DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - 72.2 - - 75.9 - - - - - 67.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 415 - - 416 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 7518 - - - - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9048 - - 14466 - - - - - 9348 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9364 - - 16318 - - - - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7290 - - 4738 - - - - - 8777 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 270 - - 637 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 249 - - 235 - - - - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 21 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4367 - - 1119 - - - - - -5041 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13732 - - 15200 - - - - - 14406 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6037 - - -797 - - - - - -8505 ODpotential blCL - - - 15401 - - 17115 - - - - - 17869 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 73 - - - - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 420 - - 490 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.2 - - 75.9 - - - - - 67.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 41.3 - - - - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.6 - - 72.5 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 41.1 - - - - - 36.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 415 - - 416 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 7518 - - - - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 99416 46 097 38 107 37 094 99416 91873 43 104 33 109 37 098 91873 86064 42 111 31 107 32 092 86064 81264 39 112 34 105 30 095 81264 77152 29 107 31 107 28 102 77152 73530 24 112 22 109 22 101 73530 70252 22 113 20 120 18 115 70252 67243 18 105 19 120 15 124 67243 64470 16 090 12 111 17 128 64470 61814 8 090 5 078 11 121 61814 59088 14 197 6 216 1 071 59088 56304 17 190 18 201 20 269 56304 53672 13 184 25 184 31 233 53672 51301 18 224 21 193 32 211 51301 49151 37 213 28 215 26 211 49151 47171 48 197 42 207 28 221 47171 45338 54 186 52 196 29 228 45338 43631 40 189 43 194 31 234 43631 42035 28 196 31 197 34 233 42035 40537 29 204 28 210 35 228 40537 39133 29 206 29 220 32 228 39133 37797 25 206 28 220 29 235 37797 36469 26 206 26 217 28 236 36469 35119 27 213 28 213 28 230 35119 33755 27 211 26 219 30 226 33755 32369 26 210 26 221 28 223 32369 30957 23 220 26 223 26 228 30957 29527 22 224 23 222 26 238 29527 28084 22 227 23 220 26 239 28084 26632 22 231 25 224 25 234 26632 25174 21 233 26 229 23 230 25174 23707 18 230 23 229 20 229 23707 22224 12 230 16 222 16 226 22224 20750 7 220 7 220 12 217 20750 19353 5 218 6 224 9 205 19353 18087 4 224 6 227 9 208 18087 16953 2 246 7*230 9 217 16953 15923 2 307 8*232 10 226 15923 14983 4 301 8 234 10 233 14983 14119 6 293 9 236 9 239 14119 13325 6 289 10 236 9 244 13325 12599 7 282 10 237 10 250 12599 11934 7 275 11 236 10 255 11934 11317 7 269 11 236 10 259 11317 10753 8 264 11 236 11 262 10753 10270 8 259 11 235 10 265 10270 9889 8 256 11 234 10 266 9889 9623 7 254 11 234 8 271 9623 9459 7*253 10 233 6*271 9459 9364 6*249 8 230 4*278 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