DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.4 - - 66.1 - - - - - 54.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 430 - - 377 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4732 - - 564 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12237 - - 9028 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13532 - - 9364 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2680 - - 8388 - - - - - 1301 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 552 - - 259 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 249 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - -47 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 969 - - -3981 - - - - - -820 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12563 - - 13346 - - - - - 10183 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -950 - - -5429 - - - - - -5133 ODpotential blCL - - - 14482 - - 14793 - - - - - 14496 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 80 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 210 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.4 - - 66.1 - - - - - 54.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 39.9 - - - - - 42.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.9 - - 62.8 - - - - - 53.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.3 - - 39.7 - - - - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 430 - - 377 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4732 - - 564 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 19 - - - - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 8 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] 99389 34 116 33 099 32 097 99389 91873 34 105 32 107 29 097 91873 86076 30 109 29 104 29 097 86076 81283 19 113 25 118 24 100 81283 77164 17 123 14 116 19 096 77164 73532 19 110 9 133 14 079 73532 70245 11 082 16 150 8 071 70245 67228 10 123 22 128 5 115 67228 64433 8 075 7 092 6 186 64433 61738 7 275 2 074 7 175 61738 58956 12 225 9 237 2 197 58956 56097 10 249 14 242 9 254 56097 53381 17 248 20 252 12 222 53381 50937 25 224 27 238 21 258 50937 48754 30 205 35 216 36 241 48754 46778 31 211 38 200 39 224 46778 44964 36 216 36 206 44 203 44964 43288 40 225 34 216 42 198 43288 41724 36 224 39 222 45 216 41724 40254 36 222 41 221 47 221 40254 38874 38 217 40 217 46 213 38874 37556 40 213 38 215 46 209 37556 36242 39 211 36 213 47 215 36242 34905 34 208 36 211 44 220 34905 33554 32 205 37 210 39 222 33554 32178 34 208 37 210 36 219 32178 30773 33 211 37 211 37 212 30773 29348 27 211 35 214 37 209 29348 27908 26 212 32 219 36 212 27908 26458 26 218 30 219 35 219 26458 25004 25 221 28 214 33 223 25004 23541 21 220 26 212 30 224 23541 22063 19 219 24 214 26 220 22063 20594 21 220 18 225 24 217 20594 19202 22 226 12 231 23 216 19202 17942 19 227 8 231 19 213 17942 16815 12 225 8 235 15 208 16815 15797 8 229 7 239 11 204 15797 14867 6 239 8 244 8 197 14867 14015 6*247 9 247 5 188 14015 13233 6*252 10 250 3 196 13233 12520 7 259 10 251 3 294 12520 11866 8 261 11 252 10 316 11866 11262 9 262 11 252 18 320 11262 10713 9 262 11 253 26 320 10713 10242 9 263 11 252 27 320 10242 9872 9 262 11 252 26 320 9872 9614 9 261 11 252 23 320 9614 9455 9 260 10*250 20*320 9455 9363 7 259 8*249 12*320 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