DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 - - - 28.3 - - 26.9 - - - - - 16.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 323 - - 314 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 561 - - 4252 - - - - - 561 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9001 - - 11755 - - - - - 9344 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9361 - - 13052 - - - - - 9361 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 9813 - - 3659 - - - - - 161 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 248 - - 482 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 22 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 300 - - - - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -17 - - -44 - - - - - -34 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3604 - - 1917 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12966 - - 11136 - - - - - 9361 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4667 - - 258 - - - - - -3113 ODpotential blCL - - - 14028 - - 12794 - - - - - 12474 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 85 - - - - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 80 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.3 - - 26.9 - - - - - 16.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.4 - - 11.1 - - - - - 11.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 24.2 - - - - - 18.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 3.8 - - 11.1 - - - - - 13.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 323 - - 314 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 561 - - 4252 - - - - - 561 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 40 - - - - - 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] 96138 29 273 29 261 36 279 96138 89092 18 268 19 273 22 301 89092 83665 16 268 21 286 15 316 83665 79133 10 273 12 284 20 299 79133 75230 7 305 3 281 15 279 75230 71781 14 284 12 303 8 289 71781 68633 12 238 17 265 13 284 68633 65721 11 224 18 211 12 284 65721 63000 19 260 19 266 14 289 63000 60341 39 231 39 247 23 274 60341 57545 42 215 49 215 33 241 57545 54617 37 221 38 221 31 234 54617 51793 46 237 43 233 36 246 51793 49240 53 238 50 237 42 240 49240 46946 54 234 53 239 42 233 46946 44853 50 233 52 240 38 235 44853 42930 52 237 51 241 38 238 42930 41157 53 234 49 237 37 238 41157 39514 45 231 47 230 32 235 39514 37985 42 229 42 226 29 229 37985 36567 44 227 41 233 27 235 36567 35233 48 227 49 240 28 251 35233 33927 46 230 51 239 29 255 33927 32620 36 235 48 240 27 253 32620 31319 31 241 43 244 30 250 31319 30019 31 245 36 244 33 245 30019 28717 28 244 31 245 30 241 28717 27412 27 237 28 241 20 248 27412 26104 28 228 26 241 18 258 26104 24794 24 221 21 238 14 256 24794 23486 25 187 8 173 6 273 23486 22180 26 177 14 093 3 173 22180 20863 19 185 13 062 6 049 20863 19553 5 182 15 033 8 036 19553 18306 4 198 15 007 10 038 18306 17175 3 230 15 341 11 041 17175 16161 5 282 17 318 10 037 16161 15242 8 304 20 306 9 023 15242 14401 9 310 23 301 8 359 14401 13628 10 311 24*300 9 336 13628 12918 11 312 24*300 11 322 12918 12268 11 312 24 300 13 318 12268 11671 11 313 24 301 14 317 11671 11117 12 313 24 301 14 320 11117 10611 12 313 23 301 15 326 10611 10176 11 313 22 300 15 331 10176 9833 11 313 21 300 14 334 9833 9593 10 312 20 299 12 337 9593 9445 10*313 17 299 10*338 9445 9361 8*311 12 297 6*340 9361 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