DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 Animas_CO 8800ft pt30207@37.366,-108.034,9098ft SPONSORED BY: Dave Piotrowski BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -1.0 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.5 - - 62.9 - - 63.8 - - 56.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 601 - - 602 - - 260 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5745 - - 6387 - - 564 - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13162 - - 13687 - - 8933 - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14545 - - 15187 - - 9364 - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1541 - - 1913 - - 8339 - - 6150 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 658 - - 682 - - 230 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 19 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 254 - - 249 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -34 - - -38 - - 9 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2532 - - -3398 - - -10259 - - -8936 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17077 - - 18586 - - 19624 - - 18300 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7213 - - -8115 - - -14274 - - -14673 ODpotential blCL - - - 21758 - - 23302 - - 23638 - - 24036 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 27 - - 24 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.5 - - 62.9 - - 63.8 - - 56.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.0 - - 13.8 - - 10.1 - - 9.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.4 - - 58.9 - - 61.1 - - 59.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.5 - - 13.2 - - 9.4 - - 8.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 601 - - 602 - - 260 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5745 - - 6387 - - 564 - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98983 34 101 28 100 22 094 24 093 98983 91448 30 092 28 094 26 090 24 086 91448 85682 20 087 27 096 27 084 29 092 85682 80921 14 102 19 095 25 078 30 082 80921 76831 16 119 13 088 20 095 24 086 76831 73232 19 123 7 135 11 103 17 096 73232 69980 13 115 13 137 6 105 7 056 69980 66973 6 094 9 150 8 158 3 031 66973 64161 5 135 8 130 12 137 5 124 64161 61442 23 107 12 099 10 116 7 201 61442 58624 19 244 2 288 3 072 7 150 58624 55726 35 216 34 235 35 255 32 254 55726 52998 34 199 42 227 47 239 43 246 52998 50560 40 250 51 247 51 246 51 245 50560 48368 70 253 68 254 62 248 57 243 48368 46367 77 251 75 253 67 249 61 242 46367 44524 79 249 76 250 69 249 63 242 44524 42816 79 246 77 245 70 247 63 243 42816 41229 80 244 77 242 70 244 64 244 41229 39750 81 244 78 242 70 242 65 243 39750 38371 82 243 78 241 71 242 66 242 38371 37059 82 241 79 240 72 242 67 242 37059 35756 82 239 78 241 73 243 68 243 35756 34436 81 240 75 242 71 244 68 245 34436 33106 77 242 73 243 68 244 65 245 33106 31757 72 242 70 243 63 245 61 244 31757 30383 70 242 69 243 61 246 56 244 30383 28990 67 242 67 243 59 248 52 246 28990 27580 66 243 64 245 57 249 48 246 27580 26159 63 244 59 245 54 248 46 244 26159 24734 60 245 54 245 51 248 45 242 24734 23303 57 245 51 245 48 246 45 242 23303 21861 54 244 50 246 46 246 44 243 21861 20426 53 244 49 247 44 246 41 242 20426 19064 52 244 47 248 40 246 37 238 19064 17831 49 246 44 248 32 242 33 232 17831 16728 44 248 36 247 24 238 30 228 16728 15729 34 252 29*247 21 239 28 227 15729 14816 27*256 24*249 20 240 25 229 14816 13978 23*260 21 252 19 242 22 232 13978 13208 21 263 20 254 18 245 19 237 13208 12504 21 265 20 255 17 247 15 243 12504 11859 20 265 19 256 17 248 13 251 11859 11260 20 266 19 256 16 250 12 259 11260 10713 19 266 19 256 16 250 11 266 10713 10243 18 266 18 257 15 251 10 272 10243 9873 18 265 17 256 15 251 8 279 9873 9615 17 265 16 255 14 251 7 283 9615 9455 15 264 15 255 13*251 5*289 9455 9363 11 262 12 253 10*249 3*302 9363 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