DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 Durango_CO 6685ft pt29606@37.028,-107.768,6634ft SPONSORED BY: Dave Piotrowski BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 80.0 - - 78.6 - - 68.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 470 - - 471 - - 149 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 11270 - - 12231 - - 11649 - - 115 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 15459 - - 16255 - - 14972 - - 6783 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17955 - - 18916 - - 18334 - - 6800 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2428 - - 2395 - - 2488 - - 7513 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 745 - - 766 - - 516 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 12 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 226 - - 221 - - 234 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 9 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1451 - - -1558 - - -2498 - - -11019 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 19407 - - 20475 - - 20833 - - 17819 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5060 - - -4463 - - -5901 - - -14896 ODpotential blCL - - - 23015 - - 23379 - - 24235 - - 21696 blCL maxRH - - - 28 - - 74 - - 71 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 80.0 - - 78.6 - - 68.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.0 - - 12.4 - - 9.6 - - 14.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.9 - - 77.2 - - 77.4 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.2 - - 11.6 - - 8.9 - - 13.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 470 - - 471 - - 149 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 11270 - - 12231 - - 11649 - - 115 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 98374 14 113 3 102 12 026 17 066 98374 90930 13 079 6 103 11 046 13 058 90930 85214 16 101 14 097 14 087 10 086 85214 80493 15 107 16 094 16 086 9 078 80493 76445 16 081 16 092 14 087 15 067 76445 72883 13 096 16 092 12 094 16 061 72883 69677 13 114 16 100 13 110 8 088 69677 66734 12 108 11 102 15 109 13 114 66734 63994 7 126 4 166 2 277 11 060 63994 61329 8 170 3 148 10 262 5 296 61329 58547 12 217 14 231 12 239 7 265 58547 55651 19 247 16 216 11 239 18 240 55651 52873 22 252 21 233 20 230 22 232 52873 50371 27 262 26 238 20 225 22 226 50371 48127 38 259 32 247 21 252 21 239 48127 46088 45 246 40 250 35 260 30 255 46088 44230 48 245 47 249 45 257 40 251 44230 42534 52 247 50 247 53 256 47 249 42534 40977 55 250 53 249 59 256 53 252 40977 39530 57 250 55 250 60 255 55 253 39530 38178 56 249 54 250 59 252 59 252 38178 36887 54 250 53 251 61 249 63 250 36887 35591 50 252 54 250 63 246 63 249 35591 34265 46 250 56 248 61 246 58 251 34265 32918 44 248 54 250 57 248 51 254 32918 31538 43 247 49 253 51 249 44 254 31538 30115 42 248 44 253 45 248 39 251 30115 28654 39 249 44 252 40 249 37 247 28654 27158 34 247 41 250 35 249 36 243 27158 25631 30 243 36 246 31 248 36 237 25631 24077 25 238 30 242 28 246 35 228 24077 22492 20 241 28 236 26 240 35 221 22492 20871 18 249 24 231 23 231 27 218 20871 19240 19*253 18*226 17*224 17 218 19240 17674 16*246 13*218 12*221 15 221 17674 16244 13 236 13 218 11 222 14 222 16244 14961 13 234 13 218 10 224 13 223 14961 13803 11 227 12 218 10 226 11 224 13803 12754 10 223 12 219 9 230 9 227 12754 11800 10 220 12 221 9 234 7 235 11800 10935 10 218 12 221 9 239 6 246 10935 10154 10 217 11 222 9 243 5 259 10154 9447 9 217 11 223 9 245 5 271 9447 8800 9 216 11 224 9 248 5 283 8800 8216 9 215 11 225 8 250 5 292 8216 7718 9 215 11 225 8 251 5 299 7718 7331 9 215 10 226 8 253 4 307 7331 7060 8 215 10 225 8 253 4 323 7060 6895 8 216 10 226 8 254 3*340 6895 6800 8 215 9 226 7 253 3*350 6800 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