45138 43427 38 282 41 279 35 276 43427 41818 37 280 42 275 35 277 41818 40300 37 281 42 271 39 282 40300 38877 38 280 43 267 48 283 38877 37522 43 275 46 266 54 282 37522 36176 45 270 48 268 52 281 36176 34817 43 270 45 273 44 281 34817 33460 39 271 39 281 38 283 33460 32095 35 274 32 280 37 287 32095 30707 29 276 29 282 39 291 30707 29300 21 274 27 287 40 292 29300 27878 18 267 26 290 35 288 27878 26446 21 269 26 290 29 282 26446 25010 27 279 25 291 24 280 25010 23566 33 283 26 289 20 279 23566 22107 33 281 29*284 21 278 22107 20656 27 271 28*279 22 276 20656 19276 26 261 26 276 21 277 19276 18023 26 258 24 273 20 281 18023 16898 25*259 24 273 19 285 16898 15877 22*260 24 272 18 288 15877 14943 20 262 23 272 18 291 14943 14085 17 265 23 272 18 292 14085 13298 16 267 23 272 17 293 13298 12577 16 268 23 272 17 294 12577 11916 15 268 22 271 17 295 11916 11304 15 269 22 271 16 295 11304 10744 15 268 22 271 16 296 10744 10264 14 268 21 270 14 296 10264 9886 14 267 20 270 12 298 9886 9621 13 266 19 270 9 302 9621 9458 12 266 17 269 7*303 9458 9364 9 264 13 268 4*315 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