DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.0 - - 64.9 - - 64.0 - - 57.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 359 - - 171 - - 71 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5962 - - 7242 - - 6270 - - 114 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11015 - - 11629 - - 10198 - - 6783 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12647 - - 13927 - - 12955 - - 6799 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4736 - - 3592 - - 3086 - - 2688 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 552 - - 460 - - 328 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 194 - - 218 - - 235 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 11 - - -21 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1910 - - 1515 - - 415 - - -2904 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10738 - - 12413 - - 12540 - - 9703 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 163 - - 52 - - -1461 - - -6246 ODpotential blCL - - - 12484 - - 13875 - - 14416 - - 13045 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 100 - - 99 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 110 - - 40 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.0 - - 64.9 - - 64.0 - - 57.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.2 - - 33.8 - - 32.4 - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.9 - - 63.6 - - 63.3 - - 59.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.7 - - 33.4 - - 32.0 - - 37.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 359 - - 171 - - 71 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5962 - - 7242 - - 6270 - - 114 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 102 - - 94 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 98564 12 125 14 095 20 076 14 094 98564 91072 17 111 14 119 8 123 15 082 91072 85296 14 100 14 100 9 127 12 089 85296 80542 11 094 11 101 9 085 12 079 80542 76462 9 112 11 090 9 103 12 062 76462 72852 8 114 6 101 10 108 13 066 72852 69577 8 125 5 113 9 104 10 054 69577 66564 10 131 3 189 6 110 4 171 66564 63769 10 174 11 216 2 284 8 142 63769 61031 14 186 17 193 10 222 7 183 61031 58159 12 196 11 177 12 203 13 195 58159 55195 17 211 12 228 10 205 11 197 55195 52379 20 204 22 228 14 226 17 229 52379 49850 18 198 23 212 21 221 19 213 49850 47600 15 196 21 199 23 207 18 207 47600 45583 14 194 19 195 23 195 18 210 45583 43750 19 198 20 189 21 191 18 201 43750 42066 25 193 20 192 17 196 15 200 42066 40504 35 196 23 197 18 189 15 190 40504 39052 43 190 39 179 31 164 24 180 39052 37699 47 182 60 170 44 158 41 171 37699 36408 55 180 58 169 40 164 37 173 36408 35117 58 180 56 170 40 166 30 174 35117 33800 54 181 51 175 35 166 26 166 33800 32462 48 184 37 183 30 166 30 162 32462 31090 39 185 26 184 27 166 30 161 31090 29675 35 185 22 178 19 166 26 162 29675 28225 34 190 23 184 13 168 19 163 28225 26742 28 203 18 202 10 174 12 176 26742 25232 24 197 12 215 9 158 9 212 25232 23697 21 197 13 202 9 172 10 225 23697 22130 17 192 15 192 14 208 11 241 22130 20527 18 201 17 216 14 224 14 249 20527 18918 20 211 16 221 13 231 15 248 18918 17384 17 205 16 210 13 245 15 254 17384 15990 16 196 15 207 12 246 14 260 15990 14742 15 191 14*207 11 244 13 267 14742 13616 14*189 12*210 10*241 9 269 13616 12596 12*189 11 211 9*238 6 257 12596 11670 12 190 11 213 8 237 6 242 11670 10830 11 191 10 216 8 236 6 233 10830 10070 11 193 10 219 8 235 7 225 10070 9381 10 194 9 220 8 235 8 213 9381 8750 10 195 9 223 8 234 9 201 8750 8180 10 197 9 225 8 234 11 188 8180 7695 9 199 8 226 8 234 13 178 7695 7317 9 200 8 227 7 234 13 171 7317 7053 9 200 8 228 7 233 12 168 7053 6892 8 200 8 228 7 234 9 163 6892 6799 8 201 7 228 6 233 6*158 6799 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