DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - 70.8 - - 72.2 - - 72.0 - - 63.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 271 - - 138 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 564 - - 564 - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9005 - - 8945 - - 9347 - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9364 - - 9364 - - 9364 - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 10905 - - 12178 - - 11615 - - 4450 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 249 - - 232 - - 185 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 249 - - 266 - - 269 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 2 - - 2 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6202 - - -6711 - - -7091 - - -5438 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15566 - - 16076 - - 16455 - - 14802 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7558 - - -8206 - - -8808 - - -9325 ODpotential blCL - - - 16922 - - 17570 - - 18172 - - 18689 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 96 - - 79 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 210 - - 180 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.8 - - 72.2 - - 72.0 - - 63.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.0 - - 34.2 - - 32.4 - - 31.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.6 - - 69.4 - - 70.0 - - 66.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.7 - - 34.0 - - 32.2 - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 271 - - 138 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 564 - - 564 - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 82 - - 14 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 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] 99214 29 126 20 121 21 104 21 073 99214 91757 27 117 19 104 22 102 17 087 91757 86011 24 094 24 110 17 083 19 096 86011 81232 19 081 25 106 14 119 22 078 81232 77103 13 087 19 100 12 119 16 082 77103 73449 11 116 11 080 11 088 12 098 73449 70150 12 136 7 077 10 072 11 085 70150 67133 4 090 8 087 9 085 12 066 67133 64363 6 120 4 093 8 081 5 098 64363 61713 9 116 4 130 5 146 6 100 61713 58955 6 191 5 237 2 280 4 017 58955 56107 11 199 14 224 17 259 17 287 56107 53414 9 247 14 234 20 247 22 266 53414 50998 21 273 20 255 24 257 28 269 50998 48828 33 261 29 256 28 261 30 267 48828 46851 39 256 34 254 31 259 32 266 46851 45033 39 254 39 251 35 255 36 260 45033 43344 38 252 40 248 39 257 39 259 43344 41763 38 252 37 251 41 263 41 266 41763 40282 36 252 36 256 39 265 39 271 40282 38897 33 251 34 255 37 270 34 269 38897 37581 29 252 30 248 33 271 30 269 37581 36275 25 256 25 247 32 268 28 270 36275 34949 21 250 23 250 33 265 28 270 34949 33609 21 246 22 257 28 265 27 274 33609 32246 20 250 21 258 24 267 24 278 32246 30855 17 255 19 255 20 265 20 282 30855 29441 14 256 19 256 18 265 18 280 29441 28009 16 266 19 267 17 270 15 274 28009 26567 20 270 19 274 15 269 14 267 26567 25119 21 272 17 279 13 264 13 258 25119 23662 20 272 14 283 11 258 12 247 23662 22190 18 276 9 303 7 260 11 236 22190 20724 15 287 7 320 2 348 9 223 20724 19329 15 287 6 311 2 005 7 195 19329 18064 15 284 8 279 3 312 5 167 18064 16927 13 281 8 277 4 307 5 137 16927 15898 11 278 9 277 4 302 4 121 15898 14957 10 277 9 276 5 292 3 110 14957 14094 9 275 10 275 6 288 1 065 14094 13302 9 272 10 274 7 283 2 332 13302 12578 9 269 11 273 8 280 5 321 12578 11916 9 266 11 272 8 278 7 315 11916 11302 9 263 11 271 8 275 8 309 11302 10742 9 260 11 270 8 274 10 303 10742 10262 9 257 11 270 8 272 10 301 10262 9884 9 254 10 269 8 272 10 300 9884 9620 8 253 10 268 8 271 9 304 9620 9458 8*252 9*268 8*270 7*307 9458 9364 7*249 8*266 6*269 5*318 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