DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - 57.9 - - 64.2 - - - - - 48.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 317 - - 366 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4180 - - 8056 - - - - - 114 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9560 - - 12699 - - - - - 6782 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10865 - - 14741 - - - - - 6799 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2461 - - 1964 - - - - - 202 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 469 - - 612 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 14 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 300 - - 301 - - - - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -9 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3778 - - -1711 - - - - - -6184 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14644 - - 16452 - - - - - 12984 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8871 - - -5707 - - - - - -12845 ODpotential blCL - - - 19736 - - 20448 - - - - - 19644 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 37 - - - - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.9 - - 64.2 - - - - - 48.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.4 - - 15.4 - - - - - 16.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.1 - - 62.0 - - - - - 52.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.6 - - 14.5 - - - - - 15.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 317 - - 366 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4180 - - 8056 - - - - - 114 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 96238 18 248 11 262 11 261 96238 89063 3 135 9 090 5 349 89063 83552 4 118 7 158 7 025 83552 78961 5 098 7 133 7 341 78961 74991 3 057 5 240 7 299 74991 71450 7 133 6 276 4 293 71450 68255 19 301 24 292 12 328 68255 65368 25 288 34 293 30 325 65368 62730 42 300 38 296 46 318 62730 60189 51 303 42 300 53 309 60189 57521 56 309 55 308 58 303 57521 54736 62 311 67 309 60 305 54736 52067 66 309 67 305 63 309 52067 49656 63 309 62 304 61 310 49656 47484 59 314 59 309 54 308 47484 45508 54 316 55 313 48 304 45508 43701 44 314 49 314 47 301 43701 42042 36 320 42 311 49 300 42042 40505 33 329 37 313 50 302 40505 39071 34 332 33 313 52 308 39071 37728 32 328 30 309 57 312 37728 36446 27 320 30 306 62 315 36446 35162 23 311 32 306 62 314 35162 33849 24 308 34 305 59 312 33849 32511 26 307 35 304 58 312 32511 31138 27 307 34 303 57 313 31138 29722 27 305 30 299 53 314 29722 28269 27 302 29 296 49 314 28269 26782 26 297 30 296 45 313 26782 25266 28 291 32 297 42 310 25266 23725 31 289 34 300 39 310 23725 22152 34 291 34 305 37 312 22152 20543 34 299 34 309 36 315 20543 18923 34 309 32 312 34 317 18923 17375 34 317 29 318 29 318 17375 15970 33 320 23*324 25 320 15970 14714 31 324 16*322 20 322 14714 13585 27 330 15 318 15 325 13585 12563 22 337 14 315 12 328 12563 11638 17*339 14 310 11 331 11638 10799 13*333 14 298 12 332 10799 10043 9 323 14 293 14 331 10043 9358 8 310 14 290 15 326 9358 8731 7 285 14 288 16 319 8731 8165 6 278 14 285 17 311 8165 7685 6 274 14 284 19 304 7685 7310 6 270 14 283 19 300 7310 7049 6 268 14 282 15 297 7049 6890 6 267 13 281 10*294 6890 6799 5 266 12 281 5*292 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