DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.4 - - 50.0 - - 50.7 - - 45.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 282 - - 194 - - 68 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2756 - - 563 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10581 - - 9346 - - 9346 - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11556 - - 9363 - - 9363 - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2815 - - 6080 - - 6275 - - 4709 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 407 - - 215 - - 151 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 197 - - 203 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 35 - - 23 - - 22 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2194 - - -1033 - - -2112 - - -1114 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9362 - - 10397 - - 11476 - - 10478 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 266 - - -2781 - - -3916 - - -4540 ODpotential blCL - - - 11290 - - 12144 - - 13279 - - 13903 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 93 - - 96 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 290 - - 260 - - 130 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.4 - - 50.0 - - 50.7 - - 45.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.6 - - 36.5 - - 32.7 - - 32.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.6 - - 47.7 - - 49.1 - - 48.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 35.5 - - 31.9 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 282 - - 194 - - 68 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2756 - - 563 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 70 - - 86 - - 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] 98567 11 125 12 098 18 075 13 086 98567 91083 17 114 15 116 10 114 15 096 91083 85311 16 103 14 103 9 123 12 088 85311 80550 10 093 12 090 7 085 12 073 80550 76466 6 103 8 097 7 108 11 054 76466 72855 7 107 6 090 11 108 10 070 72855 69582 8 130 3 124 8 108 9 063 69582 66569 12 130 6 178 7 115 6 147 66569 63769 10 173 11 212 1 274 10 144 63769 61029 14 186 16 195 10 231 7 190 61029 58154 11 191 11 182 12 209 13 201 58154 55185 16 211 12 224 10 190 12 187 55185 52367 20 204 20 227 13 215 16 222 52367 49839 19 195 23 214 21 221 20 213 49839 47589 16 190 23 196 24 207 19 205 47589 45572 14 197 20 192 24 196 19 209 45572 43738 19 200 19 198 21 188 20 201 43738 42052 26 190 22 196 17 188 17 195 42052 40493 33 196 25 196 18 188 17 185 40493 39045 42 196 34 182 28 171 26 177 39045 37699 47 188 56 174 39 164 40 173 37699 36421 46 182 61 172 40 167 38 175 36421 35151 42 180 56 175 41 169 32 177 35151 33865 37 185 44 179 34 171 26 173 33865 32568 38 186 28 182 29 173 26 170 32568 31249 40 183 26 182 24 172 24 169 31249 29903 41 181 28 186 19 168 22 166 29903 28537 41 193 27 196 16 179 18 162 28537 27158 33 200 20 207 13 181 13 170 27158 25772 26 201 15 216 12 163 9 189 25772 24380 22 203 14 210 12 167 9 204 24380 22979 19 200 15 193 11 186 10 223 22979 21565 19 195 16 197 15 215 14 245 21565 20159 20 195 14 205 14 220 15 248 20159 18830 19 193 14 207 12 225 12 242 18830 17631 19 194 14 208 9 230 11 240 17631 16558 19 194 14 207 8 234 12 242 16558 15587 18 192 14 204 8 231 12 244 15587 14698 18 188 14 203 8 227 11 243 14698 13881 18 182 14 201 8 222 10 236 13881 13131 17 178 13 202 9 217 9 224 13131 12442 16 174 13 201 9 214 9 216 12442 11811 15*169 13 201 10 212 9 211 11811 11225 14*167 12 200 10 210 9 209 11225 10689 13 165 12 200 10 208 9 207 10689 10228 12 164 11 199 10 207 9 206 10228 9864 11 163 11 199 10 206 8 205 9864 9610 11 162 10 198 10 206 6 202 9610 9453 10 161 9*198 9*205 5*199 9453 9363 8 161 8*197 7*203 3*198 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