DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.6 - - 70.3 - - - - - 59.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 452 - - 464 - - - - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5446 - - 6862 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12821 - - 13976 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14246 - - 15662 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2341 - - 2117 - - - - - 784 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 586 - - 639 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 272 - - - - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - -21 - - - - - -32 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 250 - - 669 - - - - - -3601 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13997 - - 14993 - - - - - 12965 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1649 - - -1578 - - - - - -8519 ODpotential blCL - - - 15895 - - 17240 - - - - - 17882 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 73 - - - - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.6 - - 70.3 - - - - - 59.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.5 - - 36.8 - - - - - 35.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.8 - - 66.7 - - - - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.3 - - 36.6 - - - - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 452 - - 464 - - - - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5446 - - 6862 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 15 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 99084 24 118 22 130 14 098 99084 91614 14 106 22 124 16 093 91614 85852 10 102 18 123 11 099 85852 81069 12 123 9 102 11 124 81069 76956 12 136 3 106 13 102 76956 73341 8 141 8 127 12 088 73341 70070 9 129 9 134 10 081 70070 67071 9 126 9 127 8 072 67071 64317 9 133 12 164 2 206 64317 61679 6 233 10 219 5 191 61679 58972 7 248 10 217 8 229 58972 56194 22 246 22 233 16 263 56194 53556 36 246 33 231 29 260 53556 51189 40 243 37 239 33 254 51189 49059 41 239 39 240 35 248 49059 47107 44 244 40 246 37 240 47107 45294 47 249 43 256 38 241 45294 43598 46 246 45 256 38 247 43598 42003 44 245 43 250 36 250 42003 40502 46 245 43 249 35 249 40502 39094 47 242 46 249 36 252 39094 37758 48 240 49 249 38 257 37758 36432 48 239 48 247 39 265 36432 35088 46 240 47 240 39 264 35088 33729 42 237 45 236 39 260 33729 32347 41 238 41 242 39 254 32347 30937 38 239 38 248 38 249 30937 29505 34 245 35 250 36 247 29505 28059 31 251 31 251 30 249 28059 26603 30 251 28 251 26 254 26603 25141 29 245 27 249 24 256 25141 23670 29 237 27 248 22 256 23670 22183 27 232 26 246 19 255 22183 20704 25 232 23 243 17 257 20704 19301 23 238 21 244 14 260 19301 18031 20 245 16 247 13 263 18031 16894 18 250 12 257 12 266 16894 15866 16 254 11*265 12 271 15866 14928 14*257 11*269 12 276 14928 14067 12*260 12 270 13 281 14067 13279 11 261 12 272 13 286 13279 12559 11 262 12 273 13 292 12559 11900 11 261 13 273 13 298 11900 11290 11 261 13 273 13 305 11290 10733 10 259 13 273 14 311 10733 10256 10 257 13 273 15 314 10256 9881 10 256 12 272 15 316 9881 9618 10 255 12 271 13 319 9618 9457 9 254 11 271 11*321 9457 9363 8 252 9 269 6*324 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