DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 66.2 - - 64.8 - - 56.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 492 - - 490 - - 184 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9396 - - 10255 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 16083 - - 16791 - - 9346 - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 18196 - - 19055 - - 9363 - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2150 - - 2108 - - 11518 - - 10616 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 728 - - 749 - - 206 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 11 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 225 - - 218 - - 224 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 33 - - 33 - - 21 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -361 - - -174 - - -10047 - - -8453 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18557 - - 19229 - - 19411 - - 17817 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3815 - - -3096 - - -12366 - - -12430 ODpotential blCL - - - 22011 - - 22151 - - 21729 - - 21793 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 68 - - 83 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 66.2 - - 64.8 - - 56.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.1 - - 14.0 - - 12.1 - - 11.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.5 - - 62.5 - - 62.5 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.9 - - 12.9 - - 11.0 - - 11.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 492 - - 490 - - 184 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9396 - - 10255 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 9 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] 98383 14 109 4 115 12 033 16 069 98383 90940 14 092 7 111 10 052 12 064 90940 85226 18 104 15 093 15 090 11 079 85226 80504 13 099 18 091 17 082 9 085 80504 76456 16 086 16 097 15 079 16 069 76456 72893 14 094 18 098 13 103 17 056 72893 69683 11 116 15 094 14 114 6 089 69683 66739 13 108 10 091 11 105 13 108 66739 63998 8 109 8 162 3 278 10 062 63998 61328 8 165 5 136 9 267 6 304 61328 58544 11 212 14 225 11 238 6 248 58544 55646 18 243 15 219 11 247 12 239 55646 52862 20 252 21 232 20 232 21 231 52862 50356 27 262 27 241 21 224 21 226 50356 48107 38 258 35 249 25 251 22 241 48107 46067 45 247 43 250 37 258 31 253 46067 44211 48 245 47 247 47 255 41 253 44211 42515 51 248 49 247 54 254 47 253 42515 40953 56 252 52 249 60 255 54 253 40953 39503 59 252 54 250 62 254 57 251 39503 38154 59 251 54 250 60 251 60 249 38154 36873 57 251 53 250 61 248 67 247 36873 35598 51 250 55 250 63 246 66 248 35598 34303 45 246 59 249 64 246 59 251 34303 32996 41 245 56 251 60 247 52 253 32996 31670 40 245 47 253 53 247 43 249 31670 30317 38 246 42 253 46 247 38 243 30317 28942 36 247 41 253 41 247 35 241 28942 27551 33 244 40 252 35 248 31 241 27551 26149 29 241 36 247 29 248 28 242 26149 24739 25 240 31 240 25 247 28 242 24739 23318 22 243 28 238 23 245 30 237 23318 21881 19 247 25 236 22 238 26 223 21881 20455 18 253 19 232 20 231 24 209 20455 19099 15*248 13*225 15 224 23 204 19099 17868 13*244 12*224 13 222 22 206 17868 16762 13 243 12 223 12 222 20 209 16762 15760 12 238 12 223 12 223 19 213 15760 14843 11 230 12 221 12 224 17 217 14843 14000 11 226 12 220 12 224 16 222 14000 13226 11 221 12 218 12 225 14 227 13226 12518 11 218 12 217 12 226 12 233 12518 11870 11 215 12 215 12 227 10 242 11870 11268 11 213 12 213 12 227 8 254 11268 10718 11 211 12 213 12 227 7 268 10718 10247 11 210 12 212 12 227 7 281 10247 9876 11 209 11 211 11 227 6 290 9876 9615 11 207 11 210 11 227 5 303 9615 9456 10 207 10 209 10*226 5*312 9456 9363 9 205 9 208 8*224 4*324 9363 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