DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 76.7 - - 68.9 - - 64.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 420 - - 398 - - 9 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8083 - - 8783 - - 564 - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14927 - - 15473 - - 9347 - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16883 - - 17583 - - 9364 - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3732 - - 4010 - - 7608 - - 2733 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 653 - - 660 - - 102 - - 37 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 16 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 334 - - 022 - - 052 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - 44 - - -26 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 713 - - 1200 - - -3024 - - -3292 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16171 - - 16384 - - 12388 - - 12657 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -927 - - -469 - - -5706 - - -6955 ODpotential blCL - - - 17810 - - 18052 - - 15070 - - 16319 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 94 - - 93 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 390 - - 990 - - 260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.7 - - 76.7 - - 68.9 - - 64.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.1 - - 37.0 - - 46.6 - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.2 - - 73.3 - - 67.8 - - 66.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.8 - - 36.7 - - 45.2 - - 40.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 420 - - 398 - - 9 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8083 - - 8783 - - 564 - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 77 - - 72 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 9 - - 8 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] 99340 29 114 28 100 24 081 29 087 99340 91789 34 100 29 103 24 093 22 086 91789 85981 31 098 26 109 26 101 26 078 85981 81207 26 092 25 099 22 104 24 082 81207 77117 17 092 15 076 21 091 21 092 77117 73498 15 098 11 091 12 058 19 083 73498 70212 10 080 9 098 7 101 11 075 70212 67193 5 102 5 099 5 097 4 116 67193 64400 4 122 1 326 5 045 4 155 64400 61704 5 083 5 243 2 002 3 123 61704 58914 3 025 4 161 2 213 3 181 58914 56063 2 186 3 207 7 238 7 279 56063 53387 5 240 12 236 12 255 15 295 53387 50998 13 270 15 247 16 261 13 274 50998 48858 13 270 6 237 13 251 8 255 48858 46906 10 270 4 236 6 212 9 235 46906 45102 8 263 5 248 6 188 8 201 45102 43427 4 251 7 247 7 233 10 183 43427 41860 2 297 11 255 9 230 11 194 41860 40386 5 311 10 236 14 207 7 242 40386 39002 3 271 13 201 17 209 12 220 39002 37682 7 187 15 203 20 198 16 202 37682 36366 8 175 16 198 20 196 18 189 36366 35031 7 168 15 193 17 199 17 184 35031 33684 7 172 12 184 14 198 13 191 33684 32314 7 173 10 170 11 202 13 186 32314 30915 8 189 6 170 9 202 12 195 30915 29493 7 223 3 168 7 196 9 209 29493 28051 8 259 3 167 5 191 10 201 28051 26598 11 263 5 197 4 195 9 199 26598 25140 13 242 7 213 2 198 5 212 25140 23671 14 237 9 221 4 216 5 247 23671 22188 13 250 8 234 6 223 8 248 22188 20715 11 257 4 252 8 245 10 256 20715 19321 10 263 2 287 8 270 10 274 19321 18058 7 277 2*323 10 287 10 290 18058 16925 7*290 4*337 11 297 10 299 16925 15898 7*295 6 342 12 305 10 308 15898 14960 7 297 7 342 11 314 10 319 14960 14098 8 297 8 340 11 325 10 328 14098 13307 9 297 8 336 11 335 9 339 13307 12584 9 294 8 334 11 344 9 350 12584 11921 10 293 8 332 11 354 9 002 11921 11307 10 291 8 330 11 005 9 013 11307 10746 11 289 9 328 12 014 10 023 10746 10264 10 287 8 326 12 016 9 033 10264 9886 10 285 8 324 11 018 9 041 9886 9621 10 284 8 324 11 019 7 046 9621 9458 9 283 7 322 9*020 6*050 9458 9364 8 281 6 322 7*022 3*052 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