DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - 60.9 - - 63.9 - - - - - 49.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 336 - - 370 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 563 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9009 - - 9027 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9363 - - 9363 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7226 - - 10574 - - - - - 410 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 251 - - 259 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 286 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 2 - - - - - -31 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8835 - - -9493 - - - - - -7170 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18199 - - 18857 - - - - - 16534 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12214 - - -11720 - - - - - -12628 ODpotential blCL - - - 21577 - - 21083 - - - - - 21991 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 75 - - - - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 63.9 - - - - - 49.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.6 - - 13.5 - - - - - 10.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.7 - - 60.5 - - - - - 53.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.6 - - 12.5 - - - - - 10.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 336 - - 370 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 563 - - - - - 563 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] 96660 23 245 34 264 29 268 96660 89474 15 235 24 251 24 273 89474 83989 14 265 16 234 22 266 83989 79426 15 254 12 249 18 277 79426 75469 14 240 19 269 14 288 75469 71955 12 254 17 257 15 307 71955 68780 3 250 13 260 19 306 68780 65896 11 006 12 275 18 309 65896 63252 16 342 11 294 14 308 63252 60702 23 309 18 312 12 305 60702 58023 27 290 30 298 26 316 58023 55217 32 283 38 282 44 293 55217 52519 31 286 40 276 49 285 52519 50066 37 292 41 283 52 286 50066 47850 39 296 43 289 52 286 47850 45829 44 297 47 292 54 289 45829 43982 48 290 50 289 54 295 43982 42296 51 285 55 282 52 299 42296 40748 55 281 60 279 52 298 40748 39313 58 277 65 278 51 293 39313 37977 57 282 65 280 46 289 37977 36713 58 285 63 280 39 290 36713 35456 58 283 64 277 40 297 35456 34179 57 280 64 276 43 301 34179 32886 53 280 62 276 42 303 32886 31570 51 280 59 276 42 304 31570 30222 48 276 50 279 42 306 30222 28851 48 274 32 283 37 306 28851 27462 46 280 25 288 29 297 27462 26061 40 289 26 290 27 289 26061 24652 31 293 26 291 24 285 24652 23233 23 287 25 291 23 285 23233 21801 20 282 24 290 23 286 21801 20376 22 283 21 294 22 282 20376 19023 25 284 14 311 18 274 19023 17796 23 289 9 337 11 250 17796 16696 18 301 9 339 7 203 16696 15700 13 317 8 340 7 175 15700 14790 10 324 8 337 5 174 14790 13954 8 323 8 330 3 211 13954 13187 7 321 8 321 5 273 13187 12486 7 316 7 314 7 296 12486 11844 6 308 8 309 9 306 11844 11248 5 300 7 304 11 313 11248 10704 5 290 8 299 13 316 10704 10237 4 279 7 296 13 319 10237 9870 4 273 7 293 12 319 9870 9612 4 266 7 291 11 319 9612 9454 4*263 7 289 9*317 9454 9363 3*259 5*286 6*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