DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 50.7 - - 52.9 - - - - - 44.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 539 - - 543 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5477 - - 7246 - - - - - 562 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12910 - - 14356 - - - - - 9345 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14277 - - 16046 - - - - - 9362 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1676 - - 1874 - - - - - 6218 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 625 - - 689 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 24 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 249 - - - - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -22 - - -31 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3060 - - -1049 - - - - - -7710 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17338 - - 17096 - - - - - 17072 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7428 - - -4471 - - - - - -11144 ODpotential blCL - - - 21705 - - 20517 - - - - - 20506 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 64 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.7 - - 52.9 - - - - - 44.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.2 - - 10.4 - - - - - 2.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.0 - - 49.3 - - - - - 45.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.4 - - 9.7 - - - - - 1.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 539 - - 543 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5477 - - 7246 - - - - - 562 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 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] 97405 53 267 40 288 33 293 97405 90072 31 265 32 283 36 291 90072 84423 21 286 26 281 32 302 84423 79731 23 284 22 284 22 305 79731 75696 21 291 16 292 23 316 75696 72135 17 303 12 307 21 315 72135 68921 14 308 14 303 11 299 68921 65973 13 297 11 311 9 285 65973 63229 16 304 14 301 7 316 63229 60558 17 299 19 286 13 273 60558 57762 15 296 16 279 12 278 57762 54861 16 298 18 289 23 285 54861 52091 27 270 26 273 28 285 52091 49585 32 271 26 271 33 279 49585 47327 35 283 37 279 37 274 47327 45271 53 272 52 271 47 277 45271 43389 54 265 58 273 63 275 43389 41669 62 270 66 273 74 270 41669 40094 78 273 77 274 77 269 40094 38643 83 272 85 273 82 273 38643 37301 80 272 87 270 88 274 37301 36034 76 274 86 268 86 269 36034 34779 73 273 84 267 82 263 34779 33508 70 270 79 265 79 259 33508 32226 69 266 75 263 78 256 32226 30926 67 264 74 261 77 255 30926 29599 64 263 74 261 77 255 29599 28252 61 260 72 260 76 256 28252 26890 57 257 69 260 72 257 26890 25521 54 254 64 259 67 258 25521 24148 52 252 58 257 64 257 24148 22772 51 251 54 255 59 254 22772 21387 49 250 51 253 49 250 21387 20015 47 250 49 252 39 243 20015 18716 44 250 47 251 35 238 18716 17538 41 249 39 248 35 239 17538 16481 38 248 31*246 34 243 16481 15522 33 246 28*246 34 248 15522 14644 28*244 27 247 34 253 14644 13836 24*244 26 248 33 258 13836 13094 22 244 25 249 32 262 13094 12413 21 245 25 249 32 265 12413 11788 20 246 24 250 31 267 11788 11207 20 246 24 250 30 268 11207 10676 19 246 23 251 29 268 10676 10219 19 246 23 251 27 268 10219 9859 18 246 22 250 23 267 9859 9607 17 245 20 250 18 267 9607 9452 16 245 18 249 13*268 9452 9362 12 243 14 248 6*270 9362 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