DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 68.9 - - 77.0 - - - - - 60.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 337 - - 375 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2767 - - 7566 - - - - - 115 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8492 - - 12315 - - - - - 6783 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9452 - - 14251 - - - - - 6800 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1796 - - 2373 - - - - - 264 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 416 - - 604 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 16 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 276 - - 302 - - - - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6548 - - -2480 - - - - - -7159 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16001 - - 16732 - - - - - 13960 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11985 - - -6082 - - - - - -13875 ODpotential blCL - - - 21437 - - 20333 - - - - - 20675 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 70 - - - - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.9 - - 77.0 - - - - - 60.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.5 - - 26.9 - - - - - 24.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.8 - - 74.9 - - - - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.0 - - 26.4 - - - - - 24.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 337 - - 375 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2767 - - 7566 - - - - - 115 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 3 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] 96371 20 256 36 284 38 282 96371 89229 14 265 25 280 25 301 89229 83753 13 283 21 267 24 316 83753 79222 3 315 19 296 21 290 79222 75319 14 336 14 313 18 278 75319 71899 18 330 8 308 8 326 71899 68839 15 342 6 342 2 297 68839 66015 15 340 17 342 9 015 66015 63384 19 326 20 336 18 337 63384 60843 16 333 11 317 21 330 60843 58198 28 339 17 340 16 319 58198 55442 36 329 31 326 16 316 55442 52790 42 322 38 315 26 314 52790 50381 44 325 42 314 32 312 50381 48202 41 330 39 313 36 311 48202 46211 36 337 28 318 34 314 46211 44388 38 345 27 335 29 315 44388 42719 38 343 34 327 24 309 42719 41183 36 338 41 312 28 304 41183 39750 34 337 38 318 33 297 39750 38401 33 336 32 324 31 300 38401 37107 34 331 31 331 25 307 37107 35809 35 331 31 338 21 299 35809 34480 33 338 29 338 19 291 34480 33125 32 346 26 334 15 297 33125 31733 33 346 22 326 16 289 31733 30296 32 340 20 318 20 283 30296 28821 29 332 21 308 23 284 28821 27309 28 323 23 295 25 288 27309 25763 29 315 25 291 24 295 25763 24189 30 312 25 295 18 309 24189 22582 32 309 26 301 13 322 22582 20935 33 305 27 309 10 327 20935 19276 32 305 28 319 9 330 19276 17688 30 310 27 327 9 332 17688 16242 27 313 25 333 8 332 16242 14949 25 313 21*334 7 333 14949 13785 24 314 18*327 7 338 13785 12732 23 319 17 323 9 343 12732 11777 21 323 17 311 11 342 11777 10912 18 322 17 305 13 338 10912 10132 14*313 17 296 15 330 10132 9428 11*296 17 293 16 321 9428 8783 10 284 17 291 19 315 8783 8202 9 273 17 289 21 311 8202 7709 8 269 17 287 21 310 7709 7324 8 267 16 286 20 308 7324 7057 8 265 16 285 15 303 7057 6893 7 265 15 285 10*295 6893 6800 7 264 14 284 6*287 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