DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 74.2 - - 72.7 - - 63.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 535 - - 546 - - 221 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4984 - - 7528 - - 564 - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12507 - - 14586 - - 9347 - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13784 - - 16328 - - 9364 - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2753 - - 2848 - - 9313 - - 5845 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 603 - - 697 - - 218 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 21 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 280 - - 284 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -55 - - -51 - - -12 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6499 - - -4055 - - -11576 - - -10772 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20284 - - 20384 - - 20941 - - 20137 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10969 - - -7599 - - -15007 - - -16028 ODpotential blCL - - - 24753 - - 23927 - - 24371 - - 25392 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 52 - - 51 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 74.2 - - 72.7 - - 63.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.4 - - 17.0 - - 13.2 - - 8.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.1 - - 70.3 - - 70.3 - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.6 - - 16.2 - - 12.5 - - 7.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 535 - - 546 - - 221 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4984 - - 7528 - - 564 - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 99225 34 092 29 101 29 092 38 092 99225 91674 29 101 27 109 24 094 28 095 91674 85868 29 123 29 109 25 108 25 093 85868 81064 24 124 22 098 23 099 20 086 81064 76940 24 113 17 095 17 094 16 083 76940 73309 17 108 12 109 14 089 14 107 73309 70027 16 099 14 128 9 117 12 091 70027 67006 8 079 19 124 8 131 5 062 67006 64216 4 130 11 084 8 094 7 116 64216 61534 13 131 1 185 7 350 9 070 61534 58765 11 042 5 138 2 314 7 353 58765 55918 13 331 6 037 1 341 6 270 55918 53222 17 300 15 292 13 268 20 272 53222 50807 35 294 29 291 29 282 23 283 50807 48636 46 283 45 290 42 287 41 292 48636 46665 55 278 49 287 47 288 53 290 46665 44856 62 275 48 282 50 288 58 288 44856 43174 61 272 50 280 52 287 56 287 43174 41601 58 271 53 276 52 283 54 284 41601 40126 54 269 52 273 53 279 52 281 40126 38750 51 270 52 275 54 277 49 278 38750 37449 50 271 52 274 54 276 46 278 37449 36160 46 272 49 272 51 276 44 278 36160 34850 41 272 46 269 46 274 42 270 34850 33525 37 269 44 266 43 269 39 267 33525 32176 35 266 43 264 41 266 37 267 32176 30796 35 265 40 263 38 264 37 267 30796 29392 33 265 36 264 34 261 36 267 29392 27968 30 265 33 268 30 260 35 268 27968 26532 28 270 29 269 26 260 34 272 26532 25089 28 274 27 268 23 265 32 276 25089 23636 28 276 25 267 23 273 28 279 23636 22166 27 275 25 269 25 282 26 283 22166 20699 27 273 25 275 27 287 23 286 20699 19305 28 272 27 280 29 291 21 290 19305 18039 29 273 27 283 25 291 19 296 18039 16906 30 273 26*283 22 289 19 301 16906 15879 30 273 25*283 21 288 19 303 15879 14942 28 274 23 282 21 288 19 302 14942 14082 25*274 23 282 21 288 20 299 14082 13293 22*276 22 281 20 288 19 296 13293 12571 21 277 22 281 20 288 19 292 12571 11911 20 278 21 280 19 288 19 290 11911 11299 19 279 21 280 19 288 18 288 11299 10740 19 279 21 279 18 287 18 286 10740 10260 18 278 20 278 18 287 16 285 10260 9884 17 277 19 277 17 287 13 285 9884 9620 16 276 18 277 16 286 11 287 9620 9457 15 276 16 276 14*286 8*287 9457 9364 11 274 12 274 10*284 4*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