DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.0 - - 74.7 - - - - - 66.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 411 - - 374 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5350 - - 8979 - - - - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12711 - - 15599 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14150 - - 17779 - - - - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4710 - - 4648 - - - - - 7042 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 565 - - 650 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 12 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 263 - - - - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 26 - - 14 - - - - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -759 - - 1330 - - - - - -5197 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14909 - - 16449 - - - - - 14562 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2715 - - -534 - - - - - -8286 ODpotential blCL - - - 16865 - - 18313 - - - - - 17650 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 88 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 220 - - 340 - - - - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.0 - - 74.7 - - - - - 66.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 34.9 - - - - - 35.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.6 - - 71.3 - - - - - 67.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.8 - - 34.7 - - - - - 35.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 411 - - 374 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5350 - - 8979 - - - - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 53 - - - - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 99087 30 104 27 099 20 103 99087 91617 33 104 23 098 18 086 91617 85860 27 099 22 096 19 078 85860 81090 21 094 16 093 18 098 81090 76978 12 107 11 107 14 088 76978 73358 13 105 7 146 11 096 73358 70096 14 102 13 138 9 102 70096 67099 14 095 8 123 10 124 67099 64326 6 064 11 123 12 081 64326 61661 6 013 7 107 11 027 61661 58902 4 295 3 309 10 252 58902 56062 13 258 12 280 13 240 56062 53375 19 271 25 271 28 271 53375 50977 21 281 30 272 36 274 50977 48834 34 293 42 281 38 282 48834 46875 49 289 44 284 43 286 46875 45066 46 288 40 285 43 285 45066 43386 41 290 36 285 39 280 43386 41821 40 282 32 286 33 279 41821 40354 37 273 23 277 28 276 40354 38978 34 269 22 266 25 261 38978 37666 29 261 22 265 25 252 37666 36357 25 252 21 268 23 249 36357 35027 25 249 17 280 22 250 35027 33682 25 246 16 277 23 257 33682 32312 24 241 17 272 25 262 32312 30910 22 233 22 267 26 261 30910 29484 21 226 25 256 26 260 29484 28042 19 228 27 248 26 268 28042 26589 18 235 26 245 27 276 26589 25130 15 234 23 236 27 270 25130 23666 10 256 20 241 20 248 23666 22193 9 292 11 255 17 238 22193 20726 11 301 6 284 17 245 20726 19331 14 299 6 283 15 254 19331 18065 17 290 8*277 12 254 18065 16929 17 286 8*274 9 246 16929 15901 14 283 9 271 7 243 15901 14961 11*273 9 269 7 253 14961 14099 9*258 10 266 8 265 14099 13307 8 242 10 263 10 277 13307 12584 8 228 10 262 11 282 12584 11921 7 215 11 260 12 284 11921 11307 7 199 11 258 13 284 11307 10746 7 189 11 257 14 283 10746 10265 7 183 11 256 14 283 10265 9886 7 180 10 255 13 285 9886 9621 7 178 10 254 11 287 9621 9458 7 177 9 254 8*289 9458 9364 6 176 8 252 4*299 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