DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - 74.0 - - 76.5 - - - - - 66.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 493 - - 525 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7304 - - 8684 - - - - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14362 - - 15519 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16104 - - 17484 - - - - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2521 - - 2989 - - - - - 4503 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 667 - - 721 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 12 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 296 - - - - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -24 - - -16 - - - - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 423 - - 889 - - - - - -4674 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15682 - - 16596 - - - - - 14039 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2652 - - -1329 - - - - - -8240 ODpotential blCL - - - 18756 - - 18813 - - - - - 17604 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 54 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 110 - - - - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.0 - - 76.5 - - - - - 66.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.5 - - 35.9 - - - - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.2 - - 72.5 - - - - - 68.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.1 - - 35.6 - - - - - 37.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 493 - - 525 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7304 - - 8684 - - - - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 7 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] 99569 53 101 34 100 44 090 99569 92052 45 100 42 109 40 088 92052 86233 35 108 43 109 31 093 86233 81402 31 111 35 106 31 094 81402 77268 27 107 26 105 27 086 77268 73636 20 108 21 103 23 087 73636 70360 18 110 17 116 19 094 70360 67359 20 100 14 110 14 115 67359 64585 17 105 12 098 14 133 64585 61918 5 095 9 093 11 121 61918 59178 5 346 2 146 6 035 59178 56387 6 225 5 218 4 300 56387 53743 11 241 14 266 11 312 53743 51352 22 264 25 247 22 287 51352 49201 25 255 25 248 27 272 49201 47233 25 248 27 254 21 267 47233 45411 28 256 28 258 18 272 45411 43708 30 255 28 252 22 276 43708 42107 35 253 29 243 27 275 42107 40599 37 255 31 239 30 272 40599 39185 36 257 32 241 31 268 39185 37840 32 245 35 244 30 270 37840 36505 35 234 38 243 32 271 36505 35155 36 237 38 244 33 265 35155 33797 34 243 35 248 32 261 33797 32419 33 248 34 250 31 261 32419 31013 31 249 31 250 30 260 31013 29584 27 250 29 248 29 260 29584 28136 23 251 27 248 26 259 28136 26678 24 251 26 248 23 261 26678 25214 25 253 23 252 19 269 25214 23743 25 254 21 262 15 283 23743 22255 23 251 17 267 12 274 22255 20777 22 251 11 274 6 224 20777 19375 21 258 8 310 6 134 19375 18104 19 269 8*314 5 088 18104 16963 17*280 9*313 6 007 16963 15930 15*288 9 310 11 341 15930 14986 13 294 11 306 14 336 14986 14120 13 300 12 302 16 331 14120 13324 13 301 12 298 16 326 13324 12598 13 302 13 295 17 321 12598 11932 13 301 13 293 18 316 11932 11315 13 299 14 290 18 312 11315 10751 13 298 14 288 18 308 10751 10268 13 295 14 286 17 306 10268 9888 12 294 14 285 16 304 9888 9622 11 292 13 284 13 302 9622 9458 11 291 12 283 10*302 9458 9364 9 289 10 281 6*305 9364 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