DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.4 - - 69.6 - - - - - 57.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 451 - - 434 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6011 - - 7372 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13278 - - 14364 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14811 - - 16172 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3619 - - 2528 - - - - - 1734 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 607 - - 641 - - - - - 27 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 287 - - - - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -19 - - -41 - - - - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2603 - - -332 - - - - - -2489 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17415 - - 16505 - - - - - 11853 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4781 - - -2260 - - - - - -6992 ODpotential blCL - - - 19592 - - 18432 - - - - - 16355 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 94 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.4 - - 69.6 - - - - - 57.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 29.5 - - - - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.7 - - 66.2 - - - - - 57.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.1 - - 29.3 - - - - - 37.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 451 - - 434 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6011 - - 7372 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 74 - - - - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 98798 10 139 11 219 4 037 98798 91385 10 113 4 095 4 106 91385 85641 3 103 9 133 5 105 85641 80845 5 151 7 126 4 003 80845 76717 8 174 4 141 0 354 76717 73073 8 172 12 198 2 339 73073 69767 4 166 7 213 3 313 69767 66738 3 243 4 215 7 306 66738 63970 4 299 4 294 7 296 63970 61316 10 304 5 290 11 272 61316 58587 11 274 15 232 19 282 58587 55798 22 268 18 245 29 280 55798 53148 28 266 23 267 32 260 53148 50767 33 276 38 274 35 271 50767 48628 41 279 41 283 41 281 48628 46672 47 284 48 283 51 286 46672 44868 52 283 51 280 54 284 44868 43191 50 280 46 282 52 280 43191 41620 49 282 45 285 51 280 41620 40142 50 285 46 282 49 280 40142 38755 49 282 48 278 46 281 38755 37435 45 274 51 276 44 282 37435 36123 44 268 52 276 42 281 36123 34792 45 268 52 275 43 279 34792 33449 46 273 51 275 45 276 33449 32083 46 278 50 277 46 273 32083 30691 43 280 45 281 43 274 30691 29277 38 280 40 281 34 270 29277 27848 34 282 40 275 30 268 27848 26406 32 284 39 278 31 280 26406 24957 29 286 36 287 28 291 24957 23498 25 288 32 288 29 304 23498 22028 23 291 28 283 28 319 22028 20567 22 290 19 272 25 323 20567 19182 21 288 14 262 23 319 19182 17929 21 287 13 273 19 323 17929 16808 20 287 14*284 15 339 16808 15793 19 287 15*288 13 354 15793 14866 19*288 16 289 12 002 14866 14016 17*289 17 289 11 002 14016 13237 16 289 18 289 11 354 13237 12526 14 286 18 288 11 344 12526 11874 14 283 18 287 11 337 11874 11271 13 280 19 287 11 335 11271 10720 13 278 19 286 10 339 10720 10247 13 274 18 285 10 348 10247 9876 12 271 18 284 10 354 9876 9616 12 269 17 284 10 352 9616 9456 11 268 15 283 9*348 9456 9363 9 265 12 282 6*346 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