DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.9 - - 60.5 - - - - - 48.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 551 - - 529 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7394 - - 10951 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14484 - - 17407 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16194 - - 19751 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2102 - - 1534 - - - - - 5565 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 698 - - 786 - - - - - 30 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 21 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 172 - - 187 - - - - - 254 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 54 - - 64 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -582 - - 2351 - - - - - -6025 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16776 - - 17401 - - - - - 15388 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3370 - - 225 - - - - - -9744 ODpotential blCL - - - 19564 - - 19526 - - - - - 19107 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 64 - - - - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.9 - - 60.5 - - - - - 48.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.7 - - 16.4 - - - - - 13.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.0 - - 56.9 - - - - - 48.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.6 - - 15.3 - - - - - 13.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 551 - - 529 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7394 - - 10951 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98310 18 082 16 084 13 110 98310 90913 10 084 12 073 13 084 90913 85214 17 110 11 083 14 072 85214 80474 17 112 6 067 20 064 80474 76403 16 098 8 120 18 057 76403 72834 13 094 13 127 14 060 72834 69608 11 075 9 121 6 064 69608 66630 3 093 3 139 5 096 66630 63872 6 105 8 177 5 251 63872 61198 13 282 4 109 3 159 61198 58398 28 245 13 259 9 260 58398 55467 24 227 23 234 12 259 55467 52658 12 237 16 232 27 251 52658 50144 24 256 24 249 25 245 50144 47891 45 244 41 243 27 243 47891 45833 55 234 48 236 29 241 45833 43934 51 224 47 220 38 243 43934 42180 39 217 39 211 50 239 42180 40561 32 218 39 220 56 234 40561 39061 33 223 47 225 55 235 39061 37674 36 224 55 224 59 241 37674 36371 39 224 59 220 65 242 36371 35088 40 222 58 213 67 240 35088 33793 42 221 57 207 67 238 33793 32490 42 218 56 206 67 238 32490 31172 41 216 56 206 68 238 31172 29831 42 215 55 207 68 239 29831 28470 42 215 55 206 69 238 28470 27093 42 215 53 204 68 235 27093 25706 42 215 52 206 66 232 25706 24317 42 216 48 209 61 229 24317 22925 40 217 45 209 51 223 22925 21525 36 217 40 207 43 207 21525 20135 33 213 30*199 42 198 20135 18814 29 208 25*191 42 193 18814 17617 24 194 23 188 38 192 17617 16545 22*181 23 187 34 197 16545 15574 21*176 22 187 29 207 15574 14686 20 175 22 187 27 217 14686 13870 19 173 22 187 27 226 13870 13120 19 172 21 187 27 236 13120 12434 18 172 21 187 28 243 12434 11804 18 172 21 187 29 248 11804 11219 18 171 20 187 30 251 11219 10684 17 171 20 187 29 253 10684 10225 17 171 19 187 27 253 10225 9863 16 171 19 186 24 254 9863 9609 15 171 18 186 19 254 9609 9453 14 171 16 186 15*254 9453 9363 12 170 13 185 8*254 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