DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 - - - 63.0 - - 65.0 - - - - - 49.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 361 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 5027 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8987 - - 12413 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9363 - - 13827 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5555 - - 2637 - - - - - 86 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 243 - - 533 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 16 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 267 - - - - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -30 - - - - - -29 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11045 - - -7191 - - - - - -9276 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20409 - - 21019 - - - - - 18640 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15044 - - -11758 - - - - - -15838 ODpotential blCL - - - 24407 - - 25585 - - - - - 25201 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 73 - - - - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.0 - - 65.0 - - - - - 49.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.1 - - 5.0 - - - - - 2.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.0 - - 61.8 - - - - - 53.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.0 - - 4.1 - - - - - 1.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 361 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 5027 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 1 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] 96627 20 246 24 271 25 264 96627 89444 10 229 17 281 12 266 89444 83951 7 283 16 270 9 292 83951 79410 3 021 10 233 15 304 79410 75482 10 305 5 288 16 301 75482 71990 12 261 8 311 11 312 71990 68829 8 318 9 328 9 315 68829 65948 19 345 10 349 5 338 65948 63307 13 008 11 001 9 014 63307 60766 14 020 13 338 17 003 60766 58121 14 359 10 342 18 337 58121 55369 17 335 12 343 15 340 55369 52717 18 319 15 328 13 349 52717 50291 19 323 20 316 19 333 50291 48086 22 318 22 307 23 313 48086 46072 23 305 21 308 30 296 46072 44226 26 298 30 296 35 283 44226 42528 32 292 36 288 39 286 42528 40961 39 284 43 287 44 294 40961 39510 41 282 45 287 51 298 39510 38165 43 283 45 286 48 296 38165 36891 44 283 42 283 45 291 36891 35621 42 283 40 283 44 290 35621 34330 42 285 40 287 36 291 34330 33022 43 288 41 291 41 291 33022 31691 44 290 42 291 39 288 31691 30331 45 290 44 288 37 282 30331 28951 44 288 45 284 37 276 28951 27553 43 287 44 281 40 275 27553 26144 39 286 42 279 43 274 26144 24730 35 282 39 277 45 273 24730 23306 34 278 37 275 45 271 23306 21867 33 277 36 274 44 270 21867 20434 31 277 35 275 43 269 20434 19071 29 278 34 278 42 271 19071 17835 27 279 31 278 41 273 17835 16727 24 279 27 277 39 275 16727 15725 22 277 24 274 36 277 15725 14810 20 275 20 271 34 277 14810 13970 19 272 18*269 32 277 13970 13200 16 271 18*268 30 276 13200 12496 14 270 17 268 30 275 12496 11851 13 269 17 268 29 276 11851 11253 12 268 17 268 28 278 11253 10707 11 267 16 268 26 282 10707 10239 11 265 16 267 22 286 10239 9871 10 262 15 266 18 291 9871 9613 10 260 14 265 15 298 9613 9455 9*259 13 265 11*303 9455 9363 7*256 10 263 6*317 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