DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.3 - - 73.6 - - - - - 63.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 277 - - 359 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3958 - - 8143 - - - - - 115 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9335 - - 12757 - - - - - 6783 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10643 - - 14828 - - - - - 6800 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3288 - - 1513 - - - - - 5835 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 439 - - 609 - - - - - 1 W* B/S - - - 45 - - 34 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 184 - - 221 - - - - - 044 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 18 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3418 - - -894 - - - - - -7387 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14062 - - 15723 - - - - - 14187 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8236 - - -5050 - - - - - -13109 ODpotential blCL - - - 18879 - - 19878 - - - - - 19909 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 81 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.3 - - 73.6 - - - - - 63.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 27.9 - - - - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.5 - - 71.3 - - - - - 68.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 27.6 - - - - - 25.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 277 - - 359 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3958 - - 8143 - - - - - 115 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 23 - - - - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 98278 7 135 11 137 2 272 98278 90909 10 083 10 112 3 027 90909 85237 10 103 3 037 3 050 85237 80515 11 037 3 069 12 358 80515 76459 13 009 3 065 16 353 76459 72901 11 008 7 041 12 006 72901 69690 6 035 8 015 7 032 69690 66723 3 049 7 008 8 034 66723 63965 3 058 0 011 10 024 63965 61306 6 055 1 249 8 295 61306 58552 2 070 3 239 8 251 58552 55702 11 282 10 278 9 250 55702 52982 23 268 22 266 20 242 52982 50537 31 270 31 266 24 242 50537 48347 39 270 39 262 27 262 48347 46355 50 263 46 259 39 259 46355 44526 53 258 46 256 48 255 44526 42835 48 264 42 261 56 252 42835 41260 46 269 43 267 62 250 41260 39789 46 270 54 264 65 248 39789 38413 51 271 68 258 65 245 38413 37098 56 270 65 255 63 242 37098 35782 55 269 56 255 61 242 35782 34436 53 267 51 256 60 241 34436 33066 50 266 44 257 57 240 33066 31662 40 265 33 247 49 239 31662 30217 28 257 31 241 37 239 30217 28740 26 252 32 242 33 240 28740 27228 24 257 29 241 27 239 27228 25685 20 264 22 242 21 237 25685 24113 18 266 17 244 18 237 24113 22508 15 266 16 252 15 241 22508 20864 12 264 13 256 13 237 20864 19211 11 263 10 255 11 227 19211 17631 10 269 6 271 8 215 17631 16196 10 271 4 301 7 202 16196 14912 8 272 2*262 9 202 14912 13758 7 277 3*231 10 198 13758 12714 7 278 3 226 11 191 12714 11766 8 262 3 223 10 187 11766 10906 8*249 3 222 9 185 10906 10130 5*245 3 220 8 184 10130 9427 3 237 3 218 6 184 9427 8785 1 178 3 217 5 184 8785 8204 2 146 3 219 4 185 8204 7711 2 141 3 217 4 188 7711 7326 3 139 3 217 3 193 7326 7058 3 137 3 217 2 193 7058 6894 3 139 3 216 2*186 6894 6800 2 139 3 216 1*044 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