DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 = 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 - - - 86.9 - - 89.6 - - - - - 78.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 367 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10833 - - 14400 - - - - - 116 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14979 - - 17893 - - - - - 6784 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17518 - - 21085 - - - - - 6801 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4408 - - 2369 - - - - - 7133 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 684 - - 744 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 39 - - 20 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 290 - - - - - 095 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 28 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 711 - - 3411 - - - - - -8214 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16808 - - 17675 - - - - - 15016 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -858 - - 2363 - - - - - -11172 ODpotential blCL - - - 18376 - - 18722 - - - - - 17973 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 91 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 340 - - 370 - - - - - 250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.9 - - 89.6 - - - - - 78.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.3 - - 35.1 - - - - - 36.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.5 - - 87.3 - - - - - 81.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.8 - - 34.5 - - - - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 380 - - 367 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 10833 - - 14400 - - - - - 116 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 65 - - - - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99422 43 101 29 097 28 103 99422 91841 34 107 31 102 27 090 91841 86000 33 103 29 104 31 082 86000 81196 31 104 24 107 27 083 81196 77099 27 097 28 107 22 093 77099 73497 23 086 26 093 18 089 73497 70238 17 082 21 095 14 100 70238 67255 13 091 18 099 19 093 67255 64504 14 094 16 087 15 080 64504 61861 4 084 11 061 13 084 61861 59134 12 093 4 193 14 055 59134 56338 9 032 2 231 8 322 56338 53689 15 325 8 341 14 308 53689 51290 24 312 22 332 14 318 51290 49120 26 310 30 327 19 316 49120 47131 29 318 30 324 23 318 47131 45286 36 319 33 318 28 317 45286 43561 38 315 35 312 33 314 43561 41940 38 311 35 313 35 311 41940 40416 38 312 33 311 37 313 40416 38983 36 314 29 303 36 314 38983 37611 28 311 24 297 32 308 37611 36247 20 301 18 286 26 305 36247 34870 17 293 15 282 18 304 34870 33485 15 288 16 306 17 305 33485 32074 13 285 17 310 18 298 32074 30624 13 305 15 306 14 283 30624 29131 10 302 11 306 11 272 29131 27599 5 217 6 273 12 255 27599 26037 4 201 12 232 14 262 26037 24452 1 275 10 244 10 261 24452 22837 6 311 4 308 7 221 22837 21182 10 295 4*309 8 254 21182 19513 12 268 5*300 11 277 19513 17911 10*261 6 289 11 285 17911 16448 8*266 6 288 10 293 16448 15136 7 271 6 290 10 299 15136 13952 6 279 7 288 8 306 13952 12878 4 288 7 288 7 317 12878 11903 3 288 7 290 5 331 11903 11019 2 275 7 289 4 359 11019 10222 1 260 7 290 4 033 10222 9500 1 243 7 291 5 061 9500 8840 1 236 7 292 6 077 8840 8243 1 225 7 292 7 086 8243 7737 1 220 7 293 8 089 7737 7341 1 224 7 293 8 091 7341 7066 1 221 7 293 7 091 7066 6898 1 222 7 293 6*093 6898 6801 1 222 6 293 4*095 6801 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