DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.2 - - 92.1 - - 89.8 - - 78.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 387 - - 407 - - 140 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6846 - - 14000 - - 11697 - - 116 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11751 - - 17637 - - 14964 - - 6784 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13531 - - 20685 - - 18382 - - 6801 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7752 - - 2143 - - 3506 - - 392 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 591 - - 765 - - 508 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 14 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 290 - - 277 - - 283 - - 294 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -7 - - -15 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5597 - - 596 - - -1906 - - -11117 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 19129 - - 20090 - - 20289 - - 17919 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8057 - - -1202 - - -5221 - - -15642 ODpotential blCL - - - 21588 - - 21887 - - 23603 - - 22443 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 51 - - 34 - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.2 - - 92.1 - - 89.8 - - 78.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 26.3 - - 23.4 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.7 - - 89.7 - - 88.9 - - 83.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.5 - - 25.7 - - 22.9 - - 23.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 387 - - 407 - - 140 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6846 - - 14000 - - 11697 - - 116 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99299 37 098 35 101 32 109 32 090 99299 91760 38 102 39 103 33 097 36 090 91760 85982 41 106 38 102 34 099 33 095 85982 81229 35 096 28 106 29 093 29 096 81229 77137 23 085 24 103 24 088 28 090 77137 73508 13 121 16 101 19 086 23 094 73508 70219 18 124 9 128 11 097 16 079 70219 67203 16 100 10 167 8 112 6 083 67203 64423 13 072 11 167 7 093 4 107 64423 61747 6 332 4 112 4 110 4 210 61747 58971 12 228 9 261 6 297 4 316 58971 56128 9 230 15 252 13 278 12 302 56128 53456 16 273 19 274 18 275 20 311 53456 51065 19 293 16 277 20 262 26 284 51065 48914 31 308 22 301 22 284 24 278 48914 46946 34 301 29 301 27 302 25 294 46946 45128 33 294 32 297 34 307 30 305 45128 43432 31 294 33 298 37 308 32 310 43432 41840 31 296 34 300 38 311 34 316 41840 40344 34 299 37 300 41 311 38 318 40344 38941 38 300 38 301 43 308 40 318 38941 37601 35 301 35 301 41 304 38 316 37601 36264 29 299 28 293 34 297 32 309 36264 34904 26 288 25 281 28 284 27 300 34904 33524 24 281 26 276 29 284 26 297 33524 32109 23 281 24 272 28 283 26 300 32109 30649 21 279 22 274 27 287 26 303 30649 29150 19 278 20 275 26 294 25 306 29150 27615 17 272 18 274 25 298 22 310 27615 26049 14 273 19 281 23 301 19 309 26049 24458 13 283 18 290 18 306 15 299 24458 22836 17 278 13 297 14 305 11 286 22836 21178 17 283 10*295 11 297 11 273 21178 19508 17 287 11*287 12*290 13 276 19508 17905 16 288 12 282 14*287 15 279 17905 16444 14 283 12 280 15 286 16 283 16444 15133 12 280 13 278 15 286 16 287 15133 13951 10*301 14 277 16 285 16 290 13951 12879 11*312 14 276 16 284 16 292 12879 11905 11 309 15 275 17 283 16 294 11905 11023 11 301 15 274 17 282 17 295 11023 10225 10 291 15 274 17 282 17 295 10225 9504 9 280 16 274 17 281 17 296 9504 8843 9 276 16 274 18 281 17 295 8843 8246 9 275 16 273 17 280 17 295 8246 7738 9 272 15 274 17 280 17 295 7738 7342 8 272 15 273 17 280 15 294 7342 7067 8 271 15 273 16 280 13 294 7067 6898 8 271 14 273 15 280 9*294 6898 6801 7 271 13 274 13 279 5*294 6801 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