DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - 79.7 - - 84.2 - - - - - 70.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 434 - - 454 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7024 - - 9797 - - - - - 115 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11937 - - 14219 - - - - - 6783 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13709 - - 16482 - - - - - 6800 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1945 - - 1648 - - - - - 503 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 616 - - 699 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 265 - - 269 - - - - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 8 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -542 - - 1003 - - - - - -5738 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14252 - - 15480 - - - - - 12539 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2584 - - -362 - - - - - -10250 ODpotential blCL - - - 16293 - - 16844 - - - - - 17050 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 76 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 84.2 - - - - - 70.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.5 - - 39.5 - - - - - 39.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.1 - - 81.5 - - - - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.5 - - 39.4 - - - - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 434 - - 454 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7024 - - 9797 - - - - - 115 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 6 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 99072 25 114 23 126 15 103 99072 91600 17 105 23 126 18 088 91600 85836 11 115 17 116 12 096 85836 81057 10 122 11 107 12 126 81057 76952 12 128 7 108 14 104 76952 73334 10 133 7 106 13 084 73334 70065 10 138 11 128 9 092 70065 67067 9 121 10 134 7 085 67067 64310 6 124 12 168 1 242 64310 61681 5 257 6 240 2 157 61681 58980 9 231 13 225 7 234 58980 56204 21 249 21 226 16 251 56204 53569 30 239 30 229 24 253 53569 51203 33 242 32 238 28 251 51203 49074 36 240 34 241 30 247 49074 47124 38 238 35 240 32 241 47124 45315 41 248 37 248 33 240 45315 43621 42 251 39 253 33 244 43621 42028 40 250 37 252 32 245 42028 40527 42 248 39 253 33 246 40527 39114 45 243 44 252 35 252 39114 37764 45 239 44 247 35 257 37764 36415 42 233 43 241 34 263 36415 35039 39 232 42 238 34 266 35039 33637 37 237 39 240 33 260 33637 32200 36 240 36 244 32 248 32200 30719 33 240 33 247 33 245 30719 29201 27 244 29 243 31 248 29201 27649 26 248 25 249 27 252 27649 26067 25 244 23 254 23 254 26067 24459 25 240 24 252 20 254 24459 22820 23 236 23 248 17 254 22820 21145 23 232 22 241 14 254 21145 19460 22 232 20 239 12 266 19460 17850 19 238 15*248 10 277 17850 16386 17 248 10*267 9 282 16386 15075 15 256 10 269 8 283 15075 13895 13*260 10 271 8 286 13895 12827 10*263 10 271 9 290 12827 11858 8 264 10 271 10 294 11858 10979 6 266 11 270 11 297 10979 10188 5 266 11 270 12 301 10188 9472 5 267 11 269 13 305 9472 8818 5 266 11 269 15 310 8818 8227 4 266 11 268 16 313 8227 7726 4 267 11 267 17 315 7726 7335 4 267 11 267 16 315 7335 7063 4 268 11 267 14 315 7063 6896 4 268 11 267 10*314 6896 6800 3 267 10 266 6*314 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